Gonzales v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 VIRGINIA ESTELLE G., Case No.: 21-cv-00674-KSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION
v. TO PROCEED IN FORMA
PAUPERIS [DOC. NO. 3]
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
15 Defendant.
On April 15, 2021, plaintiff Virginia Estelle G. commenced an action against the Commissioner of Social Security, seeking review of a final adverse decision of the Commissioner. Doc. No. 1. Plaintiff also filed an Application to Proceed with her Complaint in forma pauperis. Doc. No. 3. 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 [the] affiant's poverty with some particularity, definiteness and certainty.” United States v. McQuade, 647 F.2d 938, 940 (9th Cir.1981) (internal…