Blue v. Commissioner of Social Security

Full title: ALICIA BLUE, o/b/o RAYMOND BLUE, JR., Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL…

Court: United States District Court, D. New Jersey

Date published: Aug 11, 2011

Civil No. 11-3937 (ES) (D.N.J. Aug. 11, 2011)

Opinion

Civil No. 11-3937 (ES).

August 11, 2011

OPINION AND ORDER

ESTHER SALAS, Magistrate Judge

Plaintiff Alicia Blue, o/b/o Raymond Blue, Jr. ("Blue") filed a complaint on July 8, 2011, that opened the above captioned case in this Court. (Doc. No. 1.) It appears that:

1. The Clerk of the Court will not file the complaint unless the person seeking relief pays the entire applicable filing fee in advance or the person applies for and is granted in forma pauperis status pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. See Local Civil R. 5.1(f).

2. The filing fee for commencing a civil action in this court is $350.00. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a).

3. Blue did not prepay $350.00; rather, she submitted an application to proceed in this matter in forma pauperis (IFP application), pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (IFP Application; Doc. No. 1-1.)

4. Having considered Blue's IFP application, the Court concludes that Blue has adequately established that her financial condition renders payment of the $350.00 filing fee a hardship.

Therefore, for the foregoing reasons;

IT IS THIS 11^th day of August, 2011, hereby

ORDERED that Blue's IFP application is GRANTED;

ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court FILE Blue's complaint.