Merritt v. Andrews International

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Interim Order on 2 In Forma Pauperis Application. Signed by Magistrate Judge Howard R. Lloyd on 8/4/16. (hrllc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/4/2016)

E-Filed 8/4/16

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DARLENE MERRITT,
Plaintiff,

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INTERIM ORDER ON IN FORMA
PAUPERIS APPLICATION

v.
ANDREWS INTERNATIONAL,

Re: Dkt. No. 2

Defendant.

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

Case No. 16-cv-03481-HRL

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Plaintiff Darlene Merritt applies to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). The court is unable

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to fully review the IFP application, however, because Plaintiff has not yet filed a complaint.

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Plaintiff filed a cover sheet which states that “the following complaint” relates to “harassment and

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discrimination” suffered in the course of her employment, but Plaintiff, instead of attaching a

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complaint, attached a letter from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission which states

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that she had the right to file this lawsuit. Dkt. No. 1 at 2-5.

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Plaintiff shall therefore file her complaint no later than August 31, 2016; the court will rule

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on the IFP application after the complaint is filed. Accordingly, the initial case management

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conference is continued to November 22, 2016. The court advises Plaintiff to contact the Federal

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Pro Se Program in the federal courthouse in San Jose to seek assistance with understanding and

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following this order.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: 8/4/16

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HOWARD R. LLOYD
United States Magistrate Judge