Barrett

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL JAMES BARRETT, Case No.: 20cv1713-LL

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

v. PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of [ECF No. 3] Social Security, 15 Defendant. 16 17 On September 1, 2020, Plaintiff filed a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF No. 3. In this action, Plaintiff is seeking review and reversal of the final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) that denied Plaintiff’s claim for disability benefits. ECF No. 1. For the reasons set forth below, Plaintiff’s motion is GRANTED. All parties instituting any civil action, suit, or proceeding in a district court of the United States, except an application for writ of habeas corpus, must pay a filing fee of $400. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). An action may proceed despite a plaintiff’s failure to prepay the entire fee only if he or she is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) pursuant …