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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 YOLANDA V., Case No.: 3:19-cv-01856-AHG Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

v.

ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of [ECF No. 7] Social Security, 15 Defendant.

17 On October 3, 2019, the Court denied Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to proceed in 18 forma pauperis (“IFP”) because her Complaint failed to state a claim and permitted leave 19 to amend. ECF Nos. 3, 5. Plaintiff filed an Amended Complaint and a renewed IFP Motion 20 on October 11, 2019. ECF Nos. 6, 7. 21 A motion to proceed IFP presents two issues for the Court’s consideration. First, the 22 Court must determine whether the applicant has properly shown an inability to pay the 23 $400 filing fee under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). See Rodriguez v. Cook, 169 F.3d 1176, 1177 24 (9th Cir. 1999). To that end, each applicant seeking to proceed IFP must provide the Court 25 a signed affidavit including a statement of all the applicant’s assets. CivLR 3.2(a). Second, 26 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii), the Court…