(SS) Fernandes-Silva v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARIA FERNANDES-SILVA, Case No. 1:22-cv-00575-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-ONE DAY DEADLINE

17 Plaintiff Maria Fernandes-Silva filed a complaint on May 13, 2022, challenging a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security denying an 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. (ECF No. 2.) However, Plaintiff’s application does not currently provide sufficient information for the Court to conclude that they are entitled to proceed in this action without prepayment of fees. Specifically, Plaintiff proffers monthly income of $1,350.00 per month in private disability payments, or approximately…