Court Opinion

ID: 2685570
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Date Created: 2014-07-24 20:01:03.080401+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T12:34:48.322435
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In the United States Court of Federal Claims

No. l4-529T
(Filed:July 24,2014) 
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U.S. COURT OF
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ORDER

On June 20, 2014, pro se Plaintiff Noble Ross Reat filed a motion for leave to
proceed in forma pauperis To proceed in forma pauperis, an applicant must submit an
affidavit listing all assets possessed by the applicant and declaring that the applicant is
unable to pay the filing fees. 28 U.S.C. § l9l5(a). Here, Plaintiff filed an IFP Application
to Proceed, which is a form provided by the Court of Federal Claims for this purpose.
However, rather than responding to the application’s questions, Mr. Reat crossed out the
questions and wrote that "I arn not poor, but I should not have to pay to challenge the
government’s self-admitted mistakes."

On June 23, 2014, the Court denied Mr. Reat’s motion and ordered Mr. Reat to pay
the Court’s $400 filing fee by July l6. As of the date of this order, Mr. Reat has failed to
pay the fee. Accordingly, Plaintiff`s complaint is DISMISSED without prejudice under
Rule 4l(b) of the Rules of the Court of Federal Claims for failure to prosecute, and the
Clerk is directed to enter judgment for the Defendant.

lT IS SO ORDERED.

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THOl\/[AS C. WHEELER
Judge