UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION

STEPHANIE NORMAN,

Plaintiff, v. Case No. 8:19-cv-2430-WFJ-CPT

H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.,

Defendant. __________________________________/

ORDER Before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion to proceed on appeal in forma pauperis (Dkt. 92). The magistrate judge issued a thorough and well-reasoned report recommending in forma pauperis status to proceed on appeal be denied (Dkt. 97). The time for filing objections has passed. The Court reviews the legal conclusions de novo in the absence of an objection. See LeCroy v. McNeil,

, 556 (11th Cir. 2010) (citation omitted); Cooper-Houston v. S. Ry. Co.,

(11th Cir. 1994). For the reasons explained in the Report and Recommendation, and in conjunction with an independent examination of the file, the Court rules as follows: 1. The Report and Recommendation (Dkt. 97) is adopted, confirmed, and approved in all respects and is hereby made a part of this Order. 2. Plaintiff’s motion to proceed on appeal in forma pauperis (Dkt. 92) is denied.

3. The Clerk is directed to notify the Court of Appeals of its ruling in accordance with Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 24(a)(4). DONE AND ORDERED in Tampa, Florida, on July 17, 2023.

s/William F. Jung WILLIAM F. JUNG UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

COPIES FURNISHED TO: Plaintiff, pro se Counsel of record