Kruel v. Astrue

Filing 5

WRITTEN Opinion signed by the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras on 11/23/2011: The Court orders Kruel to submit the following: (1) an amended application to proceed in forma pauperis with an accurate and complete response to each question; (2) a sworn sta tement listing the nature and amount of her expenses; and (3) a sworn statement identifying the sources from which she derives funds to pay such expenses. Kruel must either comply with this Court's order and provide the above-stated information , or pay the $350 filing fee, within thirty (30) days of the date of this Order. Upon receipt, the Court will assess Kruel's ability to pay the costs of commencing this action. Kruels's failure to provide further information, or pay the filing fee, will result in dismissal of this case. Status hearing set for 1/4/2012 is stricken. (For further details see minute order.)Mailed notice(sct, )

Order Form (01/2005)

United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Name of Assigned Judge
or Magistrate Judge

Charles P. Kocoras

CASE NUMBER

Sitting Judge if Other
than Assigned Judge

11 C 7449

DATE

11/23/2011

Kruel vs. Astrue

CASE
TITLE
DOCKET ENTRY TEXT

The Court orders Kruel to submit the following: (1) an amended application to proceed in forma pauperis with
an accurate and complete response to each question; (2) a sworn statement listing the nature and amount of her
expenses; and (3) a sworn statement identifying the sources from which she derives funds to pay such expenses.
Kruel must either comply with this Court’s order and provide the above-stated information, or pay the $350 filing
fee, within thirty (30) days of the date of this Order. Upon receipt, the Court will assess Kruel’s ability to pay
the costs of commencing this action. Kruels’s failure to provide further information, or pay the filing fee, will
result in dismissal of this case. Status hearing set for 1/4/2012 is stricken.
O[ For further details see text below.]

Docketing to mail notices.

ORDER
This case comes before the Court on the motion of Plaintiff Cecil Kruel (“Kruel”) to proceed in forma
pauperis, without prepayment of fees.
A litigant may proceed in forma pauperis if the litigant is unable to pay the costs of commencing the
action. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). The Court is unable to determine Kruel’s ability to pay the costs of commencing
this action because her application suffers from several deficiencies. First, Kruel omits certain information,
including the address of her last employer. Second, Kruel lists her son as a person who is dependent on her for
support but fails to identify the monthly amount she contributes towards his support. Even more, Kruel’s answers
are internally inconsistent, as she identifies her son as both a person who lives with her and a person who does
not live with her. Finally, Kruel fails to submit any information concerning her expenses or identify the sources
of funds which she uses to pay her monthly expenses.

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ORDER
For these reasons, the Court orders Kruel to submit the following: (1) an amended application with an
accurate and complete response to each question; (2) a sworn statement listing the nature and amount of her
expenses; and (3) a sworn statement identifying the sources from which she derives funds to pay such expenses.
Kruel must either comply with this Court’s order and provide the above-stated information, or pay the $350 filing
fee, within thirty (30) days of the date of this Order. Upon receipt, the Court will assess Kruel’s ability to pay
the costs of commencing this action. Kruels’s failure to provide further information, or pay the filing fee, will
result in dismissal of this case.

Date: November 23, 2011
CHARLES P. KOCORAS
U.S. District Judge

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