Carreira v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 3

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 7/24/09 GRANTING 2 Motion to Proceed IFP; clerk is directed to serve the scheduling order in social security cases; clerk is directed to serve a copy of this order on the USM; within 15 days pla intiff shall submit an original and 5 copies of the completed summons, 5 copies of the complaint, 5 copies of the scheduling order and a completed USM-285 form to the USM; plaintiff shall file a statement with the court that said documents have been submitted to the USM; the USM is directed to serve all process within 60 days from the date of this order. (cc:USM) (Gaydosh, J)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 vs. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant. / ORDER IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA CHERYL CARREIRA, Plaintiff, No. CIV S-09-1672 EFB

Plaintiff has requested authority under 28 U.S.C. § 1915 to proceed in forma pauperis, and has submitted the affidavit required thereunder which demonstrates that plaintiff is unable to prepay fees and costs or give security for them. Accordingly, the request to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. Plaintiff's request to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. 2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve the undersigned's scheduling order in Social Security cases. 3. The Clerk of the Court is further directed to serve a copy of this order on the United States Marshal. //// 1

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4. Within fifteen days from the date of this order, plaintiff shall submit to the United States Marshal an original and five copies of the completed summons, five copies of the complaint, five copies of the scheduling order and a completed USM-285 form, and shall file a statement with the court that said documents have been submitted to the United States Marshal. 5. The United States Marshal is directed to serve all process without prepayment of costs not later than sixty days from the date of this order. Service of process shall be completed by delivering a copy of the summons, complaint, and scheduling order to the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of California, and by sending two copies of the summons, complaint, and scheduling order by registered or certified mail to the Attorney General of the United States at Washington, D.C. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(i)(1)(A) & (B). The Marshal shall also send a copy of the summons, complaint, and scheduling order by registered or certified mail to the Commissioner of Social Security, c/o Office of General Counsel, 6401 Security Blvd., Room 611, Altmeyer Bldg., Baltimore, MD 21235. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(i)(2). The United States Marshal shall thereafter file a statement with the court that said documents have been served. IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED: July 24, 2009.

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