HERRERA v. CUMRU TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT et al, No. 5:2017cv04287 - Document 4 (E.D. Pa. 2017)

Court Description: OPINION/ORDER THAT THE APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS (DOC. NO. 1) IS GRANTED. THE COMPLAINT IS DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. THE REQUEST TO PROCEED PRO SE' IS DENIED AS MOOT. THE PLAINTIFF SHALL HAVE A PERIOD OF TWENTY-ONE DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS ORDER TO FILE AN AMENDED COMPLAINT. SIGNED BY HONORABLE EDWARD G. SMITH ON 10/25/17. 10/26/17 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED TO PRO SE'. (ky, )

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HERRERA v. CUMRU TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT et al Doc. 4 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA LORRAINE HERRERA, : : : : : : : : : : : : Plaintiff, v. CUMRU TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT and MOTOR VEHICLE FROM THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, Defendants. CIVIL ACTION NO. 17-4287 ORDER AND NOW, this 25th day of October, 2017, after considering the application to proceed in forma pauperis and proposed complaint filed by the pro se plaintiff, Lorraine Herrera (Doc. No. 1); and for the reasons set forth in the separately filed memorandum opinion, it is hereby ORDERED as follows: 1. The application to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. No. 1) is GRANTED and the plaintiff has leave to proceed in forma pauperis; 2. The complaint is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE; 3. The request to proceed pro se (Doc. No. 2) is DENIED AS MOOT because the plaintiff does not need permission to proceed pro se; and 4. The plaintiff shall have a period of twenty-one (21) days from the date of this order to file an amended complaint. If the plaintiff fails to timely file an amended complaint, the court will dismiss her claims with prejudice. BY THE COURT: /s/ Edward G. Smith EDWARD G. SMITH, J. Dockets.Justia.com

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