Opinion
CIVIL NO. 08-3002.
January 2, 2008
ORDER
Plaintiff has submitted a complaint for filing in this district, together with a request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. After review, it is found that plaintiff is unable to pay for the costs of commencement of suit and, accordingly, the following order is entered this 28th day of December 2007:
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiffs motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. The clerk is hereby directed to file the complaint nunc pro tunc as of December 28, 2007. Additionally, the court hereby directs that a copy of the complaint filed herein, along with a copy of this order, be served by the plaintiff by certified mail, return receipt requested, on the defendant, Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, as well as Michael B. Mukasey, U.S. Attorney General, and Claude S. Hawkins, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, without prepayment of fees and costs or security therefor. The defendant is ordered to answer within sixty (60) days from the date of service.
IT IS SO ORDERED.