Bench v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 5

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 4/30/13 GRANTING 2 Motion to Proceed IFP; pltf shall submit a completed summons and copies of the complaint to the USM within 14 days; statement of submission of documents shall be filed with the court within 14 days; service of process shall be completed within 60 days. (Manzer, C)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CLARENCE ROBERT BENCH,
Plaintiff,

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No 2:13-cv-0467 AC

vs.
CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting
Commissioner of Social Security,

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Defendant.
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ORDER

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 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 fourteen days from the date of this order, plaintiff shall submit to the

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United States Marshal a completed summons and copies of the complaint and file a statement

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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 and complaint to the United States Attorney for

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the Eastern District of California, and by sending a copy of the summons and complaint by

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registered or certified mail to the Attorney General of the United States at Washington, D.C. See

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Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(i)(1)(A) & (B). The Marshal shall also send a copy of the summons and

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complaint by registered or certified mail to the Commissioner of Social Security, c/o Office of

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General Counsel, Region IX, 160 Spear Street, Suite 800, San Francisco, CA 94105-1545. See

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Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(i)(2).

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DATED: April 30, 2013.

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ALLISON CLAIRE
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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