Lopez v. Kennedy Fish & Chicken, Inc. et al

Filing 8

MEMORANDUM Order Signed by the Honorable Milton I. Shadur on 11/19/2010:Mailed notice(srn, )

Lopez v. Kennedy Fish & Chicken, Inc. et al

Doc. 8

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION JUAN MIGUEL LOPEZ, Plaintiff, v. KENNEDY FISH & CHICKEN, INC. and LIAQAT ALI, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

10 C 7292

MEMORANDUM ORDER Miguel Lopez ("Lopez") has brought this action, claiming that he is owed unpaid overtime wages by his employer.1 Lopez'

Complaint is accompanied by an In Forma Pauperis Application ("Application"), prepared on the form provided by the Clerk's Office for that purpose. This memorandum order is occasioned by

a question raised by Lopez' responses to the questions posed by the Application. According to Application ¶¶2(a) and 3,both Lopez and his wife are employed at the employer defendants' location. What is

unclear from those responses is the income level of each of them. If their aggregate monthly income is $2600, as appears to be a possibility from the numbers set out in the Application, it would have to be denied and Lopez (who is represented by counsel) would

Lopez' lawyers have also advanced two other counts in his Complaint.

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have to pay the $350 filing fee. Lopez is needed -- and promptly.

So some further input from

___________________________ Milton I. Shadur Senior United States District Judge Date: November 19, 2010

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