Opinion
Case No. 2:13-cv-00015-JCM-PAL
02-08-2013
VENESSA HUNTINGTON, Plaintiff, v. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.
ORDER
(IFP App - Dkt. #1)
Plaintiff Venessa Huntington has requested authority pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 to proceed in forma pauperis and submitted a complaint (Dkt. #1). This proceeding was referred to this court by Local Rule IB 1-9.
Plaintiff's Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis is incomplete because Plaintiff has not responded to question 2, which asks about Plaintiff's employer and take home wages, if any. Plaintiff does list an employer, but she has not filled in a number on the take home wages line, which would allow the court to confirm that. As a result, although it appears Plaintiff qualifies to proceed in forma pauperis, the court cannot make that determination on this incomplete Application.
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that:
1. Plaintiff's Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
2. The Clerk of Court shall mail Plaintiff a blank Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis for non-incarcerated litigants.
3. Plaintiff shall have until March 11, 2013, in which to file a completed Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis.
4. Alternatively, Plaintiff may pay the $350.00 filing fee no later than March 11, 2013.
5. Failure to comply with this Order will result in a recommendation to the District Judge that Plaintiff's Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis be denied with prejudice.
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PEGGY A. LEEN
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE