Masters v. Berryhill

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SCREENING ORDER re 5 Amended Complaint. IT IS ORDERED that the Clerk of Court shall issue summons to the United States Attorney for the District of Nevada and deliver the summons and Amended Complaint to the U.S. Marshal for service. Plaintif f shall serve the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration by sending a copy of the summons and Amended Complaint by certified mail. See Order for details. Signed by Magistrate Judge Peggy A. Leen on 5/17/17. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MR)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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CHARLES T. MASTERS,

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Plaintiff,

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Case No. 2:17-00905-JAD-PAL

v.

SCREENING ORDER

NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Acting
Commissioner of Social Security,

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(Am. Compl. – ECF No. 5)
Defendant.

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Plaintiff Charles T. Masters has submitted an Amended Complaint (ECF No. 5) in

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accordance with the court’s Screening Order (ECF No. 3) dismissing the original complaint with

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leave to amend. The court has reviewed the Amended Complaint and finds that it cures the

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deficiencies noted in the screening order.

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Accordingly,

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IT IS ORDERED:

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1. The Clerk of Court shall issue summons to the United States Attorney for the District

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of Nevada and deliver the summons and Amended Complaint to the U.S. Marshal for

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service.

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2. Plaintiff shall serve the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration by sending

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a copy of the summons and Amended Complaint by certified mail to: (1) Office of

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Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX, Social Security Administration, 160 Spear St.,

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Suite 899, San Francisco, California 94105-1545; and (2) the Attorney General of the

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United States, Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room 4400,

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Washington, D.C. 20530.

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3. Following the Defendant’s filing of an answer, the court will issue a scheduling order
setting a briefing schedule.

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4. From this point forward, Plaintiff shall serve upon Defendant or, if appearance has been

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entered by counsel, upon the attorney, a copy of every pleading, motion, or other

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document filed with the Clerk of the Court pursuant to LR IC 1-1 and 4-1 of the Local

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Rules of Practice. In accordance with LR IC 4-1(d), the parties shall include with each

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filing a certificate of service stating that a true and correct copy of the document was

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served on an opposing party or counsel for an opposing party and indicating how

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service was accomplished. The court may disregard any paper received by a district

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judge or magistrate judge that has not been filed with the Clerk of the Court, and any

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paper received by a district judge, magistrate judge, or the Clerk of the Court that fails

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to include a certificate of service.

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Dated this 17th day of May, 2017.

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PEGGY A. LEEN
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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