Smith v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 3

ORDER that 1 Application for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis is DENIED without prejudice. No later than April 19, 2018, Plaintiff shall either file a renewed application that is complete or pay the filing fee. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 4/5/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MMM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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WILLIE SMITH,

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Plaintiff(s),
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NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Acting Commissioner )
of Social Security Administration,
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Defendant(s).
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Case No. 2:18-cv-00566-APG-NJK
ORDER
(Docket No. 1)

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Plaintiff has requested authority pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 to proceed in forma pauperis. Docket

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No. 1. The application is incomplete in numerous respects: (1) Plaintiff left blank the answer to question

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4 of “How much cash do you and your spouse have?”; (2) at the bottom of the chart for question 8, Plaintiff

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noted $225 in monthly expenses for “Other” but failed to “specify” what those expenses are; (3) Plaintiff

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left blank the answer to question 9 of whether he expects major changes to his monthly income or expenses

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during the next 12 months; (4) Plaintiff left blank the answer to question 10 with respect to the amount of

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money he is paying for attorney services; and (5) Plaintiff left blank the answers to question 13 as to his

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city and state of legal residence, and his years of schooling. Accordingly, the application to proceed in

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forma pauperis is DENIED without prejudice.

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No later than April 19, 2018, Plaintiff shall either file a renewed application that is complete or pay
the filing fee.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: April 5, 2018

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NANCY J. KOPPE
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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