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Cassini v. Lappin

United States District Court, E.D. California
May 14, 2008
1:08-cv-00644-OWW-SMS (PC) (E.D. Cal. May. 14, 2008)

Opinion

1:08-cv-00644-OWW-SMS (PC).

May 14, 2008


ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS and ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT OF INMATE FILING FEE BY FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION


Plaintiff is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se pursuant toBivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388, 91 S.Ct. 1999 (1971), 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, the request to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. Plaintiff is obligated to pay the statutory filing fee of $350.00 for this action. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). Plaintiff is obligated to make monthly payments in the amount of twenty percent of the preceding month's income credited to plaintiff's trust account. The Federal Correctional Institution 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).

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 Warden of the Federal Correctional Institution, Terminal Island 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 Warden of the Federal Correctional Institution, Terminal Island, 1299 Seaside Avenue, San Pedro, California 90731.

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.


Summaries of

Cassini v. Lappin

United States District Court, E.D. California
May 14, 2008
1:08-cv-00644-OWW-SMS (PC) (E.D. Cal. May. 14, 2008)
Case details for

Cassini v. Lappin

Case Details

Full title:MICHAEL ALAN CASSINI, Plaintiff, v. HARLEY LAPPIN, et al., Defendants

Court:United States District Court, E.D. California

Date published: May 14, 2008

Citations

1:08-cv-00644-OWW-SMS (PC) (E.D. Cal. May. 14, 2008)