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Grissom v. Guerrero

United States District Court, E.D. California
Feb 23, 2010
No. 2:09-cv-2118 KJN P (E.D. Cal. Feb. 23, 2010)

Opinion

No. 2:09-cv-2118 KJN P.

February 23, 2010


ORDER


Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel. Plaintiff seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and has requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. This proceeding was referred to this court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Local Rule 302. Presently pending is plaintiff's October 27, 2009 motion to proceed in forma pauperis.

Plaintiff has submitted a declaration that makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). Accordingly, the request to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted.

Plaintiff is required to pay the statutory filing fee of $350.00 for this action. 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a), 1915(b)(1). By this order, plaintiff will be assessed an initial partial filing fee in accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). By separate order, the court will direct the appropriate agency to collect the initial partial filing fee from plaintiff's prison trust account and forward it to the Clerk of the Court. Thereafter, plaintiff will be obligated to make monthly payments of twenty percent of the preceding month's income credited to plaintiff's prison trust account. These payments will be forwarded by the appropriate agency to the Clerk of the Court each time the amount in plaintiff's account exceeds $10.00, until the filing fee is paid in full. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2).

In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff's request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted.

2. Plaintiff is obligated to pay the statutory filing fee of $350.00 for this action. Plaintiff is assessed an initial partial filing fee in accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). All fees shall be collected and paid in accordance with this court's order to the Director of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation filed concurrently herewith.

NOTICE OF AMENDMENT

Plaintiff hereby submits the following document in compliance with the court's order filed ______________:

______________ Amended Complaint DATED: _______________________________ Plaintiff


Summaries of

Grissom v. Guerrero

United States District Court, E.D. California
Feb 23, 2010
No. 2:09-cv-2118 KJN P (E.D. Cal. Feb. 23, 2010)
Case details for

Grissom v. Guerrero

Case Details

Full title:LEVERETT GRISSOM, Plaintiff, v. LEON GUERRERO, et al., Defendants

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

Date published: Feb 23, 2010

Citations

No. 2:09-cv-2118 KJN P (E.D. Cal. Feb. 23, 2010)