(SS) Paz v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 3

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 9/16/2022 GRANTING #2 Motion to Proceed IFP and DIRECTING E-Service on the Commissioner of Social Security. The Clerk shall issue a summons and serve this order, summons and complaint on the Commissioner of Social Security. [Served by Clerk on Commissioner via E-Service Agreement] (Coll, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DANIEL EMILIO GUZMAN PAZ,

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Plaintiff,

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v.
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,

No. 2:22–cv–1605–KJN
ORDER GRANTING IFP AND
DIRECTING E-SERVICE
(ECF No. 2.)

Defendant.

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Presently pending before the court is plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma

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pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915 (authorizing the commencement of an action “without

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prepayment of fees or security” by a person that is unable to pay such fees). 1 (ECF No. 2.)

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Plaintiff submitted the required affidavit, which demonstrates an inability to prepay fees and costs

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or give security for them. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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Plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 2) is GRANTED;

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2.

The Clerk of Court is directed to issue a summons for this case, the undersigned’s

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scheduling order for Social Security cases, and the court’s order regarding consent

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to the jurisdiction of a magistrate judge; and

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Actions involving review of Social Security decisions are referred to a magistrate judge
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and E.D. Cal. L.R. 302(c)(15).
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In keeping with the court’s e-service procedure for Social Security cases, service

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on the defendant Commissioner of Social Security Administration shall proceed

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under the court’s E-Service program as follows. Once a summons is issued, the

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Clerk of Court shall deliver to the Commissioner of Social Security

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Administration and the United States Attorney’s Office at their designated email

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addresses a notice of electronic filing of the action along with the summons and

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complaint. The Commissioner has represented to the court not to raise a defense

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of insufficient service of process if provided with notice of a complaint as detailed

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in this order. This order is not intended to prevent parties from making any other

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motions that are appropriate under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Dated: September 16, 2022

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