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Parties Involved:
Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant
Jeniffer Savein Phou
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JENIFFER SAVEIN PHOU,

Plaintiff,

v.

CAROLYN W. COLVIN,

Acting Commissioner Of Social Security,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:16-cv-00782-SMS

ORDER GRANTING AMENDED

APPLICATION TO PROCEED 

IN FORMA PAUPERIS

(Doc. 4) 

On June 7, 2016, the Court denied Plaintiff Jennifer Phou’s application to proceed in forma 

pauperis. Doc. 3. Because the application was incomplete, the Court could not evaluate whether 

Plaintiff was sufficiently impoverished to justify proceeding without paying the filing fee for his 

lawsuit. Plaintiff was ordered to pay the filing fee or re-file a completed application within thirty 

(30) days of the order. Nearly two weeks after the 30-day deadline, Plaintiff submitted an amended 

application on July 18, 2016. Accompanying the amended application is a declaration from her 

counsel, Jacqueline A. Forslund. Therein, Ms. Forslund explained why the amended application was 

not timely filed. Satisfied with Ms. Forslund’s explanation, the Court therefore accepts the late 

amended application to proceed in forma pauperis.

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 While the amended application provides a more complete picture of Plaintiff’s financial status, it 

is not 100% complete. There are no answers to questions 2b and 6. Plaintiff and Ms. Forslund are 

advised that motions/applications to the Court should not be completed in haste or with little regard 

for the Court’s directive. 

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The Court finds Plaintiff has submitted an amended application which sets forth the showing 

required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). Doc. 4. 

Accordingly, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis. The Clerk 

of Court is directed to issue the summons and new case documents. The United States Marshal is 

directed to serve a copy of the complaint, summons, and this order upon the defendant if requested by the 

plaintiff. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 19, 2016 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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