(PC) Dearwester v. Sacramento County Sheriff's Department
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 FRANK LEE DEARWESTER, No. 2:13-cv-2066 MCE DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF’S
DEPARTMENT,
15 Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action that was closed on November 23, 2016. (ECF No. 57.) Presently before the court is plaintiff’s motion requesting relief from the filing fee. (ECF No. 67.) For the reasons set forth below, the court will deny the motion. Plaintiff states that he was granted in forma pauperis status in this action. (ECF No. 67 at 1.) He alleges that he is currently working for the Prison Industry Authority (PIA) fabric engineering department at Mule Creek State Prison (MCSP) making reusable fabric face masks. He further alleges that the masks are in high demand because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the high demand he is currently working “seven (7) days per week for up to ten (10) hours per day” and “earns $0.50 (fifty cents) per hour.” (Id. at…