Hardy v. GlobalOptions Services, Inc.

Filing 2

ORDER Denying without prejudice 1 Plaintiff's Motion/Application for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff shall have until 6/25/2014, in which to file a completed Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carl W. Hoffman on 05/28/2014. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - CC: blank IFP Forms and Instructions to Plaintiff - AC)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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PATRICK M. HARDY,

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Plaintiff,
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GLOBALOPTIONS SERVICES, INC.,
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Defendant.
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2:14-cv-00513-APG-CWH
ORDER

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This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff’s Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (#1),

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filed April 4, 2014. Plaintiff requests authority to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §

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1915.

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Plaintiff’s application is incomplete. In question 2, Plaintiff indicates that he is “self-employed”

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but is “not taking a salary at this time.” The question requires that the applicant include gross pay or

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wages in addition to take-home pay or wages. In accordance with question 3, the information must be

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completed for a period predating the application by twelve months. To the extent that Plaintiff has

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received any income in the past twelve months, it must be included in the application. Additionally,

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Plaintiff indicates that he has received rental income during the past twelve months, but does not state

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the amount received and what is expected in the future. He simply indicates that his “rental income has

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ended.” The scarce information included in the application is not sufficient to permit the appropriate

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review, and the Court cannot determine whether Plaintiff is eligible to proceed in forma pauperis based

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on the information provided.

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The Court also notes that the application appears to relate to an ongoing case: Hardy v.

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GlobalOptions Services, Inc., et al., 2:13-cv-00514-GMN-CWH. Pursuant to Local Rule 7-2.1,

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Plaintiff is obligated to provide notice of the related cases.
Based on the foregoing and good cause appearing therefore,

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IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (#1) is denied
without prejudice.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court shall mail Plaintiff a blank Application
to Proceed In Forma Pauperis.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff shall have until Wednesday, June 25, 2014, in

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which to file a completed Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis. Failure to comply with this

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Order will result in a recommendation to the District Judge that Plaintiff’s Application to Proceed In

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Forma Pauperis be denied with prejudice.

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Dated: May 28, 2014.

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C.W. Hoffman, Jr.
United States Magistrate Judge

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