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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PERCY LEE RHODES,

Plaintiff,

v.

J. RUIZ, et al., 

Defendants.

Case No. 1:21-cv-00942-JLT (PC)

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO 

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS AND

DIRECTING PAYMENT OF INMATE 

FILING FEE BY FRESNO COUNTY 

SHERIFF

(Doc. 2)

Plaintiff has requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915.

Plaintiff has made the showing required by section 1915(a). Accordingly, the Court ORDERS:

1. Plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. 2) is GRANTED.

2. The Fresno County Sheriff or his designee shall collect payments from Plaintiff’s 

inmate trust account in an amount equal to 20 percent of the preceding month’s 

income credited to the account, and shall forward those payments to the Clerk of 

the Court each time the amount in the account exceeds $10, in accordance with 

28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2), until a total of $350 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 Fresno County Sheriff.

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

Department of the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, Sacramento 

Division.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 23, 2021 _ /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

 CHIEF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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