Ambrose

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA JUSTIN A., Case No.: 22-cv-0714-AGS Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

IN FORMA PAUPERIS STATUS

v. (ECF 2), BUT DISMISSING THE Kilolo KIJAKAZI, COMPLAINT Defendant. 8 Plaintiff moves to proceed in forma pauperis. The Court concludes that plaintiff qualifies to proceed without paying the initial filing fee, but his complaint fails to state a claim for relief. So, the Court grants plaintiff’s IFP motion but dismisses the complaint without prejudice. 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). Plaintiff owns a 2021 motor vehicle, but has no other assets nor cash on hand or in a bank account. (ECF 2, at…