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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Federal Question: Bivens Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO DIVISION

NIGEL GILLINGS,

Plaintiff,

v.

LEPE, et al.,

Defendants.

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1:12-cv-01533-MJS (PC)

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

and

ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT

OF INMATE FILING FEE BY 

USP FLORENCE

(ECF No. 2)

Plaintiff Nigel Gillings (“Plaintiff”) is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se pursuant to 403

U.S. 388 (1971) and has requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

§ 1915. Plaintiff has made the showing required by § 1915(a) and accordingly, the request

to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. Plaintiff is obligated to pay the statutory filing fee

of $350.00 for this action. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). Plaintiff is obligated to make monthly

payments in the amount of twenty percent of the preceding month’s income credited to

Plaintiff’s trust account. USP Florence is required to send to the Clerk of the Court payments

from Plaintiff’s account each time the amount in the account exceeds $10.00, until the

statutory filing fee is paid in full. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2).

 In accordance with the above and good cause appearing therefore, IT IS HEREBY

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ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff's application to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED;

2. The Warden of USP Florence or his designee shall collect payments

from Plaintiff’s prison trust account in an amount equal to twenty per cent (20%) of the

preceding month’s income credited to the prisoner’s trust account and shall forward

those payments to the Clerk of the Court each time the amount in the account exceeds

$10.00, in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2), until a total of $350.00 has been

collected and forwarded to the Clerk of the Court. The payments shall be clearly

identified by the name and number assigned to this action. 

3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order and a copy of

Plaintiff’s in forma pauperis application on the Warden of the USP Florence, via U.S. Postal

Service at USP Florence - High, PO Box 7500, Florence, CO 81226. 

4. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order on the

Financial Department, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, Fresno Division.

5. Within thirty (60) days of the date of service of this order, Plaintiff shall submit

a certified copy of his prison trust account statement for the six-month period immediately

preceding the filing of the Complaint, if Plaintiff has not already done so.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 27, 2012 /s/Michael J. Seng 

il0i0d UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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