Ahrari

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA Habibullah Khwaja AHRARI, Case No.: 20-cv-1971-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 initial review of the complaint shows it states a claim for relief. So, the Court grants plaintiff’s IFP 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 lists monthly household living expenses as $1,564. and household income as $1,199. (ECF 2 at 2, 5.) Plaintiff is not currently employed, but plaintiff’s spouse earns the bulk of…