(SS) Bonifacio v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SAMANTHA H. BONIFACIO, No. 2:21-cv-00396 CKD (SS) Plaintiff, v. ORDER ANDREW M. SAUL, Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant.

17 Plaintiff is proceeding through counsel. Plaintiff has filed an in forma pauperis affidavit in which she states that her spouse’s monthly take-home pay is $4,000. Pursuant to federal statute, a filing fee of $350.00 is required to commence a civil action in federal district court. 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). In addition, a $50.00 general administrative fee for civil cases must be paid. 28 U.S.C. § 1914(b). The court may authorize the commencement of an action “without prepayment of fees and costs or security therefor, by a person who makes affidavit that he is unable to pay such costs or give security therefor.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). In her application, plaintiff lists no dependents. Her household’s annual take-home income is roughly $48,000. According to the 2020 federal poverty guidelines issued…