Filed: Apr. 28, 2015
Latest Update: Apr. 28, 2015
Summary: ORDER STEVEN M. GOLD , Magistrate Judge . Plaintiff, represented by counsel, brings this case alleging claims of employment discrimination, hostile work environment and retaliation. Plaintiff has filed a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, or "IFP". Docket Entry 2. A court may authorize a plaintiff to commence a suit without paying a filing fee if she submits an affidavit detailing her income and assets and demonstrates that she is unable to make the payment. Whether a plainti
Summary: ORDER STEVEN M. GOLD , Magistrate Judge . Plaintiff, represented by counsel, brings this case alleging claims of employment discrimination, hostile work environment and retaliation. Plaintiff has filed a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, or "IFP". Docket Entry 2. A court may authorize a plaintiff to commence a suit without paying a filing fee if she submits an affidavit detailing her income and assets and demonstrates that she is unable to make the payment. Whether a plaintif..
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ORDER
STEVEN M. GOLD, Magistrate Judge.
Plaintiff, represented by counsel, brings this case alleging claims of employment discrimination, hostile work environment and retaliation. Plaintiff has filed a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, or "IFP". Docket Entry 2.
A court may authorize a plaintiff to commence a suit without paying a filing fee if she submits an affidavit detailing her income and assets and demonstrates that she is unable to make the payment. Whether a plaintiff qualifies for IFP status rests with the court's discretion. Pinede v. New York City Dept. of Environmental Protection, 2013 WL 1410380, at *2 (E.D.N.Y. Apr. 8, 2013); DiGianni v. Pearson Educ., 2010 WL 1741373, at *1 (E.D.N.Y. Apr. 30, 2010).
Having reviewed the financial disclosures made by plaintiff on her application, I find that she has failed to establish her inability to pay the court's $400 filing fee. Plaintiff is gainfully employed, earning $2,176 monthly. Plaintiff's rent is only $650 per month. Plaintiff has more than $1000 in her checking account and more than $25,000 in investments. Based on these facts, plaintiff's motion is denied. Plaintiff is directed to pay the court's filing fee by May 15, 2015.
SO ORDERED.
