Rivera

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ARLETTE L. RIVERA, Case No.: 22cv1580-CAB-BGS

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

v. LEAVE TO APPEAL IN FORMA

PAUPERIS

SCOTT W. BRAY, in his official capacity

as Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence, 15 [Doc. No. 8] Defendant. 16 17 18 This matter comes before the court on Plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) on appeal. [Doc. No. 8.] For the following reasons, Plaintiff’s motion is denied. “An affidavit in support of an IFP application is sufficient where it alleges that the affiant cannot pay the court costs and still afford the necessities of life.” Escobedo v. Applebees, 787 F.3d 1226, 1234 (9th Cir. 2015). “Nonetheless, a plaintiff seeking IFP status must allege poverty with some particularity, definiteness and certainty.” Id. (internal quotation marks omitted). According to her affidavit, Plaintiff is currently employed and has a gross monthly pay of $2,206.36 per month,…