Shovsky v. Anthem

Filing 5

DECISION & ORDER: On 9/11/2017, Plaintiff filed a 4 letter-motion requesting reconsideration of the Court's order denying Plaintiff's request to proceed in forma pauperis ("IFP"). The Court grants Plaintiff's 4 request for reconsideration and vacates the order denying IFP. Plaintiff's 2 request to proceed IFP is hereby granted. The Clerk of Court is directed to issue a summons and the United States Marshal Service is directed to serve the summons a nd complaint on the defendant without prepayment of fees. The case is referred to the Honorable Lois Bloom, United States Magistrate Judge, for pretrial supervision. SO ORDERED by Judge William F. Kuntz, II on 9/14/2017. C/mailed. (Latka-Mucha, Wieslawa)

FILED

IN CLERK'S OFFICE
US DISTRICT COURT E.D.N.Y.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

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SEP 1 ~ 2017

NOT FOR PUB8§2R~YN OFFICE

TAMARA SHOVSKY,

DECISION & ORDER

Plaintiff,
-against-

17-CV-5136 (WFK) (LB)

ANTHEM,
Defendant.

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WILLIAM F. KUNTZ, II, United States District Judge:
On August 29, 2017, Tamara Shovsky ("Plaintiff"), appearing pro se, filed this action
against her former employer, Anthem, alleging employment discrimination in violation of Title
VII and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. By Order dated August 31, 2017, the Court
denied Plaintiffs request to proceed in forma pauper is ("IFP").

On September 11, 2017,

Plaintiff filed a letter-motion requesting reconsideration of the Court's order denying IFP. See
ECF Doc. No. 4.
The Court grants Plaintiffs request for reconsideration and vacates the order denying
IFP. Plaintiffs request to

proc~ed

IFP is hereby granted. The Clerk of Court is directed to issue

a summons and the United States Marshal Service is directed to serve the summons and
complaint on the defendant without prepayment of fees. The case is referred to the Honorable
Lois Bloom, United States Magistrate Judge, for pretrial supervision.

SOORDEREPf
/S/ Judge William F. Kuntz, II

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Dated: September 14, 2017
Brooklyn, New York

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