Blythe v. Commisioner of Social Security

Filing 5

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER, The Court DISMISSES this action without prejudice for failure to pay the filing fee as required by 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a) and Local Rule 3.1(a). The Court DIRECTS the Clerk of Court to enter judgment accordingly. Signed by Judge J. Phil Gilbert on 2/14/2018. (jdh)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
QUINCY BLYTHE,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 17-cv-980-JPG-CJP

NANCY A. BERRYHILL,
Acting Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter comes before the Court for case management purposes. Plaintiff Quincy
Blythe filed this case seeking review of a decision by the Commissioner of Social Security on
September 12, 2017, but he did not pay the filing fee as required by 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a) and
Local Rule 3.1(a). He also did not file a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis without
prepayment of fees as provided by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1) and Local Rule 3.1(b). In an order
dated September 29, 2017, the Court noted this deficiency and warned Blythe that it would
dismiss this case if the plaintiff did not pay the filing fee or file a motion for leave to proceed in
forma pauperis on or before October 13, 2017 (Doc. 4). Blythe has done neither. Accordingly,
as it warned it would do, the Court DISMISSES this action without prejudice for failure to pay
the filing fee as required by 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a) and Local Rule 3.1(a). The Court DIRECTS
the Clerk of Court to enter judgment accordingly.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: February 14, 2018
s/ J. Phil Gilbert
J. PHIL GILBERT
DISTRICT JUDGE