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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KAREN A., Case No.: 3:22-cv-00277-AHG Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA

v.

PAUPERIS

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, [ECF No. 2] 15 Defendant.

17 On March 1, 2022, Plaintiff Karen A. (“Plaintiff”) brought this action against the 18 Commissioner of Social Security (“Defendant” or “Commissioner”), seeking judicial 19 review of the Commissioner’s final administrative decision denying her application for 20 Social Security Disability Insurance benefits and Social Security Supplemental Security 21 Income benefits for lack of disability on remand. ECF No. 1. Along with her Complaint, 22 Plaintiff also filed a Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) under 28 23 U.S.C. § 1915. ECF No. 2.

I. LEGAL STANDARD

25 A motion to proceed IFP presents two issues for the Court’s consideration. First, the 26 Court must determine whether an applicant properly shows an inability to pay the $400 27 civil filing fee required by…