(SS) Juarez v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARIA JUAREZ, Case No. 1:21-cv-00680-SAB

Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING APPLICATION TO

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

v. WITHOUT PREJUDICE AND REQUIRING

PLAINTIFF TO FILE LONG FORM

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, APPLICATION

Defendant. (ECF No. 2)

TWENTY DAY DEADLINE

17 Plaintiff Maria Juarez filed a complaint on April 22, 2021, challenging a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security denying her application for disability benefits. Plaintiff did not pay the filing fee in this action and instead filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. However, Plaintiff’s application does not demonstrate that she is entitled to proceed in this action without prepayment of fees. Plaintiff states that she receives, through her husband’s income, $2,500.00 per month. In order to proceed in court without prepayment of the filing fee, Plaintiff must submit an affidavit…