Graham v. Social Security Administration

Filing 6

ORDER directing the Clerk to submit plaintiff's 1 Complaint filed by Diane Onofrio Graham to the United States Marshal for service upon the Commissioner. Signed by Magistrate Judge G. R. Smith on 10/9/14. (wwp)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
STATE SBORO DIVISION
DIANE ONOFRIO GRAHAM,

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Plaintiff,
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Case No. CV614-102

V.

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

In accordance with the Court's instructions, Graham has corrected
certain deficiencies in her pleadings. (Doc. 4 (complaint addendum
identifying the date upon which the Commissioner's decision became
final); doe. 3 (order explaining the complaint's deficiency in that regard).)
As a litigant proceeding in forma pauperis, (doe. 3.), she is "not
responsible for the service of process.

See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d) ('The

officers of the court shall issue and serve all process[.]'); Byrd v. Stone, 94
F.3d 217 ) 219 (6th Cir. 1996) ('the court is obligated to issue plaintiffs
process to a United States Marshal who must in turn effectuate service
upon the defendants . . . once reasonable steps have been taken to

identify for the court the defendants names in the complaint'). . . ."
Crock v. Astrue, 332 F. App'x 777, 778 (3rd Cir. 2009). Pursuant to Fed.
R. Civ. P. 4(c)(3), then, the Clerk is DIRECTED to submit plaintiff's
complaint to the United States Marshal for service upon the
Commissioner.
SO ORDERED this

9

day of October, 2014.

1JNITED T
MAGISTRATE JUDGE
SOUTHEftN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA