Brown v. Department of Health and Human Services et al

Filing 6

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER that leave to proceed in forma pauperis is provisionally granted, and the Complaint shall be filed without payment of fees. Plaintiff's Request for Summons 3 is denied without prejudice to reassertion at a later time. Ordered by Senior Judge Richard G. Kopf. (Copy mailed to pro se party)(MLF, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
CORNELIUS BROWN,
Plaintiff,
V.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES, COURTNEY
PHILIPS, Director, SHANNON
BLACK, Pogram Director, KYLE
MALONE, SOS Team Leader,
WILLIAM BECKER, Program
Therapist, CINDY DYKEMAN,
Program Manager, and LISA
LAURELL, Program Social Worker, et
, al.,,

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8:16CV377

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

Defendants.

Plaintiff, a non-prisoner, filed a Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis.
(Filing No. 2.)

Upon review of Plaintiff’s Motion, the court finds that Plaintiff is

financially eligible to proceed in forma pauperis.
Plaintiff is advised that the next step in this case will be for the court to conduct
an initial review of the claims to determine whether summary dismissal is appropriate
under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2).
course of business.

The court will conduct this initial review in its normal

Therefore, Plaintiff’s Request for Summons (Filing No. 3) will be

denied without prejudice to reassertion.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that leave to proceed in forma pauperis is
provisionally granted, and the Complaint shall be filed without payment of fees.
Plaintiff’s Request for Summons (Filing No. 3) is denied without prejudice to
reassertion at a later time.

DATED this 3rd day of August, 2016.
BY THE COURT:
S/ Richard G. Kopf
Senior United States District Judge

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