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

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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

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