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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 || KRIS K., Case No.: 3:20-cv-00515-RBM Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S 13 || V. APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN 14 || ANDREW M. SAUL, COMMISSIONER PREPS VING Fees OR COSTS OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant. [Doc. 2] 17 18 I. INTRODUCTION On March 19, 2020, Plaintiff Kris K. (“Plaintiff”), appearing pro se, filed a ||complaint under 42 U.S.C. §§ 405(g) and 433 seeking judicial review of the Commissioner ||of the Social Security Administration’s (“Defendant” or “Commissioner” or “SSA”) final 23 || decision denying Plaintiffs retirement and survivor insurance benefits (“RSI”) under Title of the Social Security Act (“the Act”). (See Doc. 1.) Plaintiff did not pay the required filing fee and instead filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP Motion”). (Doc. ||2-) On April 8, 2020, Chief Judge Larry A. Burns issued an order staying…