Rodgers
Rodgers v. Saul
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CEDRIC RODGERS, Case No.: 21cv1534-NLS
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR
v. LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA
PAUPERIS
ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of
Social Security, [ECF No. 2] Defendant.
17 18 Before the Court is Plaintiff Cedric Rodgers’s complaint seeking judicial review of the Social Security Administration’s decision and accompanying motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). ECF Nos. 1, 2. After due consideration and for the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS the motion to proceed IFP. I. Screening under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a) A complaint filed pursuant to the IFP provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a), is subject to a mandatory and sua sponte review by the Court. Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d 1122, 1127 (9th Cir. 2000). The Court must dismiss the complaint if it is frivolous or malicious, fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or…