Carlos Hernandez v. Commissioner of Social Security

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ORDER Finding Service of Complaint Appropriate and Directing the Clerk of Court to Issue a Summons and the United States Marshal to Serve the Commissioner; ORDERED that U.S. Marshal is to serve the Summons, a Copy of the Amended Complaint 10 , pp. 2-6, and this order upon the Defendant, signed by Magistrate Judge Sandra M. Snyder on 04/29/2015. (Martin-Gill, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CARLOS HERNANDEZ,
Plaintiff,

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v.
CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting
Commissioner of Social Security,

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Defendant.

Case No. 1:15-cv-00110-SMS
ORDER FINDING SERVICE OF
COMPLAINT APPROPRIATE AND
DIRECTING THE CLERK OF COURT
TO ISSUE A SUMMONS AND THE
UNITED STATES MARSHAL
TO SERVE THE COMMISSIONER
(Doc. 10 at pp. 2-6)

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Plaintiff Carlos Hernandez, proceeding pro se, seeks review of the Commissioner's denial of

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his application for disability benefits under the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.). On

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February 2, 2015, after screening the complaint, the Court dismissed it with leave to amend.

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Plaintiff filed an amended complaint on April 22, 2015. Doc. 10 at pp. 2-6.

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Having screened Plaintiff's amended complaint, the Court finds that although it is inartful, it

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adequately alleges a cognizable claim that the Commissioner's denial of Plaintiff's application for

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disability benefits was not supported by substantial evidence.

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Accordingly, the Court hereby DIRECTS the Clerk of Clerk of Court to issue a summons and

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DIRECTS the United States Marshal to serve the summons, a copy of the amended complaint (Doc.

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10 at pp. 2-6), and this order upon the Defendant.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

April 29, 2015

/s/ Sandra M. Snyder
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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