Pritchett v. Berryhill

Filing 4

ORDER DENYING 1 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis signed by Hon. Mary Alice Theiler. This action shall proceed only if plaintiff pays the $400.00 filing fee within thirty (30) days after entry of this Order. If no filing fee is paid within thirty days of the Courts Order, the Clerk should close the file.(AE)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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MARK PRITCHETT,
Plaintiff,

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CASE NO. C17-5617-MAT

v.
NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Acting
Commissioner of Social Security,

ORDER DENYING APPLICATION TO
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

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Defendant.
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Plaintiff submitted an application to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP). (Dkt. 1.) However,

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the application was deficient in that plaintiff failed to use the Court’s standard IFP application

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form, which includes a signed and dated Written Consent for Payment of Costs form.

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By Order dated August 10, 2017, the Court directed plaintiff to complete and return a

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revised IFP application on the Court’s standard form, including the Written Consent for Payment

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of Costs section, within twenty days of the date of the Order. (Dkt. 3.) The Court advised that the

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failure to comply with the directive in a timely manner may result in denial of plaintiff’s motion

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to proceed IFP.

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To date, the Court has not received a corrected IFP application or any response to its Order.
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Accordingly, plaintiff’s motion to proceed IFP (Dkt. 1) is DENIED. This action shall proceed

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only if plaintiff pays the $400.00 filing fee within thirty (30) days after entry of this Order. If no

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filing fee is paid within thirty days of the Court’s Order, the Clerk should close the file.

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DATED this 14th day of September, 2017.

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A

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Mary Alice Theiler
United States Magistrate Judge

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