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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PARKER D., Case No.: 3:19-cv-01818-AHG Plaintiff, ORDER:

v. (1) DENYING MOTION FOR LEAVE ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of TO PROCEED IN FORMA Social Security, PAUPERIS; and

Defendant. (2) GRANTING LEAVE TO AMEND

17 [ECF NO. 2] 18 Plaintiff filed his Complaint in this matter on September 20, 2019, seeking judicial review of the Commissioner of Social Security’s final decision denying his application for disability insurance benefits. ECF No. 1. Along with the Complaint, Plaintiff filed a Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) under 28 U.S.C. § 1915. ECF No. 2. A motion to proceed IFP presents two issues for the Court’s consideration. First, the Court must determine whether the applicant has properly shown an inability to pay the $400 filing fee under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). See Rodriguez v. Cook, 169 F.3d 1176, 1177 (9th Cir. 1999). To that end, each applicant seeking to…