Mercado

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JUAN CARLOS MERCADO, Case No.: 22-CV-1713 (NLS)

Plaintiff, (1) ORDER DISMISSING v. COMPLAINT WITH LEAVE TO

AMEND;

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting

Commissioner of Social Security (2) ORDER DENYING MOTION Administration,

FOR APPOINTMENT OF

16 Defendant. COUNSEL; and 17 (3) ORDER DENYING MOTION

FOR IFP

19 [ECF Nos. 2, 3]

21 Juan Carlos Mercado (“Plaintiff”), proceeding pro se, seeks review of a decision 22 by the Social Security Commissioner that denied his application for benefits. ECF No. 1. 23 The parties have consented to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction over the case. ECF No. 5. 24 Before the Court is Plaintiff’s complaint seeking review of the Social Security 25 Administration’s decision, motion to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP), and motion for 26 appointment of counsel to represent him in this action. ECF Nos. 1-3. For the following 27 reasons, the Court DISMISSES the complaint with leave to amend, if amended within…