Hepworth v. DeMarco

Filing 7

ORDER granting 2 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis; Plaintiff's request to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED. The Clerk of the Court is directed to forward a copy of the Summons, Complaint, and this Order to the United States Marshal Service for service upon the Defendant without prepayment of fees, and to serve notice of entry of this Order in accordance with Rule 77(d)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure by mailing a copy of this Order to the pro se Plaintiff at his last known address. So Ordered by Judge Joanna Seybert on 4/6/2015. C/M (Valle, Christine)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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WILLIAM HEPWORTH,
Plaintiff,

ORDER
15-CV-1493(JS)(GRB)

-againstSHERIFF VINCENT F. DEMARCO,

Defendant.
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APPEARANCES
For Plaintiff:
William Hepworth, pro se
14008127
Nassau County Correctional Center
100 Carman Avenue
East Meadow, NY 11554
For Defendant:

No appearance

SEYBERT, District Judge:
On March 12, 2015, incarcerated pro se plaintiff William
Hepworth (“Plaintiff”) filed a Complaint in this Court pursuant to
42 U.S.C. § 1983 (“Section 1983”) against Suffolk County Sheriff
Vincent F. DeMarco (“Defendant”), accompanied by an application to
proceed in forma pauperis.
Upon

review

of

the

declaration

in

support

of

the

application to proceed in forma pauperis, the Court finds that
Plaintiff’s financial status qualifies him to commence this action
without prepayment of the filing fee.
1915(a)(1).

See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a);

Therefore, Plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma

pauperis is GRANTED.
The Clerk of the Court is directed to forward a copy of
the Summons, Complaint, and this Order to the United States Marshal

Service for service upon the Defendant without prepayment of fees,
and to serve notice of entry of this Order in accordance with Rule
77(d)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure by mailing a copy
of this Order to the pro se Plaintiff at his last known address.
See FED. R. CIV. P. 5(b)(2)(C).

SO ORDERED.

/s/ JOANNA SEYBERT
Joanna Seybert, U.S.D.J.
Dated: April
6 , 2015
Central Islip, New York