Jonathan Yates v. Commissioner of Social Security

Summary

The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey denies Jonathan Yates’s application to proceed in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). The court concludes that the disclosed assets, together with the undisclosed income of his spouse, do not establish an inability to pay litigation costs, and orders the case closed unless the filing fee is paid within 14 days.

Holdings

1. Plaintiff failed to establish that he was unable to pay the costs of litigation because the assets disclosed in his application demonstrated that he could pay the filing fee.

Questions Presented

1. Whether plaintiff demonstrated sufficient indigence to proceed in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1).

Disposition

other