(SS) Lopez-Frausto v. Commissioner of Social Security

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10

11 AMANDA LOPEZ-FRAUSTO, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-1611 JLT ) 12 Plaintiff, ) ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION ) TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS 13 v. ) (Doc. 2) ) 14 ANDREW M. SAUL, ) ORDER DISMISSING PLAINTIFF’S Commissioner of Social Security, ) COMPLAINT WITH LEAVE TO AMEND 15 ) Defendant. ) 16

17 Amanda Lopez- Fausto seeks to proceed in forma pauperis with an action for judicial review of 18 the administrative decision denying an application for Social Security benefits. Pending before the 19 Court are the complaint and the motion to proceed in forma pauperis. (Docs. 1, 2) For the following 20 reasons, Plaintiff’s motion to procced in forma pauperis is GRANTED and the complaint is 21 DISMISSED with leave to amend. 22 I. Proceeding in forma pauperis 23 The Court may authorize the commencement of an action without prepayment of fees “by a 24 person who submits an affidavit that includes a statement of all assets such…