McDonald v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 5

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 6/6/2012 GRANTING 4 Motion to Proceed IFP; DIRECTING the Clerk of Court to serve the Scheduling Order in Social Security cases; ORDERING Plaintiff to submit an original and 5 copies of the compl eted summons, 5 copies of the Complaint, and 5 copies of the Scheduling Order to the U.S. Marshal within 14 days and to file a Statement with the Court that said documents have been submitted; DIRECTING the U.S. Marshal to serve all process without prepayment of costs no later than 60 days from the date of this order and to file a Statement with the Court that said documents have been served. (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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DOROTHY ANN MCDONALD,
Plaintiff,

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vs.

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No. 2:12-cv-1490 EFB

MICHAEL J. ASTRUE,
Commissioner of Social Security,

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Defendant.

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

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and has submitted the affidavit required thereunder which demonstrates that plaintiff is unable to

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

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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 is granted.

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

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Social Security cases.
3. The Clerk of the Court is further directed to serve a copy of this order on the United

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States Marshal.

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

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

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complaint, and five copies of the scheduling order, and shall file a statement with the court that

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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 of costs

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

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delivering a copy of the summons, complaint, and scheduling order to the United States Attorney

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

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scheduling order by registered or certified mail to the Attorney General of the United States at

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Washington, D.C. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(i)(1)(A) & (B). The Marshal shall also send a copy of

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the summons, complaint, and scheduling order by registered or certified mail to the

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

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611, Altmeyer Bldg., Baltimore, MD 21235. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(i)(2). The United States

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Marshal shall thereafter file a statement with the court that said documents have been served.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: June 6, 2012.

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