Kijakazi

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 12 ANTHONY GONZALEZ, Case No.: 23-CV-1611 W (DDL)

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

v. PROCEED IFP [DOC. 2] AND

REFERRING CASE TO THE

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

MAGISTRATE JUDGE FOR A

SECURITY,

REPORT & RECOMMENDATION Defendant. 18 19 On August 31, 2023, Plaintiff Anthony Gonzalez (“Plaintiff”) filed a complaint seeking review of the denial of his application for social security disability and supplemental security income disability benefits under the Social Security Act. Along with the complaint, Plaintiff filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) (the “Motion” [Doc. 2]). 25 I. INTRODUCTION The determination of indigency falls within the district court’s discretion. California Men’s Colony v. Rowland, 939 F.2d 854, 858 (9th Cir. 1991), reversed on other grounds, 506 U.S. 194 (1993) (“Section 1915 typically requires the reviewing court to exercise its sound…