(SS) Blanco v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
5 6 BETSY AMY BLANCO, CASE NUMBER: 1:21-cv-00028-GSA 7 Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND v. RECOMMENDATIONS TO DENY APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of Social FORMA PAUPERIS AND TO Security, REQUIRE FILING FEE PAYMENT,
AND DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT
TO RANDOMLY ASSIGN A UNITED Defendant. STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 12 (Docs. 2, 4, 5)
16 On January 7, 2021 Plaintiff filed a complaint in this Court and applied to proceed without prepayment of fees (in forma pauperis) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Docs. 1–2. The Court requested additional information (Doc. 3), and Plaintiff filed the long form application to proceed in forma pauperis on January 21, 2021. Docs. 4–5. I. Legal Standard In order to proceed without prepayment of the filing fee, Plaintiff must submit an affidavit demonstrating that he “is unable to pay such fees or…