(SS) Wetzel v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SARITA WETZEL, Case No. 1:20-cv-1511-SAB

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF LEAVE TO

FILE AMENDED COMPLAINT

v. (ECF No. 1) COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

SECURITY, THIRTY DAY DEADLINE

15 Defendant.

17 Sarita Wetzel (“Plaintiff”), proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed this action seeking judicial review of the denial of disability benefits pursuant to the Social Security Act. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s complaint, filed on October 26, 2020. I. SCREENING STANDARD Notwithstanding any filing fee, the court shall dismiss a case if at any time the Court determines that the complaint “(i) is frivolous or malicious; (ii) fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted; or (iii) seeks monetary relief against a defendant who is immune from such relief.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2); see Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d 1122, 1129 (9th Cir. 2000) (section 1915(e) applies to all in forma pauperis complaints,…