Rattanasinh

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 PHONETHIP R., Case No.: 25-cv-0529-DEB

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

v. APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN

FORMA PAUPERIS AND

LELAND DUDEK, ACTING

SCREENING COMPLAINT

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

SECURITY,

15 Defendant. [DKT. NOS. 1, 3] 17 Before the Court is Plaintiff Phonethip R.’s Application to Proceed in District Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs (“IFP Application”). Dkt. No. 3.1 I. In Forma Pauperis Application All parties instituting any civil action, suit, or proceeding in a district court of the United States must pay a filing fee. 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). Courts may authorize the commencement of a suit without prepayment of fees if the plaintiff submits an affidavit, including a statement of all her assets, demonstrating inability to pay the filing fee. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a); see also Escobedo v. Applebees, 787 F.3d 1226, 1234 (9th Cir. 2015). 26 27 1 In the interest…