Naylor

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSEPH RICHARD N., Case No.: 3:21-cv-1608-AHG Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA

v.

PAUPERIS

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Commissioner of Social Security, [ECF No. 3] 15 Defendant. 16 17 On September 14, 2021, Plaintiff Joseph Richard N. (“Plaintiff”) brought this action against the Commissioner of Social Security, Kilolo Kijakazi, seeking judicial review of the Commissioner’s final administrative decision denying his application for supplemental security income for lack of disability. ECF No. 1. Along with his Complaint, Plaintiff also filed a Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. ECF No. 3. I. LEGAL STANDARD A motion to proceed IFP presents two issues for the Court’s consideration. First, the Court must determine whether an applicant properly shows an inability to pay the $400 civil filing fee required by this Court. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a), 1915(a). To…