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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

TYRONE WILLIAMS,

Plaintiff,

v.

FRESNO COUNTY DISTRICT 

ATTORNEY OFFICE, et al.,

Defendants.

1:16-cv-00734-DAD-MJS (PC)

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO 

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

(ECF No. 9)

ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT

OF INMATE FILING FEE BY CALIFORNIA 

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

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, his request 

to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. However, Plaintiff remains obligated to pay 

the statutory filing fee of $350.00 for this action. 28 U.S.C. ' 1915(b)(1). Specifically, he

must make monthly payments in an amount equal to twenty percent of the income 

credited to his prison trust account the preceding month.

The Sherriff of the Fresno County Jail 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).

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In accordance with the above and good cause appearing therefore, IT IS 

HEREBY ORDERED that:

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

2. The Sherriff of the Fresno County Jail or his designee shall collect 

payments from plaintiff=s prison trust account in an amount equal to twenty 

per cent (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 $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 Sherriff of the Fresno County 

Jail, via the court's electronic case filing system (CM/ECF).

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.

5. Within sixty (60) days of the date of service of this order, plaintiff shall 

submit a certified copy of his prison trust account statement for the six-month 

period immediately preceding the filing of the complaint, if plaintiff has not already 

done so.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 15, 2016 /s/Michael J. Seng 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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