(PC) Barnes v. Department of Treasury

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANTOINE DESHAWN BARNES, No. 2:21-cv-2101 JAM CKD P Plaintiff, v. ORDER DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and seeking relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On May 3, 2022, the court recommended that this action be dismissed for plaintiff’s failure to file a request to proceed in forma pauperis or pay the filing fee. Plaintiff filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis on May 23, 2022. Accordingly, the court’s recommendation that this action be dismissed will be vacated. As plaintiff has submitted a declaration that makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a), his request to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. Plaintiff is required to pay the statutory filing fee of $350.00 for this action. 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a), 1915(b)(1). By separate order, the court will direct the appropriate agency to collect the initial partial filing fee from plaintiff’s…