Sanchez v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 3

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Gregory G. Hollows on 12/1/2011 GRANTING 2 Motion to Proceed IFP; DIRECTING the Clerk of Court to serve the scheduling order in Social Security cases. Within 15 days, Plaintiff shall submit to the USM an original an d 5 copies of the completed summons, 5 copies of the complaint, 5 copies of the scheduling order and 1 completed USM-285 form and 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. (Michel, G)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ANDRE SANCHEZ,

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Plaintiff,

CIV S-11-2993 GGH

vs.

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MICHAEL J. ASTRUE,
Commissioner of Social Security,

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ORDER

Defendant.
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Plaintiff has requested authority under 28 U.S.C. § 1915 to proceed in forma

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pauperis. Plaintiff has submitted the affidavit required by § 1915(a) showing that plaintiff is

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unable to prepay fees and costs or give security for them. Accordingly, the request to proceed in

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forma pauperis will be granted. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a).

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In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. Plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis (dkt. no. 2) is granted.

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2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve the undersigned’s scheduling order

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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.
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4. Within fifteen days from the date of this order, plaintiff shall submit to the

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United States Marshal an original and five copies of the completed summons, five copies of the

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complaint, five copies of the scheduling order and a completed USM-285 form and shall file a

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statement with the court that said documents have been submitted to the United States Marshal.

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5. The United States Marshal is directed to serve all process without prepayment

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of costs not later than sixty days from the date of this order. Service of process shall be

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completed by delivering a copy of the summons, complaint, and scheduling order to the United

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States Attorney for the Eastern District of California, and by sending two copies of the summons,

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complaint, and scheduling order by registered or certified mail to the Attorney General of the

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United States at Washington, D.C. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(i)(1)(A) & (B). The Marshal shall also

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send a copy of the summons, complaint, and scheduling order by registered or certified mail to

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the Commissioner of Social Security, c/o Office of General Counsel, 6401 Security Blvd., Room

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611, Altmeyer Blvd., Baltimore, MD, 21235. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(i)(2).

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DATED: December 1, 2011

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/s/ Gregory G. Hollows
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
GGH/wvr
Sanchez.2993.ss.ifp.wpd

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