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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ALBERT H., Case No.: 24cv0126-SBC Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S v. MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA

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MARTIN O’MALLEY, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, [ECF No. 3] Defendant. 16 17 On January 19, 2024, Albert H. (“Plaintiff”) filed this Social Security appeal pursuant to Section 405(g) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), challenging the denial of his application for Supplemental Security Income (ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff simultaneously filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). (ECF No. 3.) For the reasons set forth below, Plaintiff’s motion to proceed IFP is GRANTED. 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, must pay a filing fee of $400. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). An action may proceed despite plaintiff’s failure to prepay the entire fee only if the…