Martin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DONALD M., Case No.: 20-cv-01736-JLB

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

v. MOTION FOR LEAVE TO

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

ANDREW SAUL, Acting Commissioner

of Social Security, 15 Defendant. 16 [ECF No. 2] 17 Plaintiff Donald M. has filed a Complaint against the Commissioner of Social Security, Andrew Saul, seeking judicial review of the Commissioner’s final decision denying his application for disability insurance benefits. (ECF No. 1 ¶ 6.) The parties have consented to the disposition of the case by Magistrate Judge Jill L. Burkhardt pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). (ECF No. 5.) Presently before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (“IFP Motion”). (ECF No. 2.) For the reasons set forth below, Plaintiff’s IFP Motion is DENIED without prejudice. I. LEGAL STANDARD All parties instituting a civil action, suit, or proceeding in a district…