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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA MARIA E. S., Case No.: 22-cv-0364-AGS Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

IN FORMA PAUPERIS STATUS

v. (ECF 2) Kilolo KIJAKAZI, 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 no assets and has $58.25 in her checking account. (ECF 2, at 2-3.) She has an average monthly income of $1,023. (Id. at 1-2.) Plaintiff’s normal monthly expenses exceed that income. (Id. at 4-5 (estimating either $1,178…