Caradine v. St Louis County Housing Authority et al

Filing 5

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff's motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (Docket No. 2 ) is GRANTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiff shall submit a copy of the right-to-sue letter within twenty-one (21) days of the date of this Order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if plaintiff fails to comply with this Order, the Court will dismiss this action without further proceedings. Signed by District Judge Jean C. Hamilton on 10/27/2017. (CLO)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
SHEILA DELANN CARADINE,
Plaintiff,
v.
DIVISION OF YOUTH SERVICES, et al.,
Defendants.

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No. 4:17-cv-2196-JCH

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court upon plaintiff Sheila Delann Caradine’s Motion to
Proceed In Forma Pauperis (Docket No. 2). Therein, plaintiff seeks leave to proceed in this
action without payment of the required filing fee. Plaintiff attached a financial affidavit in
support of the motion. Upon review and consideration of the motion and financial affidavit, the
Court finds that plaintiff is financially unable to pay any portion of the filing fee, and will
therefore grant plaintiff leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a).
Plaintiff brings this action under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for alleged
employment discrimination. “In order to initiate a claim under Title VII a party must timely file
a charge of discrimination with the EEOC and receive a right-to-sue letter.” Stuart v. General
Motors Corp., 217 F.3d 621, 630 (8th Cir. 2000). Plaintiff has not filed a copy of the right-tosue letter.

Therefore, the Court will order the plaintiff to supplement the complaint by

submitting a copy of the right-to-sue letter within twenty-one (21) days of the date of this Order.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma
pauperis (Docket No. 2) is GRANTED.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiff shall submit a copy of the right-to-sue letter
within twenty-one (21) days of the date of this Order.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if plaintiff fails to comply with this Order, the Court
will dismiss this action without further proceedings.
Dated this ___27th_____ day of October, 2017.

\s\ Jean C. Hamilton
JEAN C. HAMILTON
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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