Rodriguez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PATRICIA R., Case No.: 23-cv-2096-DEB

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING

v. APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN

FORMA PAUPERIS

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, ACTING

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

SECURITY,

[DKT. NO. 2] 16 Defendant. 17 Before the Court is Plaintiff Patricia R’s Application to Proceed with her Complaint in forma pauperis (“IFP”). Dkt. 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 her assets, showing she is unable to pay the filing fee. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). The affidavit must “state the facts as to [the] affiant’s poverty with some particularity, definiteness and certainty.” United States v. McQuade, 647 F.2d 938, 940 (9th Cir. 1981) (internal quotations omitted). An affidavit is sufficient if it shows the applicant cannot pay the fee “and still be able to provide himself [or herself] and dependents with the necessities of…