Opinion
Case No. 1:12-CV-408
01-03-2013
TIMOTHY L. SCATES, Plaintiff, v. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.
Collier/Lee
ORDER
Plaintiff Timothy L. Scates ("Plaintiff") filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis (Court File No. 2). On December 14, 2012, United States Magistrate Judge Susan K. Lee filed a report and recommendation ("R&R") in this case, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b) (Court File No. 3). In the R&R, the magistrate judge recommended Plaintiff's motion be denied. Neither party has objected to the R&R within the given fourteen days.
After reviewing the record, the Court agrees with the R&R. The Court hereby ACCEPTS and ADOPTS the magistrate judge's R&R and ORDERS that Plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma pauperis be DENIED (Court File No. 2).
According to a recent docket entry in CM/ECF, the filing fee was paid in this case on December 19, 2012. Therefore, Plaintiff's motion is also effectively moot.
SO ORDERED.
ENTER:
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CURTIS L. COLLIER
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE