Menting v. Colvin

Filing 4

ORDER Granting Plaintiff's Motion 2 for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis.Signed by Judge Charles N Clevert, Jr on 7/8/16. (cc: all counsel) ((kwb), C. N. Clevert, Jr.)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
NATALIE HELEN MENTING,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 16-C-0840

CAROLYN W. COLVIN
Acting Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.
ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
Plaintiff, Natalie Helen Menting, represented by counsel, has lodged a complaint
against the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. Plaintiff seeks review of
the Commissioner's final decision denying her disability insurance benefits and
supplemental security income. Before the court is her petition for leave to proceed without
prepayment of the filing fee.
A district court may authorize a plaintiff to proceed without prepaying the $400 filing
fee to commence the lawsuit if the person submits an affidavit setting forth the assets the
person possesses, indicating that the person is unable to pay the fees, and stating the
person's belief that s/he is entitled to redress. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a).
Plaintiff has filed such an affidavit. She states that she is married and receives $925
per month in public assistance and her husband receives $788 in retirement income.
Plaintiff financially supports four minor children, and owns no car, residence, or any other
assets. Moreover, plaintiff indicates that she has monthly expenses of $1,700, and turns
to family members when she needs additional help. Based on plaintiff's affidavit, the court
is satisfied that she meets the requirements for proceeding without prepayment of the fee.

Now, therefore,
IT IS ORDERED that plaintiff's motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is
granted. (Doc. 2.)
Dated at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this 8th day of July, 2016.
BY THE COURT
/s/ C. N. Clevert, Jr.
C.N. Clevert, Jr.
U.S. District Judge

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