Opinion
1:21-cv-00942-JLT (PC)
06-23-2021
PERCY LEE RHODES, Plaintiff, v. J. RUIZ, et al., Defendants.
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS AND DIRECTING PAYMENT OF INMATE FILING FEE BY FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFF (DOC. 2)
JENNIFER L. THURSTON, CHIEF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Plaintiff has requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Plaintiff has made the showing required by section 1915(a). Accordingly, the Court ORDERS:
1. Plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. 2) is GRANTED.
2. The Fresno County Sheriff or his designee shall collect payments from Plaintiff's inmate trust account in an amount equal to 20 percent of the preceding month's income credited to the account, and shall forward those payments to the Clerk of the Court each time the amount in the account exceeds $10, in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2), until a total of $350 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 Fresno County Sheriff.
4. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order on the Financial
Department of the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, Sacramento Division.
IT IS SO ORDERED.