(SS) Flores v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GRICELDA FLORES, Case No. 1:24-cv-00378-CDB (SS)

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS AND

v. DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO ISSUE

SUMMONS, SCHEDULING ORDER, AND

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, CONSENT OR REQUEST FOR

REASSIGNMENT DOCUMENTS

Defendant. (Doc. 6) 16 17 Plaintiff Gricelda Flores (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of an administrative decision of the Commissioner of Social Security denying Petitioner’s claim for disability benefits under the Social Security Act. (Doc. 1). On April 1, 2024, Plaintiff filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. (Doc. 4). On April 2, 2024, the Court denied the motion without prejudice as Plaintiff’s sworn attestation was undated. (Doc. 5). That same day, Plaintiff filed a renewed, signed and dated motion to proceed in forma pauperis. (Doc. 6). I. Proceeding in forma pauperis The Court may authorize the commencement of an action without prepayment of fees “by a person who…