(SS) Stewart v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 3

ORDER GRANTING #2 Motion to Proceed IFP signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 2/17/2021. (Jessen, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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STEPHANIE ELIZABETH STEWART,
Plaintiff,

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ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS AND
DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO ISSUE
SUMMONS

v.

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Case No. 1:21-cv-00193-SAB

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,
(ECF No. 2)

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Defendant.

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Stephanie Elizabeth Stewart (“Plaintiff”) filed a complaint on February 17, 2021, along

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19 application demonstrates entitlement to proceed without prepayment of fees.
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On April 14, 2020, General Order Number 615 issued staying all Social Security actions

21 filed after February 1, 2020 until the Commissioner may begin normal operations at the Office of
22 Appellate Hearings Operations and may resume preparation of a certified copy of the
23 administrative record. The Court shall order that the complaint in this action be served and the
24 matter will be stayed once service has been effected on the defendant. Plaintiff is hereby
25 directed to paragraph 1 of the scheduling order to be issued in this action, which directs that the
26 summons and complaint shall be served within 20 days of the filing of the complaint. Plaintiff
27 shall promptly file proof of service with the Court upon completion of service.
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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

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Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED;

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The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to issue a summons; and

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The United States Marshal is DIRECTED to serve a copy of the complaint,
summons, and this order upon the defendant if requested by the plaintiff.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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February 17, 2021
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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