Ellis-Sanders
Ellis-Sanders v. Kijakazi
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 OUDREE SAMAIYAH E., Case No.: 23-cv-1655-KSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION
v. TO PROCEED IN FORMA
PAUPERIS
KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting
Commissioner of Social Security, [DKT. NO. 4] Defendant.
17 Before the Court is plaintiff Oudree Samaiyah E.’s Application to Proceed In Forma 18 Pauperis. Dkt. No. 4. For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS the Application. 19 A court may authorize the commencement of a suit without prepayment of fees if 20 the plaintiff submits an affidavit, including a statement of all his or her assets, showing that 21 he or she is unable to pay the filing fee. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). The affidavit must “state 22 the facts as to [the] affiant’s poverty with some particularity, definiteness and certainty.” 23 United States v. McQuade, 647 F.2d 938, 940 (9th Cir. 1981) (internal quotations omitted). 24 A party need not be completely destitute to proceed in forma pauperis. Adkins v. E.I.…