Koengeter

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NATHAN KOENGETER, Case No.: 19CV2228-KSC

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION

v. TO PROCEED IN FORMA

PAUPERIS [DOC. NO. 2]

ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant.

17 On November 22, 2019, plaintiff Nathan Koengeter commenced an action against 18 Andrew Saul, the Commissioner of Social Security, seeking review of a final adverse 19 decision of the Commissioner. [Doc. No. 1.] Plaintiff also filed an Application to Proceed 20 with his Complaint in forma pauperis. [Doc. No. 2.] The Application is in the form of an 21 affidavit. [Id.] 22 A court may authorize the commencement of a suit without prepayment of fees if 23 the plaintiff submits an affidavit, including a statement of all his or her assets, showing 24 that he or she is unable to pay the filing fee. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). The affidavit must 25 “state the facts as to [the] affiant's poverty with some particularity, definiteness and 26 certainty.” United States v. McQuade, 647…