ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF'S APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS WITHOUT PREJUDICE AND REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO FILE LONG FORM APPLICATION TO PROCEED WITH PREPAYMENT OF FEES (ECF No. 2) TWENTY DAY DEADLINE

STANLEY A. BOONE, District Judge.

Plaintiff Rajvinder S. Dhaliwal ("Plaintiff) filed the complaint in this action on February 13, 2018, challenging the denial of Social Security benefits. (ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff did not pay the filing fee in this action and instead filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (ECF No. 2.) However, based upon Plaintiffs application, the Court is unable to determine if Plaintiff is entitled to proceed in this action without prepayment of fees. Plaintiff's application indicates that he is employed and receives take-home salary or wages in the amount of $550 per month and his wife earns $1,100 per month, which places their yearly income at $19,800. The 2018 Poverty Guidelines for the 48 contiguous states for a household of two ``is $16,460.00. 2018 Poverty Guidelines, https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty-guidelines (last visited February 14, 2018). Plaintiffs income is above the 2018 poverty level for a family of two. Plaintiff also indicates that he has cash, a checking account, or a savings account, in the amount of $700.00.

Accordingly, the Court will order Plaintiff to complete and file an Application to Proceed in District Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs (Long Form) — AO 239. If Plaintiff is unwilling to complete and submit the long form application, Plaintiff must pay the filing fee in full.

Based upon the foregoing, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

IT IS SO ORDERED.