Beasley v. Social Security Administration

Filing 3

ORDER denying 1 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis; if Mr. Beasley wishes to proceed with this action, he must pay the applicable filing fee, within 30 days of the issuance of this Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jerome T. Kearney on 11/26/2024. (jak)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
NORTHERN DIVISION
GEORGE BEASLEY
v.

PLAINTIFF
Case No. 3:24-cv-00208-KGB-JTK

KILOLO KIJAKAZI,
Acting Commissioner
Social Security

DEFENDANT
ORDER

Pending before the Court is Plaintiff George Beasley’s Motion to Proceed In Forma
Pauperis. (Doc. No. 1) Mr. Beasley’s application shows he earns $5,642.21 per month. The listed
expenses total to $3,282.96 per month, including a car payment “for a friend.”
The purpose of 28 U.S.C. § 1915 is to ensure that indigent litigants have an entre, not a
barrier, to the federal courts. In re Williamson, 786 F.2d 1336, 1338 (8th Cir. 1986) (quoting
Souder v. McGuire, 516 F.2d 820, 823 (3rd Cir. 1975)). Although a claimant need not be
completely destitute to take advantage of the IFP statute, he or she must show that paying the filing
fee would result in an undue financial hardship. Williamson, 786 F.2d at 1338. With the
information provided to the Court, Mr. Beasley has not established that he is indigent or that paying
the filing fee would result in undue financial hardship. Accordingly, his Motion to Proceed In
Forma Pauperis (Doc. No. 1) is DENIED.
If Mr. Beasley wishes to proceed with this action, he must pay the applicable filing fee,
within thirty (30) days of the issuance of this Order. Failure to comply within the required period
of time may result in summary dismissal of Mr. Beasley’s complaint.

SO ORDERED THIS 26th day of November, 2024.

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JEROME T. KEARNEY
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE