Loera

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA David Rojas LOERA, Case No.: 20-cv-1396-AGS Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA

v.

PAUPERIS (ECF 2)

Andrew M. SAUL Defendant. 15 Plaintiff moves to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP). Plaintiff qualifies to proceed without paying the filing fee and states a claim under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e). So the Court grants plaintiff’s IFP motion and lets his case proceed. 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 has $600.00 in his bank account, $1,254.00 in monthly expenses, and $1,576.29 in monthly income. (ECF 2, at 2, 5.) Virtually all of plaintiff’s income derives from retirement benefits and…