Goetz
Goetz v. SS Disability
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Terry H. Goetz, Case No.: 19cv1603-CAB-RBM
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
v. PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS [Doc. No. 2] AND DENYING SS Disability,
WITHOUT PREJUDICE REQUEST
Defendant. FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL [Doc. No. 3]
Plaintiff, a non-prisoner, proceeding pro se, has filed a complaint based on denial of Plaintiff’s individual application for social security benefits. Plaintiff has not paid the civil filing fee required to commence this action, but rather, has filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. [Doc. No. 2.] Plaintiff has also filed a (one-page) Request for Appointment of Counsel. [Doc. No. 3.] A. Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a), a court may authorize the commencement of a suit without prepayment of fees if the plaintiff submits an affidavit, including a statement of all his or her assets,…