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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DEBRA L., Case No.: 20-CV-42 JLS (BGS)

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

v. PROCEED IFP

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY (ECF No. 3) 15 Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff Debra L. has filed a Complaint seeking judicial review of the Social Security Administration’s denial of Plaintiff’s disability claim (ECF No. 1) and a Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis (“IFP”) (“Mot.,” ECF No. 3). For the reasons set forth below, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s Motion to Proceed IFP with leave to pay the filing fee. Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a), the Court may authorize a plaintiff to pursue a case without payment of the filing fee. Whether an affiant has satisfied § 1915(a) falls within “the reviewing court[’s] . . . sound discretion.” California Men’s Colony v. Rowland, 939 F.2d 854, 858 (9th Cir. 1991), rev’d on other grounds, 506 U.S. 194 (1993). A party need not “be absolutely…