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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

THURL H. LIGHT,

Plaintiff,

v.

FRESNO COUNTY, et al.,

Defendants.

1:24-cv-01508-HBK (PC)

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO 

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

(Doc. No. 2)

ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT

OF INMATE FILING FEE BY THE

FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFF

Plaintiff, a pretrial detainee in the Fresno County Jail, initiated this action on December 

11, 2024, by filing a pro se civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (Doc. No. 1, 

“Complaint”). Plaintiff seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis on his Complaint and submitted 

a copy of his prison trust fund statement in support. (Doc. No. 2 at 3). Plaintiff has made the 

showing required by § 1915(a) to proceed in forma pauperis but remains obligated to pay the full 

statutory filing fee of $350.00 for this action. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). Plaintiff must make 

monthly payments in the amount of twenty percent (20%) of the preceding month’s income 

credited to Plaintiff’s trust account. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2). The Fresno County Sheriff 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. Id. 

According, it is ORDERED:

1. Plaintiff's application to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. No. 2) is GRANTED.

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2. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 (b)(1), the Fresno County Sheriff or his designee shall 

make monthly payments in an amount equal to twenty percent (20%) of the 

preceding month’s income credited to the Plaintiff’s trust account 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 (Doc. No. 2) on the Fresno County Sheriff located at 2200 

Fresno Street, Fresno, CA 93721.

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, Sacramento Division.

Dated: December 13, 2024 

HELENA M. BARCH-KUCHTA

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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