Pereira

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA EDIMAR P., Case No.: 20-cv-1069-AGS Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA

v. PAUPERIS (ECF No. 3) Andrew M. SAUL, Defendant. 15 Plaintiff moves to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP). Plaintiff qualifies to proceed without paying the initial filing fee and his complaint states a claim for relief. So, the Court grants plaintiff’s motion. 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). Plaintiff is unemployed and lists his sole income as $194 in monthly food stamps. (ECF No. 3, at 3.) Plaintiff claims no assets except $74 in cash. (Id. at 2.) In light of the foregoing, the Court finds that plaintiff…