Victor Arzate v. Nancy A. Berryhill

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WESTERN DIVISION 11 VICTOR ARZATE, ) Case No. 2:20-cv-01076-DOC (JDE) ) 12 Plaintiff, ) ) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: 13 v. ) DISMISSAL FOR FAILURE TO ) 14 NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Acting ) STATE A CLAIM ) Commissioner of Social Security, ) 15 ) Defendant. ) 16 ) 17 18 On February 3, 2020, Plaintiff Victor Arzate, proceeding pro se, filed a 19 Complaint seeking review of a decision of the Commissioner of Social Security 20 and a Request to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (“IFP”). Dkt. 1, 3. 21 In cases in which a plaintiff is proceeding IFP, the Court has an 22 obligation to dismiss any such case “at any time if the court determines that . . 23 . (B) the action . . . (ii) fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.” 24 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). “A district court may deny leave to proceed [IFP] at 25 the outset if it appears from the face of the proposed complaint that the action 26 is frivolous or without merit.” Minetti v. Port of Seattle, 152 F.3d…