Sullivan v. Colvin

Filing 5

District Judge Leo T. Sorokin: ORDER entered. Plaintiff must either (1) pay the $400.00 filing and administrative fees; or (2) move for leave to proceed without prepayment of the filing fee. Failure of plaintiff to comply with this directive within 21 days of the date of this Procedural Order may result in the dismissal of this action. (Attachments: # 1 Application to Proceed in District Court without Prepayment of Fees or Costs)(PSSA, 3)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
CHRISTINE SULLIVAN,
Plaintiff,
v.
CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting
Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.

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C.A. No. 14-13772-LTS

PROCEDURAL ORDER
Plaintiff, through counsel, has filed a complaint, but has not paid the $350.00 filing fee
and the $50.00 administrative fee1, see 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a) ($350.00 filing fee for all non-habeas
civil actions), or filed a motion for leave to proceed without prepayment of the filing fee, see 28
U.S.C. § 1915 (proceedings in forma pauperis).
Accordingly, plaintiff must either (1) pay the $400.00 filing and administrative fees; or
(2) move for leave to proceed without prepayment of the filing fee. Failure of plaintiff to
comply with this directive within 21 days of the date of this Procedural Order may result in the
dismissal of this action.
If plaintiff elects to seek in forma pauperis status, plaintiff must submit an affidavit that
includes a statement of all plaintiff’s assets. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). For the convenience of
litigants, this Court provides a form application to seek leave to proceed in forma pauperis. The
Clerk shall provide plaintiff’s counsel with an Application to Proceed in District Court Without
Prepaying Fees or Costs.
SO ORDERED.

10/6/2014
DATE

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/s/ Leo T. Sorokin
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

The $50.00 administrative fee became effective May 1, 2013. See Judicial Conference
Fee Schedule.