Branch v. Machen et al, No. 3:2014cv00708 - Document 2 (E.D. Va. 2014)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge M. Hannah Lauck on 11/25/2014. Copy mailed to Pro Se Plaintiff. (jsmi, )
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Branch v. Machen et al Doc. 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Richmond Division CLARENCE A. BRANCH, Plaintiff, V. Civil Action No. 3:14CV708 RONALD C. MACHEN and IRVIN B. NATHAN, Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION THIS MATTER is before the Court on Plaintiff Clarence Branch's Motion for Leave to VxoQGQd in Forma Pauperis. (ECFNo. 1). Upon due consideration of Branch's affidavit in support ofhis request and 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1),' the Motion is hereby GRANTED. Branch may proceed in this case without payment of the Court's filing fee. The Clerk is DIRECTED to file the Complaint. ' The statute reads, in pertinent part: (a)(1) [A]ny court ofthe United States may authorize the commencement, prosecution or defense of any suit, action or proceeding, civil or criminal, or appeal therein, without prepayment of fees or security therefor, by a person who submits an affidavit that includes a statement of all assets such prisoner possesses that the person is unable to pay such fees or give security therefor. Such affidavit shall state the nature of the action, defense or appeal and affiant's belief that the person is entitled to redress. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1) (2014). Dockets.Justia.com
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