HARRIS v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY

Filing 3

OPINION AND ORDER; ORDERED that Harris's IFP application is GRANTED; ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court FILE Harris's complaint. Signed by Judge Esther Salas on 7/12/2011. (ld, ) Modified on 7/14/2011 (ld).

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

JOHN HARRIS,
Plaintiff,
v.
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY
Defendant.

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Civil No. 11-2961 (ES)
OPINION AND ORDER

SALAS, Judge
Plaintiff John Harris (“Harris”) filed a complaint on May 24, 2011, that opened the above
captioned case in this Court. (Doc. No. 1.) It appears that:
1. The Clerk of the Court will not file the complaint unless the person seeking relief pays
the entire applicable filing fee in advance or the person applies for and is granted in forma pauperis
status pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. See Local Civil R. 5.1(f).
2. The filing fee for commencing a civil action in this court is $350.00. See 28 U.S.C. §
1914(a).
3. Harris did not prepay $350.00; rather, he submitted an application to proceed in this
matter in forma pauperis (IFP application), pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (IFP Application; Doc.
No. 1-1.)
4. Having considered Harris’s IFP application, the Court concludes that Harris has
adequately established that his financial condition renders payment of the $350.00 filing fee a
hardship.

Therefore, for the foregoing reasons;
IT IS THIS 12th day of July, 2011, hereby
ORDERED that Harris’s IFP application is GRANTED;
ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court FILE Harris’s complaint.

/s/ Esther Salas
ESTHER SALAS, U.S.D.J.

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