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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA KRISTEN R., Case No.: 22-cv-1715-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. I. 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 $5,000—and has $20 in her bank account. (ECF 2, at 2-3.) She receives $267 in food stamps each month and has no other stable income source. (Id. at 2.) Plaintiff’s normal monthly expenses are…