(SS) Alvarez v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EDWARD SOTO ALVAREZ, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-1390 JLT ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION ) TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS v. ) (Doc. 2) ) ANDREW SAUL, ) ORDER DIRECTING THE CLERK TO ISSUE Commissioner of Social Security, ) SUMMONS, SOCIAL SECURITY CASE ) DOCUMENTS, AND SCHEDULING ORDER Defendant. ) ) )

Edward Soto Alvarez seeks to proceed in forma pauperis with an action for judicial review of the administrative decision denying her application for 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 issuance of the new case documents 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 that…