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Hedrick v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.

United States District Court, Eastern District of California
Nov 16, 2022
2:22-cv-2029-KJN (E.D. Cal. Nov. 16, 2022)

Opinion

2:22-cv-2029-KJN

11-16-2022

DENELLE MARIE HEDRICK, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.


ORDER GRANTING IFP AND DIRECTING E-SERVICE (ECF NO. 2.)

KENDALL J. NEWMAN UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Presently pending before the court is plaintiff's motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915 (authorizing the commencement of an action “without prepayment of fees or security” by a person that is unable to pay such fees).(ECF No. 2.) Plaintiff submitted the required affidavit which demonstrates an inability to prepay fees and costs or give security for them. See, e.g., Ketschau v. Byrne, 2019 WL 5266889, *1 (W.D. Wash. Oct. 17, 2019) (“A person is eligible if they are unable to pay the costs of filing and still provide the necessities of life . . . This generally includes incarcerated individuals with no assets and persons who are unemployed and dependent on government assistance.”).

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).

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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

2. The Clerk of Court is directed to issue a summons for this case, the undersigned's scheduling order for Social Security cases, and the court's order regarding consent to the jurisdiction of a magistrate judge; and

3. In keeping with the court's e-service procedure for Social Security cases, service on the defendant Commissioner of Social Security Administration shall proceed under the court's E-Service program as follows. Once a summons is issued, the Clerk of Court shall deliver to the Commissioner of Social Security Administration and the United States Attorney's Office at their designated email addresses a notice of electronic filing of the action along with the summons and complaint. The Commissioner has represented to the court not to raise a defense of insufficient service of process if provided with notice of a complaint as detailed in this order. This order is not intended to prevent parties from making any other motions that are appropriate under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.


Summaries of

Hedrick v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.

United States District Court, Eastern District of California
Nov 16, 2022
2:22-cv-2029-KJN (E.D. Cal. Nov. 16, 2022)
Case details for

Hedrick v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.

Case Details

Full title:DENELLE MARIE HEDRICK, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY…

Court:United States District Court, Eastern District of California

Date published: Nov 16, 2022

Citations

2:22-cv-2029-KJN (E.D. Cal. Nov. 16, 2022)