Stenerson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DARRIN S., Case No.: 21cv0385-LL

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

v. PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

ANDREW M. SAUL, Commissioner of [ECF No. 7] Social Security, 15 Defendant. 16 17 On March 4, 2021, Plaintiff filed a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF No. 2. 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. 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 she is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). See Rodriguez v. Cook, 169 F.3d 1176, 1177 (9th Cir. 1999). A federal court may…