Jones

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA Tara JONES, Case No.: 19-cv-2288-AGS Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA

v. PAUPERIS (ECF No. 2), DISMISSING SOCIAL SECURITY THE COMPLAINT WITHOUT

PREJUDICE, AND CLOSING THE

ADMINISTRATION

CASE, WITH LEAVE TO AMEND

Defendant. 16 Plaintiff moves to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP). While plaintiff qualifies to proceed without paying the initial filing fee, her complaint fails to state a claim for relief. So, the Court grants plaintiff’s IFP motion but dismisses the complaint without prejudice. Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis Typically, parties instituting a civil action in a United States district court must pay a $400 filing fee. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a); 1915. But if granted the right to proceed IFP, a plaintiff can proceed without paying the fee. Rodriguez v. Cook, 169 F.3d 1176, 1177 (9th Cir. 1999). Here plaintiff lists household…