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Parties Involved:
Molly C. Dwyer
Defendant
Zane Hubbard
Plaintiff
Michael J. Seng
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ZANE HUBBARD,

Plaintiff,

v.

MICHAEL J. SENG AND MOLLY C. 

DWYER,

Defendants.

14-cv-361 LJO-GSA

ORDER GRANTING IN FORMA 

PAUPERIS APPLICATION

ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT OF 

INMATE FILING FEE BY THE 

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF 

CORRECTIONS

(Doc. 2)

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. He has made the showing 

required by § 1915(a). Accordingly, the request to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. 

However, Plaintiff is required to pay the statutory filing fee of $350.00 for this action. 28 U.S.C. 

§ 1915(b)(1). He is also obligated to make monthly payments in the amount of twenty percent 

(20%) of the preceding month’s income credited to plaintiff’s trust account. The California 

Department of Corrections is required to send 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 Director of California Department of Corrections 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 Director of California Department 

of Corrections, 1515 “S” Street, Sacramento, California 95814.

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.

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.

6. Plaintiff is advised that pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2), the court must 

conduct an initial review of all pro se complaints for sufficiency to state a claim. 

The court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the court determines that 

the action is legally “frivolous or malicious,” fails to state a claim upon which 

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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 of the complaint can be cured by amendment. Plaintiff is advised 

that his complaint will be screened in due course. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 18, 2014 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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