Hastie-Sanders
Hastie-Sanders v. O'Malley
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LANDON H., Case No.: 24-cv-0991-DEB
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
v. IN FORMA PAUPERIS
APPLICATION
MARTIN O’MALLEY, Acting
Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant. [DKT. NO. 3] 17 Before the Court is Plaintiff Landon H.’s application to proceed with his complaint in forma pauperis (“IFP”).1 Dkt. No. 3. I. Motion to Proceed IFP A court may authorize the commencement of a suit without prepayment of fees if the plaintiff submits an affidavit, including a statement of all assets, showing he is unable to pay the filing fee. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). The affidavit must “state the facts as to [the] affiant’s poverty with some particularity, definiteness and certainty.” United States v. McQuade, 647 F.2d 938, 940 (9th Cir. 1981) (quoting Jefferson v. United States, 277 F.2d 723, 725 (9th Cir. 1960)). An affidavit is sufficient if it shows the…