Johnson, Linda v. Colvin, Carolyn

Filing 3

ORDER on ifp request: Amended Financial Affidavit due 6/5/2015. Signed by Magistrate Judge Peter A. Oppeneer on 5/18/2015. (jef: w/ enclosure),(ps)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
LINDA L. JOHNSON,
Plaintiff,

ORDER

v.
Case No. 15-cv-279-wmc
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,
Defendant.

Plaintiff Linda L. Johnson, has requested leave to proceed without prepaying the filing
fee in this civil action for monetary and other relief.

From the affidavit of indigency

accompanying plaintiff’s proposed complaint, the court cannot determine whether plaintiff
qualifies for indigent status. In plaintiff’s affidavit, plaintiff states that she is unemployed,
has no income and that she is not married. However, plaintiff does not include information
as to how she is able to pay for her basic living expenses such as food, clothing and shelter.
Without such information, I am unable to conclude that plaintiff qualifies for indigent status.
Therefore, I will provide plaintiff with the opportunity to supplement her request for leave to
proceed without prepaying the filing fee by completing the enclosed affidavit of indigency. In
completing the affidavit, she should take care to show how she pays for her basic necessities
and make sure the affidavit contains her actual gross monthly income from all sources for the
last 12 months.

ORDER
IT IS ORDERED that plaintiff Linda L. Johnson, may have until June 5, 2015, in
which to amend her affidavit of indigency and return it to the court. Plaintiff should take
particular care to show where she receives the means to pay for her basic necessities, such as
food, clothing and shelter. If plaintiff fails to provide this requested financial information in
a timely fashion, then the court will deny her request for leave to proceed without
prepayment of the filing fee for failure to show that she is indigent.

Entered this 18th day of May, 2015.
BY THE COURT:

/s/
PETER OPPENEER
Magistrate Judge