Young, Michael v. The City of Eau Claire Wisconsin Bus Transit et al

Filing 3

ORDER on ifp request: Plaintiff Michael Young's motion for leave to proceed without prepayment of fees 2 is GRANTED. Complaint taken under advisement for screening. Signed by Magistrate Judge Peter A. Oppeneer on 8/25/2014. (nln),(ps)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN

MICHAEL YOUNG,
ORDER

Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 14-cv-584-wmc

THE JEFFERSON BUS LINES, CHARLES
ZELLE AND JANE DOE,
Defendants.

MICHAEL YOUNG,
Plaintiff,

ORDER

v.
Case No. 14-cv-585-wmc
THE CITY OF EAU CLAIRE WISCONSIN
BUS TRANSIT AND WIL [LAST NAME
UNKNOWN],
Defendants.

Plaintiff Michael Young has filed two proposed civil complaints and requests leave to
proceed without prepayment of the filing fee in each of the above-referenced cases.

He

supports his request with an affidavit of indigency. The standard for determining whether
plaintiff qualifies for indigent status is the following:


From plaintiff’s annual gross income, the court subtracts $3,700 for each
dependent excluding the plaintiff.



If the balance is less than $16,000, the plaintiff may proceed without any
prepayment of fees and costs.

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

If the balance is greater than $16,000 but less than $32,000, the plaintiff must
prepay half the fees and costs.



If the balance is greater than $32,000, the plaintiff must prepay all fees and
costs.



Substantial assets or debts require individual consideration.

In this case, plaintiff is unemployed and has no assets. Plaintiff receives $770 per
month from Social Security Disability and $167 per month from State Social Security
Insurance, or $11,244 annually. Additionally, plaintiff reports that he supports two minor
dependents. The court subtracted $3,700 for each dependent from plaintiff’s annual income
leaving a balance of $3,844. Accordingly, plaintiff may proceed without any prepayment of
fees or costs.

ORDER
IT IS ORDERED that:
1.

The motions filed by plaintiff Michael Young for leave to proceed without

prepayment of fees (Dkt. # 2) in case nos. 14-cv-584-wmc and 14-cv-585-wmc are
GRANTED.
2.

No further action will be taken in these cases until the court has screened the

complaints pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 to determine whether these cases must be
dismissed because the complaints are frivolous or malicious, fails to state a claim on which

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relief may be granted or seeks monetary relief against a defendant who is immune from such
relief. Once the screening process is complete, a separate order will issue.

Entered this 25th day of August, 2014.
BY THE COURT:

/s/
PETER OPPENEER
Magistrate Judge

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