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Parties Involved:
Raymond Affonso
Plaintiff
Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RAYMOND AFFONSO,

Plaintiff,

v.

CAROLYN W. COLVIN,

Acting Commissioner Of Social Security,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:15-cv-01167-SMS

ORDER DENYING APPLICATION 

TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

(Doc. 3) 

By motion filed July 27, 2015, Plaintiff Raymond Affonso, by his attorney, Kelsey Brown,

seeks to proceed in forma pauperis. Plaintiff submitted an application which is vague and 

incomplete. On the application, Plaintiff was to list things of value owned, such as real estate and 

automobiles. Along with an automobile, Plaintiff listed a real estate property but did not state its 

value. Absent complete information regarding Plaintiff’s financial situation, the Court cannot 

evaluate whether Plaintiff is sufficiently impoverished to justify proceeding without paying the filing 

fee for his lawsuit. 

Additionally, the Court notes that Plaintiff did not include the names of the plaintiff and 

defendant and the case number in the caption of his application. If Plaintiff elects to submit an 

amended complaint, as this order permits him to do, he must provide complete case information in 

the caption of the application. 

Accordingly, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis. Plaintiff 

shall either submit an amended and complete application to proceed in forma pauperis or pay the 

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filing fee to the Clerk of the Court within thirty (30) days of this order. If Plaintiff does not pay the 

filing fee or submit an amended application, the Court shall dismiss the case for lack of prosecution 

without further notice. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 29, 2015 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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