Opinion
CASE: 1:12-cv-00477-GBC (PC)
07-18-2012
ERNESTO SOTO, Plaintiff, v. MATTHEW CATE, et al., Defendants.
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION
TO PAY FILING FEE
Docs. 11, 12
On March 29, 2012, Plaintiff Ernesto Soto ("Plaintiff"), a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On April 19, 2012, the Court granted Plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Doc. 10. On June 25, 2012 and July 12, 2012, Plaintiff filed a motion to pay the filing fee. Docs. 11, 12. Plaintiff did not submit the filing fee but states that a relative desires to pay the fee on his behalf. Id.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. Plaintiff's motion to pay the filing fee is GRANTED;IT IS SO ORDERED.
2. Plaintiff shall submit for the $350.00 filing fee for this action to the United States District Court, Eastern District of California, Office of the Clerk, 2500 Tulare Street, Room 1501, Fresno, California 93721;
3. If Plaintiff has another party submit the filing fee, the other party must write Soto v. Cate, Case Number 1:12-cv-00477-GBC (PC) on the payment; and
4. Upon receipt of the entire filing fee, the Court will vacate the order directing collection of the filing fee from Plaintiff's trust account.
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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE