Anderson-Barker v. Office of the General Counsel National Labor Relations Board et al
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ORDER GRANTING Plaintiff's IFP Application. The Clerk of the Court shall issue the summons. The U.S. Marshal for the NDCA shall serve, without prepayment of fees, a copy of the complaint, any amendments of attachments, Plaintiff's affidavit and this order upon Defendants. Signed by Judge Laurel Beeler on 03/06/2012. (lblc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/6/2012) (Additional attachment(s) added on 3/6/2012: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service) (ls, COURT STAFF).
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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Northern District of California
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Oakland Division
CAROLINE ANDERSON-BARKER,
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For the Northern District of California
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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Plaintiff,
v.
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OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD,
et al.
No. C 11-04813 LB
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN
FORMA PAUPERIS
[Re: ECF No. 2, 8]
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Defendants.
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Plaintiff Caroline Anderson-Barker filed a complaint in this action on September 28, 2011.
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Complaint, ECF No. 1.1 At the same time, she filed an application for leave to proceed in forma
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pauperis. IFP Application, ECF No. 2. The court denied her application on November 7, 2011 and
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ordered her to pay the $350.00 filing fee no later than December 7, 2011. Order, ECF No. 6 at 1
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The court further warned that “[f]ailure to pay the filing fee by that date will result in dismissal of
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the above-entitled action without prejudice.” Id.
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Ms. Anderson-Barker failed to pay the required filing fee by December 7, 2011. Accordingly,
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the court ordered her to show cause why this case should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute.
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Order to Show Cause, ECF No. 7. On January 12, 2012, she filed a statement explaining that she
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Citations are to the Electronic Case File (“ECF”) with pin cites to the electronic page
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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
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neglected to include some of her debts on her initial IFP Application, providing updated
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information, and asking the court to reconsider its denial of her application. Response, ECF No. 8.
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Having reconsidered Ms. Anderson-Barker’s Updated IFP Application and complaint, the court
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hereby GRANTS her application. The Clerk of Court shall issue the summons. Furthermore, the
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U.S. Marshal for the Northern District of California shall serve, without prepayment of fees, a copy
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of the complaint, any amendments or attachments, Plaintiff’s affidavit and this order upon
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Defendants.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: March 6, 2012
_______________________________
LAUREL BEELER
United States Magistrate Judge
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For the Northern District of California
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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