Moffett
Moffett v. Kijakazi
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GWEN M., Case No.: 23-cv-1562-KSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION
v. TO PROCEED IN FORMA
PAUPERIS [DOC. NO. 2]
KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant.
17 Plaintiff filed an Application to Proceed with her Complaint in forma pauperis. Doc. 18 No. 2. A court may authorize the commencement of a suit without prepayment of fees if 19 the plaintiff submits an affidavit, including a statement of all his or her assets, showing that 20 he or she is unable to pay the filing fee. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). The affidavit must “state 21 the facts as to [the] affiant's poverty with some particularity, definiteness and certainty.” 22 United States v. McQuade, 647 F.2d 938, 940 (9th Cir.1981) (internal quotations omitted). 23 A party need not be completely destitute to proceed in forma pauperis. Adkins v. 24 E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., 335 U.S. 331, 339–340 (1948). An affidavit is sufficient 25 if it shows that the…