(PC)Sams

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

9 10 JAMES PLAS SAMS, Case No. 1:23-cv-00172-HBK (PC) 11 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S RENEWED MOTION TO PROCEED IN v. FORMA PAUPERIS AND REASSESSING FULL FILING FEE LEANNA LUNDY, et al., (Doc. No. 10) Defendants. 15 16 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s renewed motion to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) filed on August 7, 2023. (Doc. No. 10). Plaintiff, a former state prisoner, initiated this action while he was incarcerated. (Doc. No. 1). Although currently released, Plaintiff remains obligated to pay the full amount of the statutory filing fee. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). As set forth in the Court’s July 13, 2023 Order, the total amount that remains due towards the $350.00 filing fee is $350.00. (Doc. No. 9 at 3). Due to Plaintiff’s release from custody, there is no inmate trust account from which periodic filing fees may be garnished and forwarded to the Court. Although the Ninth…