Bisignano

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DEBRALEE M., Case No.: 3:25-cv-3658-AHG Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA

v.

PAUPERIS

FRANK BISIGNANO, Commissioner of Social Security, [ECF No. 3] 15 Defendant. 16 17 On December 18, 2025, Plaintiff Debralee M. (“Plaintiff”) brought this action against the Commissioner of Social Security, Frank Bisignano, seeking judicial review of the Commissioner’s final administrative decision denying her application for Social Security disability insurance benefits and Supplemental Security Income for lack of disability. ECF No. 1. Along with her Complaint, Plaintiff also filed a Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) under 28 U.S.C. § 1915. ECF No. 3. I. LEGAL STANDARD A motion to proceed IFP presents two issues for the Court’s consideration. First, the Court must determine whether an applicant properly shows an inability to pay the $405 civil filing fee…