Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-ared-3_24-cv-00208/USCOURTS-ared-3_24-cv-00208-0/pdf.json

Nature of Suit Code: 863
Nature of Suit: Social Security - DIWC/DIWW (405(g))
Cause of Action: 42:405 Review of HHS Decision (DIWC)

---

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

NORTHERN DIVISION

GEORGE BEASLEY PLAINTIFF

v. Case No. 3:24-cv-00208-KGB-JTK

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, DEFENDANT

Acting Commissioner 

Social Security

ORDER

Pending before the Court is Plaintiff George Beasley’s Motion to Proceed In Forma 

Pauperis. (Doc. No. 1) Mr. Beasley’s application shows he earns $5,642.21 per month. The listed 

expenses total to $3,282.96 per month, including a car payment “for a friend.”

The purpose of 28 U.S.C. § 1915 is to ensure that indigent litigants have an entre, not a 

barrier, to the federal courts. In re Williamson, 786 F.2d 1336, 1338 (8th Cir. 1986) (quoting 

Souder v. McGuire, 516 F.2d 820, 823 (3rd Cir. 1975)). Although a claimant need not be 

completely destitute to take advantage of the IFP statute, he or she must show that paying the filing 

fee would result in an undue financial hardship. Williamson, 786 F.2d at 1338. With the 

information provided to the Court, Mr. Beasley has not established that he is indigent or that paying 

the filing fee would result in undue financial hardship. Accordingly, his Motion to Proceed In 

Forma Pauperis (Doc. No. 1) is DENIED.

If Mr. Beasley wishes to proceed with this action, he must pay the applicable filing fee, 

within thirty (30) days of the issuance of this Order. Failure to comply within the required period 

of time may result in summary dismissal of Mr. Beasley’s complaint. 

Case 3:24-cv-00208-KGB-JTK Document 3 Filed 11/26/24 Page 1 of 2
SO ORDERED THIS 26th day of November, 2024.

____________________________________

JEROME T. KEARNEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Case 3:24-cv-00208-KGB-JTK Document 3 Filed 11/26/24 Page 2 of 2