Opinion
Civil Action 5:23-CV-00045
07-20-2023
KRISTAL QUE LANSFORD, Plaintiff, v. LAREDO COLLEGE, et al., Defendants.
ORDER
DIANA SALDANA, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Pending is the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation (Dkt. 4) recommending that Plaintiff's Application to Proceed in District Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs (“Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis”) (Dkt. 2) be denied because Plaintiff's financial status allows her to pay the filing fee to commence this action without undue hardship. Plaintiff has been duly noticed regarding the filing of objections (Dkt. 4 at 5), and the applicable 14-day timeframe for filing of objections has now lapsed. Noting that no objections have been filed, and having now reviewed the matters as provided by 28 U.S.C. § 636, the Court finds that the Report and Recommendation should be ACCEPTED. Plaintiff's Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis is hereby DENIED. Plaintiff will be given sixty (60) days to pay all of the costs associated with the filing of this lawsuit. Plaintiff is warned that failure to timely pay all of the costs associated with filing this lawsuit may lead to this action being dismissed without prejudice and without further notice.
The Court notes that after the expiration of the 14-day objection window, Plaintiff filed a second motion to proceed in forma pauperis. See (Dkt. 11.) However, the Court declines to construe this second filing as an objection to the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation (Dkt. 4).
IT IS SO ORDERED.