Aguilar

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 FRANCISCO A., Case No.: 3:20-cv-01768-KSC

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

v. LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA

PAUPERIS [DOC. NO. 2]

ANDREW M. SAUL, Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant.

On September 9, 2020, plaintiff Francisco A. commenced an action against Andrew M. Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, seeking review of a final adverse decision of the Commissioner. [Doc. No. 1.] Plaintiff also filed Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis. [Doc. No. 2.] A party need not be completely destitute to proceed in forma pauperis. Adkins v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., 335 U.S. 331, 339–340 (1948). A court may authorize the commencement of a suit without prepayment of fees if the plaintiff submits an affidavit, including a statement of all his or her assets, showing that he or she is unable to pay the filing fee. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). The affidavit must “state the facts as to…