(SS) Dubord v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RUDOLPH ANTHONY DUBORD, No. 2:20-cv-634-KJN Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS and

ORDER

v. (ECF No. 2) COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

SECURITY,

15 Defendant. 16 Presently pending before the court is plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed without the prepayment of fees and costs, also referred to as in forma pauperis, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915.1 (ECF No. 2.) Under this section, the court may authorize the commencement of an action “without prepayment of fees or security therefor” by a person that is unable to pay such fees or provide security therefor. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). Presently, a filing fee of $400.00 is required to commence a civil action in this court. The affidavit in support of the motion indicates that plaintiff has a monthly income of approximately $3,100, i.e., $37,200 annually, and has $4,000 in a checking or savings account. (See ECF No. 2.) According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, the current…