(SS) Hedrick v. Commissioner of Social Security

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 DENELLE MARIE HEDRICK, No. 2:22–cv–2029–KJN 12 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IFP AND

DIRECTING E-SERVICE

13 v. (ECF No. 2.) 14 COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

SECURITY,

15 Defendant. 16 17 Presently pending before the court is plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma 18 pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915 (authorizing the commencement of an action “without 19 prepayment of fees or security” by a person that is unable to pay such fees).1 (ECF No. 2.) 20 Plaintiff submitted the required affidavit which demonstrates an inability to prepay fees and costs 21 or give security for them. See, e.g., Ketschau v. Byrne, 2019 WL 5266889, *1 (W.D. Wash. Oct. 22 17, 2019) (“A person is eligible if they are unable to pay the costs of filing and still provide the 23 necessities of life . . . This generally includes incarcerated individuals with no assets and persons 24 who are unemployed and dependent on government assistance.”). 25 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 26 1. Plaintiff’s request to…