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Parties Involved:
Allen Aguilar
Defendant
Robert Banuelos
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROBERT BANUELOS,

Plaintiff,

v.

ALLEN AGUILAR,

Defendant.

Case No.: 1:20-cv-00045-JLT (PC)

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS AND 

DIRECTING PAYMENT OF INMATE

FILING FEE BY KINGS COUNTY JAIL

(Doc. 2)

Plaintiff requests to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (Doc. 2.)

Plaintiff has made the showing required by section 1915(a); and, accordingly, the Court grants his

request to proceed in forma pauperis. Plaintiff is obligated to pay the statutory filing fee of $350 

for this action. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). Plaintiff is obligated to make monthly payments in the 

amount of 20 percent of the preceding month’s income credited to his inmate trust account. 28 

U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2). The Kings County Jail is required to send to the Clerk of the Court 

payments from Plaintiff’s trust account each time the amount in the account exceeds $10.00, until 

the statutory filing fee is paid in full. Id. Accordingly, the Court ORDERS:

1. Plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma pauperis, (Doc. 2), is GRANTED.

2. The Kings County Sheriff or his designee shall collect payments from the 

plaintiff’s inmate trust account in an amount equal to 20 percent of the preceding 

month’s income credited to the account, and shall forward those payments to the 

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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 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 Kings County Sheriff at P.O. Box 

1699, Hanford, CA 93230.

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.

5. Within 60 days of the date of service of this order, Plaintiff shall submit a certified 

copy of his inmate trust account statement for the six-month period immediately 

preceding the filing of his complaint, if he has not already done so.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 16, 2020 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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