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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSEPH S., Case No.: 22cv1176-MDD

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

v. MOTION TO PROCEED IN

FORMA PAUPERIS

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting

Commissioner of Social Security, 15 [ECF No. 2] Defendant. 16 On August 11, 2022, Joseph S. (“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 under the Social Security Act and 42 U.S.C. § 1383(c)(3). (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, 26 must pay a filing fee of $400. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). An action may 2 …