Opinion
3:21-cv-0518-CLB
01-20-2022
THOMAS SHEA, Plaintiff, v. KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Defendant.
ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS [ECF NO. 1]
Plaintiff has filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis in an action involving judicial review of administrative action by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denying Plaintiff's claim for disability benefits under the Social Security Act. In the application, Plaintiff listed minimal income and assets (ECF No. 1.) For good cause appearing, Plaintiff's request to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 1) is GRANTED.
IT IS ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall file the complaint. The movant herein is permitted to maintain this action to conclusion without the necessity of prepayment of fees or costs or the giving of security therefor. This order granting in forma pauperis status shall not extend to the issuance of subpoenas at government expense.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall issue summons to the following:
Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner
Social Security Administration
Office of General Counsel
Room 611 Almeyer Building
6401 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21235
U.S. Attorney General
U.S. Department of Justice
Ninth and Pennsylvania
Washington, D.C. 20530
United States Attorney
400 S. Virginia Street, Suite 900
Reno, Nevada 89501
The Clerk shall deliver the summons and sufficient copies of the complaint to the U.S. Marshal for service. The Clerk shall send Plaintiff sufficient copies of service of process forms (USM-285) for each Defendant. Plaintiff shall have twenty (20) days in which to return to the required forms USM-285 to the U.S. Marshal at 400 S. Virginia Street, 2nd Floor, Reno, Nevada 89501.