Hackett v. Gonzales et al

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United States District Court
Northern District of California
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
GERALD EUGENE HACKETT,
Plaintiff,
v.
ANDRE GONZALES, et al.,
Defendants.
Case No. 26-cv-07546-NW
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
(CDCR CUSTODY)
Re: ECF No. 5
Plaintiff Gerald Eugene Hackett, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a civil rights
complaint and application to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). See ECF No. 5. Hackett’s
application for leave to proceed IFP is GRANTED. The total filing fee due is $350.00, and the
initial partial filing fee now due is $0.00. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). A copy of this order and
the attached instructions will be sent to Hackett via U.S. mail, and to the California Department of
Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”) and the Court’s financial office via email at
trusthelpdesk@cdcr.ca.gov and CAND_Finance@cand.uscourts.gov.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: October 14, 2026
Noël Wise
United States District Judge
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United States District Court
Northern District of California
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAYMENT OF PRISONER’S FILING FEE
The prisoner shown as the plaintiff or petitioner on the attached order has filed a
civil action in forma pauperis in this court and owes to the court a filing fee. Pursuant to
28 U.S.C. § 1915, the fee is to be paid as follows:
The initial partial filing fee listed on the attached order should be deducted by the
prison trust account office from the prisoner’s trust account and forwarded to the clerk of
the court as the first installment payment on the filing fee. This amount is twenty percent
of the greater of (a) the average monthly deposits to the prisoner’s account for the 6-month
period immediately preceding the filing of the complaint/petition or (b) the average
monthly balance in the prisoner’s account for the 6-month period immediately preceding
the filing of the complaint/petition.
Thereafter, on a monthly basis, 20 percent of the preceding month’s income
credited to the prisoner’s trust account should be deducted and forwarded to the court each
time the amount in the account exceeds ten dollars ($10.00). The prison trust account
office should continue to do this until the filing fee has been paid in full.
If the prisoner does not have sufficient funds in his/her account to pay the initial
partial filing fee, the prison trust account office should forward the available funds, and
carry the balance forward each month until the amount is fully paid. If the prisoner has
filed more than one complaint, (s)he is required to pay a filing fee for each case. The trust
account office should make the monthly calculations and payments for each case in which
it receives an order granting in forma pauperis and these instructions.
The prisoner’s name and case number must be noted on each remittance. The initial
partial filing fee is due within thirty days of the date of the attached order. Checks should
be made payable to Clerk, U.S. District Court and sent to Prisoner Accounts Receivable,
U.S. District Court, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36060, San Francisco, CA 94102.
cc: Plaintiff/Petitioner
Court’s Finance Office
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