(SS) Alvarado v. Commissioner of Social Security

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ERICA LYNN ALVARADO, Case No. 1:25-cv-00474-CDB (SS)

12 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS AND

13 v. DIRECTING CLERK OF THE COURT TO

ISSUE SUMMONS, SCHEDULING ORDER,

14 COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL AND CONSENT OR REQUEST FOR

SECURITY, REASSIGNMENT DOCUMENTS

15 Defendant. (Doc. 2) 16 17 18 Plaintiff Erica Lynn Alvarado (“Plaintiff”) initiated this action with the filing of a complaint 19 on April 24, 2025, seeking review of the final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security 20 denying disability benefits. (Doc. 1). Plaintiff did not pay the filing fee and instead filed an 21 application to proceed in forma pauperis (or “IFP”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (Doc. 2). For 22 the following reasons, the Court finds issuance of the new case documents and Plaintiff’s 23 application to proceed in forma pauperis appropriate. 24 I. Proceeding in forma pauperis 25 The Court may authorize the…