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Nature of Suit Code: 863
Nature of Suit: Social Security - DIWC/DIWW (405(g))
Cause of Action: 42:405 Review of HHS Decision (DIWW)

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STANTON MCCLENDON,

Plaintiff,

v.

CAROLYN W. COLVIN,

Defendant.

Case No. 17-cv-00408-PJH 

ORDER REGARDING APPLICATION 

TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

Re: Dkt. No. 2, 4

On January 31, 2017, the court ordered plaintiff to clarify two matters concerning 

his application to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). See Dkt. 4. First, the court noted 

that “although plaintiff has indicated that he owns a home in response to question 5, he 

has not provided any estimate of the value of his home or any mortgage on the home.”

Id. at 1. Second, “plaintiff has written ‘GA’ in the ‘utilities’ section of question 8,” but if he

receives general assistance, then “this income should be listed in response to question 

2e, about receiving money from government sources.” Id. As a result of these issues, 

the court was unable to make a decision as to whether plaintiff would be permitted to 

proceed in forma pauperis, or instead be required to pay the filing fee. 

The court ordered plaintiff to refile his IFP application, or to otherwise clarify these 

issues, no later than February 21, 2017. Plaintiff has not filed any response.

The court will permit plaintiff an additional 21 days to either (1) refile his IFP 

application with the court, or (2) pay the $400 filing fee. If plaintiff does not take one of 

these actions by March 17, 2017, then this case will be dismissed for failure to 

prosecute. The court is attaching a blank IFP application to this order that plaintiff may 

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use. The application must be submitted to the Clerk’s Office in San Francisco or 

Oakland, or mailed to: Clerk’s Office, United States District Court, 1301 Clay Street, Suite 

400 South, Oakland, CA 94612.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 24, 2017

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PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON

United States District Judge

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