Kim Elizabeth Artist v. Andrew Saul

I.

BACKGROUND

On January 29, 2021, Plaintiff Kim A. (“Plaintiff”) filed a Complaint challenging the denial of Plaintiff’s applications for Title II Disability Insurance Benefits and/or Title XVI Supplemental Security Income by the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (“Defendant”). ECF Docket No. (“Dkt.”) 1.

On February 2, 2021, the Court issued a Case Management Order (“CMO”) instructing Plaintiff to “promptly serve the summons and complaint on the Commissioner in the manner required by Rule 4(i) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Title 20 of the Code of Federal Regulations, section 423.1” and “electronically file a proof of service showing compliance with this paragraph within thirty (30) days after the filing of the complaint.” Dkt. 9 at 1-2 (emphasis added). Pursuant to Rule 4(i)(1)(A) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, to serve the United States, a party must “deliver a copy of the summons and of the complaint to the United States attorney for

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