Castillo

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANGELA C., Case No.: 23-cv-198-KSC

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING APPLICATION

v. TO PROCEED IN FORMA

PAUPERIS

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting

Commissioner of Social Security, [Doc. No. 2] Defendant.

17 On February 2, 2023, plaintiff Angela C. commenced this action against Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, seeking review of a final adverse decision of the Commissioner. Doc. No. 1. Plaintiff also moved to proceed in forma pauperis. Doc. No. 2. A court may authorize the commencement of a suit without prepayment of fees if the plaintiff submits an affidavit, including a statement of all his or her assets, showing that he or she is unable to pay the filing fee. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). The statute does not define “what constitutes insufficient assets,” but “‘[o]ne need not be absolutely destitute to obtain [the] benefits of the in forma pauperis statute.’”…