Shakur v. Berryhill
| Amiria S. Shakur |
| Nancy A. Berryhill and Nancy A Berryhill |
| 1:2018cv07001 |
| October 18, 2018 |
| US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
| Virginia M Kendall |
| Young B Kim |
| Social Security: SSID Tit. XVI |
| 42 U.S.C. ยง 205 |
| None |
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| Filing 11 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Young B. Kim: The government's unopposed motion for extension of time to file its answer #10 is denied as moot. Pursuant to Local Rule 8.1(b), the filing of an administrative record shall suffice as the government's answer. The court will enter an order setting out a schedule for filing the necessary administrative record and briefing the parties' cross-motions for summary judgment at a later time. Mailed notice (Kim, Young) |
| Filing 10 MOTION by Defendant Nancy A Berryhill for extension of time to file answer unopposed (Snodgrass, Douglas) |
Filing 9
ORDER REASSIGNING: Case to the Honorable Judge Young B. Kim pursuant to Local Rule 73.1 for all further proceedings, parties having consented to the reassignment. proceedings. Honorable Virginia M. Kendall no longer assigned to the case. Signed by Honorable Virginia M. Kendall on 12/13/2018. (yap, )
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| Filing 8 JOINT CONSENT to Exercise of Jurisdiction by a United States Magistrate Judge (Schultz, Barry) |
| Filing 7 DESIGNATION of Douglas G. Snodgrass as U.S. Attorney for Defendant Nancy A Berryhill (Snodgrass, Douglas) |
| Filing 6 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall. Plaintiff Amiria Shakur's application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis #4 is granted. Title 28 U.S.C. 1915(a) permits the Court to authorize Plaintiff to proceed in forma pauperis if she is unable to pay the mandated filing fee. The statute "is designed to ensure that indigent litigants have meaningful access to the federal courts. Neitzke v. Williams, 490 U.S. 319, 324 (1989). Plaintiff is eligible to proceed in forma pauperis if paying the filing fee would prevent her from purchasing the necessities of life. Zaun v. Dobbin, 628 F.2d 990, 992 (7th Cir. 1980). Plaintiff represents in her affidavit that she is not married and has four children ages four, three, two and seven months that depend on her for support. (Dkt. #4 ). Plaintiff represents that she is currently employed at Checkers, where she works approximately 17-34 hours per week earning $11 per hour, or approximately $9,724 to 19,448 annuallywell below the 2018 poverty guideline for a family of five of $29,420. (Id.; see also https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty-guidelines). Plaintiff also owns a vehicle worth $1,266 and in the last twelve months has received $579 each month ($6,948 total) in food stamps. (Id.). Plaintiff represents that neither she nor anyone else who lives in the same residence (presumably, only her children) has received any other income in the last year, owns any real estate or other personal property worth more than $1,000, or has more than $200 in cash or in a checking or savings account. (Id.). The Court finds Plaintiff has sufficiently demonstrated that she is unable to pay the fee and, therefore, grants Plaintiffs application for in forma pauperis status #4 . Mailed notice (lk, ) |
| Filing 5 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall. Initial status hearing set for 1/19/2019 at 9:00 a.m. Joint Status Report due by 1/24/2019. The parties are directed to Judge Kendall's web page found at www.ilnd.uscourts.gov for information about the Initial Status Report and for information regarding all standing orders for cases on Judge Kendall's docket. The parties shall follow all of the standing orders for Judge Kendall and all Local Rules which can be found at the same web page. For the Initial Status Report, the parties are to report on the following: (1) Possibility of settlement in the case; (2) if no possibility of settlement exists, the nature and length of discovery necessary (with specific dates) to get the case ready for trial; 3) whether the parties jointly consent to proceed before the Magistrate Judge. At the Initial Status Hearing, the Parties shall be prepared to inform the Court about the extent of monetary damages in order for the Court to address the proportionality of discovery as required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26. Lead counsel is directed to appear at this status hearing. Mailed notice (Attachments: #1 Consent to Magistrate Judge Form) (lk, ) |
| Filing 4 APPLICATION by Plaintiff Amiria S. Shakur for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (Schultz, Barry) |
| Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Amiria S. Shakur by Barry Alan Schultz (Schultz, Barry) |
| Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Schultz, Barry) |
| Filing 1 RECEIVED COMPLAINT filed by Amiria S. Shakur; (Attachments: #1 AC Decision)(Schultz, Barry) Modified on 10/19/2018 (aee, ). |
| CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Young B. Kim. (jjr, ) |
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