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Parties Involved:
Michael J. Astrue
Defendant
Monica L. Harris
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MONICA L. HARRIS

Plaintiff,

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MICHAEL J. ASTRUE,

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Case No. C 07-4626 JL

ORDER

Plaintiff filed her motion to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) as provided by 28

U.S.C. §1915. Before a court may grant leave for a plaintiff to file a complaint without

paying the $350 filing fee, the threshold requirement is that the plaintiff be indigent.

Plaintiff is presently employed at a monthly income of $3,575.00. This Court finds that

she fails to satisfy the indigence requirement and it would deny the application.

A magistrate judge does not have authority to deny an IFP application without

consent of the plaintiff. Tripati v. Rison, 847 F.2d 548 (9th Cir. 1988). Accordingly, this

Court refers this case for reassignment to an Article III judge.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: October 29, 2007 

James Larson

Chief Magistrate Judge

Case 3:07-cv-04626-EDL Document 5 Filed 10/29/07 Page 1 of 1