Kaland v. Saul

Filing 6

ORDER granting #2 application to Proceed in forma pauperis. Signed by Magistrate Judge Karen S. Crawford on 11/17/2020. (jpp)(dlg).

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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GREGORY K.,

Case No.: 3:20-cv-2180-KSC
Plaintiff,

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v.

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ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION
TO PROCEED IN FORMA
PAUPERIS [DOC. NO. 2]

ANDREW M. SAUL, Commissioner of
Social Security,

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Defendant.

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On November 6, 2020, plaintiff Gregory K. commenced an action against Andrew

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M. Saul, the Commissioner of Social Security, seeking review of a final adverse decision

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of the Commissioner. Doc. No. 1. Plaintiff also filed an Application to Proceed with his

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Complaint in forma pauperis. Doc. No. 2.

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A court may authorize the commencement of a suit without prepayment of fees if

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the plaintiff submits an affidavit, including a statement of all his or her assets, showing that

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he or she is unable to pay the filing fee. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). The affidavit must “state

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the facts as to [the] affiant's poverty with some particularity, definiteness and certainty.”

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United States v. McQuade, 647 F.2d 938, 940 (9th Cir.1981) (internal quotations omitted).

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A party need not be completely destitute to proceed in forma pauperis. Adkins v. E.I.

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DuPont de Nemours & Co., 335 U.S. 331, 339–340 (1948). An affidavit is sufficient if it

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