Case 5:20-cv-00227-JFW-MAA Document Filed 01/19/ Page 1 of Page ID #:
2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MONICA MERCADO, Case No. 5:20-cv-00227-JFW (MAA)
Plaintiff, ORDER OF DISMISSAL v.
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
15 Defendant.
I. SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS On February 4, 2020, Plaintiff, identified in the Complaint as “Monica Mercado on behalf of [B.Z.M.1],” initiated this action for review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security denying an application for Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”). (Compl. 1, ECF No. 1.) On February 4, 2020, Plaintiff also filed a Request to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (ECF No. 3), which the Court granted on February 5, 2020 (ECF No. 6). On February 7, 2020, the Court issued an order (“Order-1”) stating that Mercado is not the SSI claimant and therefore lacks statutory or constitutional 27 1 Although the minor child is named in the Complaint, the Court uses the child’s initials to protect his…