Jaynes

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARK DAVID JAYNES, Case No.: 23-CV-2173-SBC

Plaintiff,

ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

v. TO PROCEED IN FORMA

PAUPERIS

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant. 16

18 Before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis on the Complaint (“IFP Motion”). (Doc. No. 2.) The Court screens Plaintiff’s Complaint under 28 U.S.C. section 1915(e), as required when a plaintiff files a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. The Court finds the Complaint fails to sufficiently states a claim for relief and, for this reason, does not reach the merits of whether Plaintiff has adequately demonstrated an inability to pay the filing fee associated with this litigation. Accordingly, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s IFP Motion without prejudice, DISMISSES the Complaint without prejudice, and elaborates below. / / / / / / Complaints filed pursuant to the in forma pauperis (“IFP”) provisions of…