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Nature of Suit Code: 864
Nature of Suit: Social Security - SSID Title XVI
Cause of Action: 42:205 Denial Social Security Benefits

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KANDIS SHUNTAE BALLARD,

Plaintiff,

v.

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL 

SECURITY,

Defendant.

Case No. 2:24–cv–1973–CSK

ORDER GRANTING IFP AND 

DIRECTING SERVICE

(ECF No. 2)

This case was referred to the undersigned pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72, and Eastern District of California Local Rule 

302(c)(15). Plaintiff Kandis Shuntae Ballard requests leave to proceed in forma pauperis 

(“IFP”) without prepayment of the filing fee under 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (ECF No. 2.)

Plaintiff’s affidavit demonstrates an inability to prepay fees and costs or give 

security for them, and so is GRANTED. The Clerk of Court is directed to issue: (i) a 

summons for this case pursuant to Rule 3 of the Supplemental Rules for Social Security 

actions; (ii) the undersigned’s scheduling order for Social Security cases; and (iii) the 

court’s order regarding consent to the jurisdiction of a magistrate judge. 

Dated: July 22, 2024

3, shun.1973

Case 2:24-cv-01973-CSK Document 3 Filed 07/23/24 Page 1 of 1