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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA TONI R., Case No.: 21-cv-0919-AGS Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

IN FORMA PAUPERIS STATUS

v. (ECF 4) Andrew M. SAUL, Defendant. 8 Plaintiff moves to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP). Plaintiff qualifies to proceed without paying the initial filing fee, and her 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. 1 See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). 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 owns one asset—a car which she lives in—and has no cash on hand. She receives $249 a month in food stamps and $500 a year from a student loan. (ECF 4, at 2-3.) Plaintiff’s normal monthly expenses are $673. (Id. at 4-5.) The…