(SS) Guzman v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MONICA TABAREZ GUZMAN, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-0514- JLT ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION ) TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS v. ) (Doc. 2) ) ANDREW SAUL, ) ORDER DIRECTING CLERK TO ISSUE Commissioner of Social Security, ) SUMMONS, SOCIAL SECURITY CASE ) DOCUMENTS, AND SCHEDULING ORDER Defendant. ) ) ORDER DIRECTING SERVICE OF THE ) COMPLAINT

Monica Tabarez Guzman seeks to proceed in forma pauperis with an action for judicial review of the administrative decision denying Social Security benefits. Pending before the Court are the complaint and the motion to proceed in forma pauperis. (Docs. 1, 2) For the following reasons, the Court finds service of the complaint is appropriate. I. Proceeding in forma pauperis The Court may authorize the commencement of an action without prepayment of fees “by a person who submits an affidavit…