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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

ALFRED H. LEMUS, JR.,

Plaintiff,

v.

KINGS COUNTY SHERIFF 

OFFICE/JAIL, et al.,

Defendants.

1:15-cv-01392-SKO (PC)

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO 

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

(Document# 2)

and

ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT

OF INMATE FILING FEE BY KINGS 

COUNTY JAIL

Plaintiff is a prisoner proceeding pro se pursuant to 42 U.S.C. ' 1983 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. The Sheriff of Kings County 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 

ORDERED that:

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

2. The Sheriff of Kings County, or designee, shall collect payments from 

plaintiff=s trust account in an amount equal to twenty per cent (20%) of the 

preceding month=s income credited to the 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 Sheriff of Kings County via the United 

States Postal Service.

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.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 15, 2015 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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