(SS) Potts v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GERRY RENEE POTTS, ) Case No.: 1:21-cv-0625- JLT ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION ) TO PROCEED INFORMA PAUPERIS v. ) (Doc. 2)

ANDREW SAUL, ) Commissioner of Social Security, ) ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT WITH ) LEAVE TO AMEND Defendant. )

Gerry Renee Potts 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 (Doc. 1) and a motion to proceed in forma pauperis filed by Plaintiff (Doc. 2). For the following reasons, the request to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED, and the complaint 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…