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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA RAUL M., Case No.: 20-cv-2378-AGS Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

IN FORMA PAUPERIS STATUS

v. (ECF 2) Andrew M. SAUL, Defendant. 11 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 filing fee of $402. 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a)1. But if granted the right to proceed in forma pauperis, a plaintiff can proceed without paying the fee. Rodriguez v. Cook, 169 F.3d 1176, 1177 (9th Cir. 1999). Here, plaintiff and his spouse have a total of $77 in cash and $1,328.52 in the bank. (ECF 2, at 2.) Each month, plaintiff receives $143 in disability and $585 in unemployment, and his spouse receives $571 in unemployment and $254 in…