Sargantt
Ruba Toni Sargantt v. Frank Bisignano, Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RUBA TONI SARGANTT, Case No. 25-cv-02737-BAS-VET
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
v. MOTION FOR LEAVE TO
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
FRANK BISIGNANO, Commissioner of (ECF No. 8) Social Security, 15 Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Ruba Toni Sargantt filed a complaint against Defendants (ECF No. 1) and a motion to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) (ECF No. 2) concurrently. The Court initially dismissed Plaintiff’s motion (ECF No. 7). Plaintiff filed a renewed motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 8), which the Court evaluates in this Order. For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff’s motion to proceed IFP. Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915, a litigant who because of indigency is unable to pay the required fees or security to commence a legal action may petition the court to proceed without making such payment. The determination of indigency falls within the district court’s discretion. Cal. Men’s Colony v.…