SMITH v. WAL-MART STORES INC

Filing 4

ORDER re 1 Complaint filed by BRANDON RICARDO SMITH: Plaintiff shall provide Clerk of Court w/one identical copy of complaint for service on Defendant. 2 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED. (Service Copies due by 11/10/2011.). Signed by MAGISTRATE JUDGE GARY R JONES on 10/20/2011. (jws)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
GAINESVILLE DIVISION

BRANDON RICARDO SMITH,
Plaintiff,
vs.

Case No: 1:11-cv-226-MP-GRJ

WAL-MART STORES, INC.,
Defendant.
_______________________________/
ORDER
This pro se employment discrimination matter is before the Court on Plaintiff’s
complaint. (Doc. 1.) The Court has reviewed the complaint and determined it to be
sufficient to alert Defendant to the nature and basis of Plaintiff's claims. The Court is
prepared to issue the summons for Defendant. Plaintiff has not submitted a service
copy of the complaint, however, and, thus, issuance of the summons is delayed.
Accordingly, Plaintiff will be ordered to provide a service copy of the complaint.
Plaintiff also filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis along with the required
financial affidavit. (Doc. 2.) The Court has reviewed the financial affidavit and finds the
Plaintiff is unable to pay the costs of this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a) and
therefore leave to proceed in forma pauperis is due to be granted.
Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED:
(1)

Plaintiff shall provide the Clerk of Court with one (1) identical copy of his
complaint for service on the Defendant on or before November 10, 2011.

(2)

Leave to proceed in forma pauperis is hereby GRANTED.

(3)

Failure to comply with this order within the allotted time, or to show cause
why Plaintiff is unable to comply, will result in a recommendation to the

district judge that this case be dismissed without further notice for failure
to prosecute and failure to obey a Court directive.
DONE AND ORDERED this 20th day of October 2011.

s/Gary R. Jones
GARY R. JONES
United States Magistrate Judge