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Jones v. St. Vincents Health System

United States District Court, M.D. Florida, Jacksonville Division
Jun 19, 2007
Case No. 3:07-cv-177-J-32TEM (M.D. Fla. Jun. 19, 2007)

Summary

adopting report and recommendation finding court costs associated with pursuing plaintiff's suit not beyond plaintiff's reach and recommending denial of in forma pauperis status where plaintiff and wife's average monthly expenses did not exceed their monthly household income

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Opinion

Case No. 3:07-cv-177-J-32TEM.

June 19, 2007


ORDER


This case is before the Court on Plaintiff's Complaint (Doc. 1) and Affidavit of Indigency (Doc. 2), which the Court construes as a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). Upon review of these filings, the assigned United States Magistrate Judge issued a Report and Recommendation recommending that the Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis be denied without prejudice to plaintiff filing a paid complaint (Doc. 6). No objections were filed and the time in which to do so has now passed.

Accordingly, upon independent review of the file and for the reasons stated in the Report and Recommendation issued by the Magistrate Judge (Doc. 6), it is hereby

ORDERED:

1. The Report and Recommendation (Doc. 6) of the Magistrate Judge is ADOPTED as the opinion of the Court.

2. Plaintiff's Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (Doc. 2) is DENIED.

3. No later than August 20, 2007 plaintiff shall pay the filing fee to continue the prosecution of this case. Plaintiff's failure to pay the filing fee by the August 20, 2007 deadline will result in dismissal of this case without prejudice without further notice. DONE AND ORDERED at Jacksonville, Florida.


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Jun 19, 2007
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Case details for

Jones v. St. Vincents Health System

Case Details

Full title:DOUGLAS C. JONES, Plaintiff, v. ST. VINCENTS HEALTH SYSTEM, Defendant

Court:United States District Court, M.D. Florida, Jacksonville Division

Date published: Jun 19, 2007

Citations

Case No. 3:07-cv-177-J-32TEM (M.D. Fla. Jun. 19, 2007)

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