Doerer
(PC) Benoite v. Doerer
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 SHELTON BENOITE, Case No. 1:24-cv-01407-HBK (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
v. (Doc. No. 2) J. DOERER, et al.,
ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT
Defendants. OF INMATE FILING FEE BY THE
BUREAU OF PRISONS
17 18 Plaintiff, a federal prisoner, initiated this action on November 18, 2024, by filing a pro se civil rights complaint pursuant to Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics1 403 U.S. 388 (1971). (Doc. No. 1, “Complaint”). Plaintiff seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis on his Complaint and submitted a certification from prison officials in support. (Doc. No. 2). Plaintiff has made the showing required by § 1915(a) to proceed in forma pauperis but remains obligated to pay the full $350.00 statutory filing fees as set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Pursuant to § 1915(b)(1)(A), Plaintiff is obligated to make an initial payment of $29.331
1 The statute requires an…