Wickersheimer v. Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Inc

Filing 7

ORDER signed by Judge Rudolph T. Randa on 1/20/2016. 5 Plaintiff's MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis DENIED. 6 Letter Request for Extension APPROVED; plaintiff to serve defendant within 30 days or matter will be dismissed without prejudice. (cc: all counsel)(cb)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
JESSICA WICKERSHEIMER,
Plaintiff,
-vs-

Case No. 15-C-892

CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN, Inc.,
Defendant.
DECISION AND ORDER
Jessica Wickersheimer requests leave to proceed in forma pauperis.
According to her financial affidavit, Wickersheimer has $1,628.00 in
monthly expenses, but she splits those expenses with her fiancé, and her
monthly income exceeds half of $1628.00. Moreover, at least as of October
1, 2015, the date Wickersheimer signed her affidavit, Wickersheimer has
$1,000.00 in a checking account. Therefore, Wickersheimer can afford to
pay the filing fee to commence this action.
In the alternative, Wickersheimer requests additional time to serve
the defendant because her attorney inadvertently failed to file her IFP
motion until after the time for service expired. The Court finds that there
is good cause to extend the time for service by thirty days. Fed. R. Civ. P.
4(m).

Wickersheimer’s request for leave to proceed IFP [ECF No. 5] is
DENIED. If Wickersheimer fails to serve the defendant within thirty (30)
days of the date of this Order, this matter will be dismissed without
prejudice. Civil L.R. 41(a) (E.D. Wis.).
Dated at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this 20th day of January, 2016.
SO ORDERED:
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HON. RUDOLPH T. RANDA
U.S. District Judge

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