Guerin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CARLEY G., Case No.: 21-cv-572-BGS

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

v. LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA

PAUPERIS

ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of

Social Security, [ECF No. 2] Defendant.

18 On April 1, 2021, Plaintiff Carley G. filed a Complaint seeking judicial review of a decision by the Commissioner of Social Security denying Plaintiff’s application for disability benefits. (ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff has not paid the civil filing fee required to commence this action. Before this Court is a Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (“IFP”) filed by Plaintiff. (ECF No. 2.) All parties instituting any civil action, suit, or proceeding in a district court of the United States, except an application for a writ of habeas corpus, must pay a filing fee. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a); see 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a) (requiring a party instituting a civil action to pay a filing fee of $350…