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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 COLLEEN LUNA, No. 2:21–cv–733–WBS–KJN Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IFP REQUEST v. (ECF No. 2.) METROPOLITAN LIFE INS. CO., et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). See 28 U.S.C. § 1915 (authorizing the commencement of an action “without prepayment of fees or security” by a person that is unable to pay such fees). Plaintiff’s affidavit makes the required showing, and so the request to proceed IFP is granted. See, e.g., Ketschau v. Byrne, 2019 WL 5266889, *1 (W.D. Wash. Oct. 17, 2019) (“A person is eligible if they are unable to pay the costs of filing and still provide the necessities of life . . . This generally includes incarcerated individuals with no assets and persons who are unemployed and dependent on government assistance.”). The determination a plaintiff may proceed in forma pauperis does not complete the required inquiry. Under Section 1915, the court…