Madera v. Berryhill
| Shannon Madera |
| Nancy A. Berryhill and Nancy A Berryhill |
| 1:2018cv07074 |
| October 22, 2018 |
| US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
| Michael T Mason |
| Social Security: SSID Tit. XVI |
| 42 U.S.C. ยง 205 |
| None |
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| Filing 12 CERTIFIED COPY OF ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD by Defendant Nancy A Berryhill (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Exhibit, #3 Exhibit, #4 Exhibit, #5 Exhibit, #6 Exhibit, #7 Exhibit, #8 Exhibit, #9 Exhibit, #10 Exhibit, #11 Exhibit, #12 Exhibit, #13 Exhibit, #14 Exhibit, #15 Exhibit, #16 Exhibit, #17 Exhibit)(Arce, Jimmy) |
Filing 11
ORDER REASSIGNING Case to the Honorable Michael T. Mason, pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(C) for all further proceedings, parties having consented to the reassignment. Honorable Judge Virginia M. Kendall no longer assigned to the case. Signed by Honorable Virginia M. Kendall on 12/12/18. (tt, )
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| Filing 10 JOINT CONSENT to Exercise of Jurisdiction by a United States Magistrate Judge (Alpert, Beth) |
| Filing 9 DESIGNATION of Jimmy Lorenzo Arce as U.S. Attorney for Defendant Nancy A Berryhill (Arce, Jimmy) |
| Filing 8 COMPLAINT filed by Shannon Madera. (tt, ) |
| Filing 7 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall. Plaintiff Shannon Madera's application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis #4 is granted. 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). Here, Plaintiff represents in her affidavit that she has not been employed since 2014, at which point she was working for the Hilton Garden Inn and earning $9/hour plus tips. (Dkt. #4 ) at 1. She further represents that she is married but separated and her spouse is not currently employed. She does not have any dependents. Id. at 13. According to the affidavit, in the last twelve months, Plaintiff has not received income from any source. Id. at 2. Although Plaintiff reports having $500.00 in a checking account, she does not own any real estate, automobiles or other personal property worth more than $1000. Id. at 1, 3. As such, payment of the filing fee in this action would substantially deplete the very little funds Plaintiff has reported and would prevent her from purchasing the necessities of life. Finally, Madera seeks to challenge a denial of Supplemental Social Security Income disability benefits. Considering these factors, the Court finds Plaintiff has sufficiently demonstrated that she is indigent and unable to pay the fee and, therefore, grants her application for in forma pauperis #4 status. Mailed notice. (lk, ) |
| Filing 6 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall. Initial status hearing set for 1/25/2019 at 9:00 a.m. Joint Status Report due by 1/22/2019. 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) (lk, ) |
| CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Michael T. Mason. Case assignment: Random assignment. (yt) |
| Filing 5 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Shannon Madera by Elise D Crawley (Crawley, Elise) |
| Filing 4 APPLICATION by Plaintiff Shannon Madera for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (Alpert, Beth) |
| Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Shannon Madera by Beth A. Alpert (Alpert, Beth) |
| Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Alpert, Beth) |
| Filing 1 RECEIVED Complaint and by Shannon Madera (Alpert, Beth) |
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