(SS) Clark v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
5 6 JODI CLAIRE CLARK, CASE NO.: 1:22-cv-00227-BAK-GSA 7 Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND v. RECOMMENDATIONS TO DENY APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting FORMA PAUPERIS AND TO Commissioner of Social Security, REQUIRE FILING FEE PAYMENT,
AND DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT
TO RANDOMLY ASSIGN A UNITED Defendant. STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 12 (Docs. 3)
16 On February 23, 2022 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. 1–3. I. Legal Standard In order to proceed without prepayment of the filing fee, Plaintiff must submit an affidavit demonstrating that she “is unable to pay such fees or give security therefor.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). “To proceed in forma pauperis is a privilege not a right.” Smart v. Heinze, 347 F.2d 114, 116 (9th Cir. 1965). In enacting the in…