(SS) Luna-Michael v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 3

ORDER GRANTING #2 Motion to Proceed IFP, signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 7/14/2021. (Marrujo, C)

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

9

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10
11

KRISTI ANN LUNA-MICHAEL,
Plaintiff,

12
13
14

Case No. 1:21-cv-01083-SAB
ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS AND
DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO ISSUE
SUMMONS

v.
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,

(ECF No. 2)
15

Defendant.

16
17

Kristi Ann Luna-Michael (“Plaintiff”) filed a complaint on July 12, 2021, challenging a

18 final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security denying her application for disability
19 benefits. Plaintiff did not pay the filing fee in this action and instead filed an application to
20 proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (ECF No. 2.) Plaintiff’s application
21 demonstrates entitlement to proceed without prepayment of fees.
22

On April 14, 2020, General Order Number 615 issued staying all Social Security actions

23 filed after February 1, 2020 until the Commissioner may begin normal operations at the Office of
24 Appellate Hearings Operations and may resume preparation of a certified copy of the
25 administrative record. The Court shall order that the complaint in this action be served and the
26 matter will be stayed once service has been effected on the defendant. The parties are hereby
27 directed to paragraph 1 of the scheduling order to be issued in this action, which provides that
28 service of the Defendant shall proceed under the Court’s E-service program.

1

1

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

2

1.

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

3

2.

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

4

3.

The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to deliver to the Commissioner of Social

5

Security Administration and the United States Attorney’s Office at their

6

designated email addresses, a notice of electronic filing of this action along with

7

the summons and complaint.

8
9

IT IS SO ORDERED.

10 Dated:

July 14, 2021
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28

2