Seavello
Seavello v. Colvin
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JACOB A.S., Case No.: 24-cv-2441-DDL
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING
v. APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN
FORMA PAUPERIS
CAROLYN COLVIN, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, [Dkt. No. 2] Defendant. 16 17 On December 24, 2024, Jacob A.S. (“Plaintiff”) filed a complaint seeking judicial review of a final adverse decision of the Commissioner pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). Dkt. No. 1. Plaintiff concurrently filed an application to proceed in this matter in forma pauperis (the “IFP Application”), which is presently before the Court. Dkt. No. 2. This Court may “authorize the commencement . . . of any suit, action or proceeding, civil or criminal, without prepayment of fees or security therefor” by any person who demonstrates his or her inability to pay such fees. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). A party need not be completely destitute to proceed in forma pauperis. Adkins v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., 335 U.S. 331, 339-40…