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Parties Involved:
Brandon Bertram
Defendant
Anthony Conklin
Plaintiff
Bridget Fladager
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANTHONY CONKLIN,

Plaintiff,

v.

BRIDGET FLADAGER, and BRANDON 

BERTRAM,

Defendants.

1:15-cv-00707---GSA

ORDER GRANTING IN FORMA 

PAUPERIS APPLICATION

ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT OF 

INMATE FILING FEE 

(ECF No. 2)

Plaintiff Anthony Conklin (“Plaintiff”), proceeding pro se while incarcerated in Stanislaus 

County Jail, 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.)

Regarding his application to proceed in forma pauperis, 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 Stanislaus 

County Sheriff’s Department, or its designee, is required to send payments from Plaintiff’s trust 

account to the Clerk of this Court each time the amount in the account exceeds $10.00, until the 

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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 

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.

ORDER

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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

2. The Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department, or its designee, shall collect 

payments from Plaintiff’s 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 Sheriff of Stanislaus County, 250 E. Hackett 

Road, Modesto, California 95358; 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: May 12, 2015 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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