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Parties Involved:
Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant
Tigran Iskenyan
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TIGRAN ISKENYAN,

Plaintiff,

v.

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:19-cv-01260-BAM

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT 

TO RANDOMLY ASSIGN DISTRICT 

JUDGE

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 

RECOMMENDING PLAINTIFF’S 

APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA 

PAUPERIS BE DENIED

(Doc. Nos. 2, 4)

FOURTEEN (14) DAY DEADLINE

On September 10, 2019, Plaintiff Tigran Iskenyan (“Plaintiff”), proceeding through 

counsel, filed the complaint in this action seeking review of a decision of the Commissioner of 

Social Security. (Doc. No. 1.) Plaintiff did not pay the filing fee and instead filed an 

application to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (Doc. No. 2). 

On December 27, 2019, the Court ordered Plaintiff to complete and file an Application to 

Proceed in District Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs (Long Form) – AO 239 because 

Plaintiff’s application demonstrated that he may be receiving income well above the poverty 

threshold, and the information was insufficient for the Court to determine if he is entitled to 

proceed without prepayment of fees in this action. (Doc. No. 3.) On December 30, 2019, 

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Plaintiff filed a completed Application to Proceed in District Court Without Prepaying Fees or 

Costs (Long Form) – AO 239. (Doc. No. 4.) 

According to Plaintiff’s application filed on December 30, 2019, Plaintiff receives 

monthly income in the amount of $500.00, his spouse receives monthly income in the amount 

of $2,900.00, and they have a checking account containing $500.00. Plaintiff spends $737.00 

per month in rent or home-mortgage payments, $80.00 per month on utilities, $100.00 per 

month on home maintenance, $100.00 per month on food, $120.00 per month on clothing, 

$200.00 per month on transportation, $285.00 per month on motor vehicle installment 

payments, $100.00 per month on credit card installment payments, and $100.00 per month on 

department store installment payments. Plaintiff’s spouse spends $773.09 per month on rent or 

home-mortgage payments, $85.00 per month on utilities, $150.00 per month on home 

maintenance, $400.00 per month on food, $350.00 per month on clothing, $250.00 per month 

on laundry and dry cleaning, $500.00 per month on transportation, $200.00 per month on 

homeowner’s or renter’s insurance, $300.00 per month on credit card installment payments, 

and $200.00 per month on department store installment payments. Plaintiff and his spouse’s 

assets include a real property valued at $170,000.00, a real property valued at $165,000.00, a 

2012 Buick Enclave valued at $5,500.00 and a 2017 Nissan Sentra for which Plaintiff did not 

provide a value. Plaintiff identifies two dependents, a sixteen-year-old daughter and fourteenyear-old son. Additionally, Plaintiff’s original application filed on September 10, 2019, 

identified a third real property with an unidentified value as well as additional rental income 

totaling $2,200.00 and mortgage payments totaling $1,658.00 which do not appear to be 

addressed in Plaintiff’s application filed on December 30, 2019.

Having considered Plaintiff’s application, the Court finds that he has not made the 

showing required by section 1915(a) that he is unable to pay the required fees for this action. 

Accordingly, the Clerk of the Court is HEREBY DIRECTED to randomly assign a District 

Judge to this action.

Furthermore, it is HEREBY RECOMMENDED that:

1. Plaintiff’s application to proceed without prepayment of fees and costs (Doc. Nos.

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2, 4) be DENIED; and

2. Plaintiff be required to pay the $400.00 filing fee in full to proceed with this 

action.

These findings and recommendations are submitted to the United States District Judge 

assigned to the case, pursuant to the provisions of Title 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(l). Within fourteen 

(14) days after being served with these findings and recommendations, Plaintiff may file 

written objections with the Court. Such a document should be captioned “Objections to 

Magistrate Judge’s Findings and Recommendations.” Plaintiff is advised that failure to file 

objections within the specified time may result in the waiver of rights on appeal. Wilkerson v. 

Wheeler, 772 F.3d 834, 838-39 (9th Cir. 2014) (citing Baxter v. Sullivan, 923 F.2d 1391, 1394 

(9th Cir. 1991)).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 28, 2020 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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