Clayton

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 12 EDWARD C., Case No.: 24-cv-02257-JLB

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING WITHOUT

v. PREJUDICE MOTION FOR LEAVE

TO PROCEED IN FORMA

CAROLYN COLVIN, Acting

PAUPERIS

Commissioner of Social Security, 17 Defendant. [ECF No. 3]

19 Plaintiff Edward C. (“Plaintiff”) has filed a Complaint against the Commissioner of Social Security (the “Commissioner”) seeking judicial review of the Commissioner’s final decision denying his application for social security disability insurance benefits. (See ECF No. 1.) Before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (“IFP Motion”). (ECF No. 3.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court DENIES WITHOUT PREJUDICE Plaintiff’s IFP Motion. I. LEGAL STANDARD All parties instituting a civil action, suit, or proceeding in a district court of the United States must pay a filing fee. 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). An action may proceed despite a party’s failure to…