HUNT, JR. v. C.D.C. CENTER FOR DISEASES CONTROL et al, No. 2:2021cv13558 - Document 4 (D.N.J. 2021)
Court Description: OPINION & ORDER; that Plaintiff's application to proceed in forma pauperis, I.F.P. App., is DENIED; that the Clerk shall serve this Opinion and Order upon Plaintiff by regular mail and by certified mail return receipt.. Signed by Judge John Michael Vazquez on 10/12/2021. (ld, )
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HUNT, JR. v. C.D.C. CENTER FOR DISEASES CONTROL et al Doc. 4 Not for Publication UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY BENNIE N. HUNT, JR., Plaintiff, Civil Action No. 21-13558 (JMV) (AME) v. CENTER FOR DISEASES CONTROL, HEALTH DEPARTMENTS WORLDWIDE (Every City & Every State), DOCTORS & HOSPITALS (Every City & Every State), WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS, OPINION & ORDER Defendants. John Michael Vazquez, U.S.D.J. Plaintiff Bennie N. Hunt, Jr., seeks to bring this action against the Centers for Diseases (sic) Control (“C.D.C.”), health departments worldwide, every doctor and hospital in the United States, and World Health Organizations1 in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. For the reasons discussed below, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis. Under § 1915, this Court may excuse a litigant from prepayment of fees when the litigant “establish[es] that he is unable to pay the costs of his suit.” Walker v. People Express Airlines, Inc., 886 F.2d 598, 601 (3d Cir. 1989). Comparing Plaintiff’s reported monthly income to his reported monthly expenses in his Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis, D.E. 1-1 (“I.F.P. App.”) at 2, 5, it appears that Plaintiff has several hundred dollars in discretionary income per month. Further, while he does not disclose how much cash he has on hand, see id. at 4, he does 1 It appears that Plaintiff seeks to sue the World Health Organization. See D.E. 1 at 9. 1 Dockets.Justia.com disclose two bank accounts with non-negligible amounts therein. Id. As a result, Plaintiff has not “establish[ed] that he is unable to pay the costs of his suit.” Walker, 886 F.2d at 601. Accordingly, and for good cause shown, IT IS on this 12th day of October, 2021 ORDERED that Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis, I.F.P. App., is DENIED; and it is further ORDERED that the Clerk shall serve this Opinion and Order upon Plaintiff by regular mail and by certified mail return receipt. __________________________ John Michael Vazquez, U.S.D.J. 2
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