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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 DONNELL R., Case No.: 21cv1189-MDD

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

v. MOTION TO PROCEED IN

FORMA PAUPERIS

ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of

Social Security, 14 [ECF No. 2] Defendant. 15 On June 29, 2021, Donnell R. (“Plaintiff”) filed this social security appeal pursuant to Section 205(g) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), challenging the denial of Plaintiff’s application for Supplemental Security Income benefits. (ECF No. 1). Plaintiff simultaneously filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). (ECF No. 2). For the reasons set forth herein, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff’s motion to proceed IFP. 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 U.S.C. § 1914(a). An action may proceed

1 In addition to the $350.00 statutory fee, civil litigants must pay an…