Howard v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 5

ORDER dismissing case for failure to pay filing fee; signed by Chief Judge Paul L. Maloney (Chief Judge Paul L. Maloney, acr)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION

KRISTA ANN HOWARD,
Plaintiff,

HONORABLE PAUL L. MALONEY
Case No. 1:14-cv-469

v.

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
Defendant.
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ORDER DISMISSING CASE FOR FAILURE TO PAY FILING FEE

On May 21, 2014, an order issued denying the plaintiff's application for leave to
proceed in forma pauperis in this action (ECF No. 4) The order further directed the plaintiff to pay
the $400.00 filing fee within 28 days or the action would be dismissed. To date, the plaintiff has not
paid the filing fee. Dismissal of the action is appropriate as the plaintiff has failed to comply with a
court order. Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b), see Link v. Wabash R.R. CO., 370 U.S. 626, 632-633 (1962).
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter is DISMISSED.

Date: June 30, 2014

/s/ Paul L. Maloney
Paul L. Maloney
Chief United States District Judge