Boudreaux

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOHN BYRON BOUDREAUX., Case No.: 20cv274 BGS

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

v. PROCEED IFP

ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of Social Security [ECF 2] 15 Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff John B. filed a Complaint seeking judicial review of the Social Security Administration’s denial of Plaintiff’s disability claim and a Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). (ECF 1, 2.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s Motion to Proceed IFP with leave to pay the filing fee within 30 days. 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 destitute” to proceed…