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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

FLOYD SCOTT,

Plaintiff,

v.

J. PALMER, et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No. 1:09-cv-01329-SKO (PC)

Appeal No. 15-17113

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S 

MOTION FOR LEAVE TO PROCEED IN 

FORMA PAUPERIS ON APPEAL

(Doc. 271)

Plaintiff Floyd Scott (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se. Plaintiff has 

requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915, and he filed 

a declaration making the showing required by § 1915(a). Accordingly, the request to proceed in 

forma pauperis will be granted. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a).

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1), Plaintiff is required to pay the statutory filing fee of 

$505.00 for his appeal. Plaintiff has been without funds for six months and is currently without 

funds. Accordingly, the Court will not assess an initial partial filing fee. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). 

Plaintiff is obligated to make monthly payments of 20% of the preceding month’s income credited 

to his prison trust account. These payments shall be collected and forwarded by the appropriate 

agency to the Clerk of the Court each time the amount in Plaintiff’s account exceeds $10.00, until 

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

In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted.

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2. The Director of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or his 

designee shall collect payments from Plaintiff’s prison trust account in an amount equal to twenty 

percent (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 $505.00 has been collected and 

forwarded to the Clerk of the Court. The payments shall be clearly identified by the name and 

case 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 Director of the California Department of 

Corrections and Rehabilitation, via the Court’s electronic case filing system (CM/ECF).

4. The Clerk of 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. The Clerk of the Court shall serve a copy of this order on the Ninth Circuit.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 16, 2015 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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