Horner v. Astrue

Filing 4

ORDER - Filing No. 2 , the plaintiff's application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, is granted. Following completion of the service and summons, the Marshal shall serve the United States, without payment of costs or fees. That upon receipt of a certified copy of the transcript of the records, the Clerk of Court shall enter its standard briefing order in this case. Ordered by Chief Judge Joseph F. Bataillon. (AOA)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
SHARON K. HORNER,
Plaintiff,
v.
MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner
of Social Security,
Defendant.

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4:11CV3212

ORDER

Before the court is Filing No.2, the application by the plaintiff through her attorney
of record for leave to proceed in forma pauperis in this appeal from a decision by the Social
Security Administration. The court has reviewed the record, including the affidavit of the
plaintiff, and finds the motion should be granted.
THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED:
1. Filing No. 2, the plaintiff=s application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, is
granted.
2. Following completion of the service and summons, the Marshal shall serve the
United States, without payment of costs or fees. Service shall be effected pursuant to Fed.
R. Civ. P. 4(i) regarding A[s]erving the United States, Its Agencies, Corporations, Officers,
or Employees.@
3. That upon receipt of a certified copy of the transcript of the records, the Clerk of
Court shall enter its standard briefing order in this case.
DATED this 28th day of November, 2011.
BY THE COURT:

s/ Joseph F. Bataillon
Chief United States District Judge