(PC) Sanz v. Solano County Sheriff Office
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL JOSEPH SANZ , No. 2:24-cv-00630 SCR P Plaintiff, v. ORDER SOLANO COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE, et al., 15 Defendants.
17 Plaintiff is a county prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Before the court is plaintiff’s complaint for screening (ECF No. 1) and motion to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 2). IN FORMA PAUPERIS Plaintiff has submitted a declaration showing that he cannot afford to pay the entire filing fee. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2). Accordingly, plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. Plaintiff is permitted to pay the $350.00 filing fee in monthly installments that are taken from the inmate’s trust account rather than in one lump sum. 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a). As part of this order, the prison is required to remove an initial partial filing fee from plaintiff’s trust account. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). A separate order directed to…