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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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 The statutory filing fee for all civil actions except applications for writs of habeas corpus is $350.00. 28 U.S.C. 1

§ 1914(a).

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHESTER NEWTON, 1:07-CV-0017 AWI LJO P

Plaintiff,

vs. ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

c/o B. JOHNSON 

(DOCUMENT #4)

Defendants.

 /

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se. Plaintiff seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983

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

was referred to this court by Local Rule 72-302 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1).

Plaintiff has submitted a declaration that makes 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 $350.00

for this action. An initial partial filing fee of $9.40 will be assessed by this order. 28 U.S.C. 1

§ 1915(b)(1). By separate order, the court will direct the appropriate agency to collect the initial partial

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filing fee from plaintiff’s trust account and forward it to the Clerk of the Court. Thereafter, plaintiff will

be obligated for monthly payments of twenty percent of the preceding month’s income credited to

plaintiff’s prison trust account. These payments will be 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.

2. Plaintiff is obligated to pay the statutory filing fee of $350.00 for this action. Plaintiff is

assessed an initial partial filing fee of $9.40. All fees shall be collected and paid in accordance with this

court’s order to the Director of the California Department of Corrections filed concurrently herewith.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 29, 2007 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill 

b6edp0 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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