(SS) Curlee v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LARRY JOHN CURLEE, No. 1:20-cv-00145-NONE-SAB

Plaintiff, ORDER REQUESTING THAT PLAINTIFF vs. PROVIDE CLARIFICATION RE

CONFLICTING CONSENT FORMS

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

SECURITY,

Defendants.

17 On January 29, 2020, plaintiff Larry John Curlee, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed this action seeking judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner” or “defendant”) denying an application for disability benefits pursuant to the Social Security Act. (Doc. No. 1.) In his complaint, plaintiff claims he is currently “at Coalinga State Hospital on a VOLUNTARY BASIS to receive treatment and evaluation.” (Id. at 3.) He asserts his Social Security benefits were wrongfully terminated. (Id. at 2–3.) On February 10, 2020, plaintiff formally consented to magistrate judge over this action by signing the portion of the court’s consent form (Doc. No. 5-2) that…