King v. Colvin

Filing 3

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 5/20/15 GRANTING 2 Motion to Proceed IFP. Plaintiff shall submit service documents to the USM within 14 days, as well as a statement to the court regarding submission. The USM is directed to serve process within 60 days. (Manzer, C)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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VALERIE JEAN KING,

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Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER

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

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No. 2:15-cv-01081-AC

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

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Plaintiff has submitted the affidavit required by § 1915(a) showing 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 social

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security cases.
3. The Clerk of the Court is further directed to serve a copy of this order on the United
States Marshal.
4. Within fourteen (14) days from the date of this order, plaintiff shall submit to the
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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Information regarding the number of copies currently required by the United States Marshal may

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be obtained from the United States Marshals Service, 501 I Street, Suite 5600, Sacramento, CA

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95814 (tel. [phone]).

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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 (60) days from the date of this order. Service of process shall be completed by

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delivering a copy of the summons and complaint to the United States Attorney for the Eastern

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

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certified mail to the Attorney General of the United States at Washington, D.C. See Fed. R. Civ.

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

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

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

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

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DATED: May 20, 2015

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