Kakadelas

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA KYLE T. K., Case No.: 21-cv-1451-AGS Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

IN FORMA PAUPERIS STATUS

v. (ECF 3) Kilolo KIJAKAZI, Defendant. 8 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. 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 valued at $4,000—and has no cash on hand. (ECF 3, at 3.) He has no income and no monthly expenses. (Id. at 4-5.) Plaintiff’s normal monthly expenses are $673. (Id. at 1-2, 4-5.) The Court finds that…