(SS) Lopez-Frausto v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

AMANDA LOPEZ-FRAUSTO, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-1611 JLT ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER DIRECTING THE CLERK TO ISSUE ) SUMMONS, SOCIAL SECURITY CASE v. ) DOCUMENTS, AND SCHEDULING ORDER ) ANDREW SAUL, ) Commissioner of Social Security, ) ) Defendant. ) ) )

Annette Sue Maseda is proceeding in forma pauperis with an action for judicial review of the administrative decision denying an application for Social Security benefits. Plaintiff filed her First Amended Complaint on November 24, 2020 (Doc. 4), which is now before the Court. For the following reasons, the Court finds issuance of the new case documents is appropriate. I. Screening Requirement When an individual seeks to proceed in forma pauperis, the Court is required to review the complaint and shall dismiss a complaint, or portion of the complaint, if it is “frivolous, malicious or fails to…