Rice v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 3

ORDER denying 2 Motion to Proceed IFP signed by Magistrate Judge Craig M. Kellison on 7/25/17: Within 15 days of the date of this order, plaintiff shall either pay the filing fees for this action or submit a completed application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. (Kaminski, H)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 DAVID JAMES RICE, 12 Plaintiff, 13 14 No. 2:17-CV-0890-CMK vs. ORDER COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, 15 Defendant. 16 / 17 Plaintiff, who is proceeding with retained counsel, brings this action under 18 19 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) for judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security. 20 Pending before the court is plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. 2). 21 The motion is incomplete. Specifically, in response to Question No. 2, plaintiff states that he is 22 not currently employed but does not respond at all to Question No. 2(b) regarding his last 23 employment, if any. Plaintiff will be provided an opportunity to either pay the filing fees for this 24 action or submit a completed application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Plaintiff is 25 cautioned that failure to comply with this order may result in dismissal of the action. See Local 26 Rule 110. 1 1 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 2 1. 3 4 5 Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. 2) is denied without prejudice; 2. Within 15 days of the date of this order, plaintiff shall either pay the filing fees for this action or submit a completed application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. 6 7 8 9 DATED: July 25, 2017 ______________________________________ CRAIG M. KELLISON UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2

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