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Parties Involved:
Tracy Warren Johnson
Plaintiff
Superior Court of California
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TRACY WARREN JOHNSON,

Plaintiff,

v.

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:16-cv-01096-DAD-EPG

ORDER GRANTING IN FORMA 

PAUPERIS APPLICATION

ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT OF 

INMATE FILING FEE BY THE 

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF 

CORRECTIONS

(ECF No. 2)

Plaintiff Tracy Warren Johnson (“Plaintiff”), proceeding pro se while incarcerated in 

Deuel Vocational Institution, has filed a complaint in this action along with an application to 

proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (ECF Nos. 1, 2.)

Plaintiff has made the requisite showing under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). Accordingly, his 

application to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED. However, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 

1915(b)(1), Plaintiff remains obligated to pay the statutory filing fee of $400.00 for this action

when funds exist in his inmate trust account. Accordingly, Plaintiff shall make monthly payments 

in the amount of twenty percent (20%) of the preceding month’s income credited to his trust 

account. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2). The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, or 

its designee, is required to send payments from Plaintiff’s trust account to the Clerk of the Court 

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).

As to the status of his complaint, Plaintiff is advised that pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 

§ 1915(e)(2), the court must conduct an initial review of every pro se complaint to determine 

whether it is legally sufficient under the applicable pleading standards. The court must dismiss a 

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complaint, or portion thereof, if the court determines that the complaint is legally frivolous or 

malicious, fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or seeks monetary relief from a 

defendant who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). If the court determines that 

the complaint fails to state a claim, leave to amend may be granted to the extent that the 

deficiencies in the complaint can be cured by amendment. Plaintiff’s complaint will be screened 

in due course.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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

2. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, or its designee, shall 

collect payments from Plaintiff’s inmate trust account in an amount equal to 

twenty percent (20%) of the preceding month’s income credited to the trust 

account, and, each time the amount in the account exceeds $10.00, forward those 

payments to the Clerk of this Court in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2), 

until a total of $400.00 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 Secretary of the California 

Department of Corrections, 1515 S Street, Sacramento, California 95814; and,

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, Fresno 

Division.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 26, 2016 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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