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Nature of Suit Code: 864
Nature of Suit: Social Security - SSID Title XVI
Cause of Action: 42:416 Denial of Social Security Benefits

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BRAD PANNELL,

Plaintiff,

v.

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL 

SECURITY,

Defendant.

No. 2:14-cv-1514-KJN

ORDER

Plaintiff, represented by counsel, has requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis 

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (ECF No. 2.)1 Generally, a filing fee of $400 is presently required 

to commence a civil action in this court. However, the court may authorize the commencement 

of an action “without prepayment of fees or security therefor” by a person that is unable to pay 

such fees or provide security therefor. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). 

Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis is incomplete and/or unclear in several 

respects. First, although the affidavit in support of the application was apparently signed by 

plaintiff Brad Pannell, the introductory language states “I, Edwin Mezquita, declare that I am the 

plaintiff in the above-entitled proceeding....” (ECF No. 2.) Although this was no doubt an 

inadvertent mistake in modifying an essentially boilerplate template form, the error raises 

 

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This case was referred to the undersigned pursuant to E.D. Cal. L.R. 302(c)(15). 

 

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questions about whether some of the other information on the form could also possibly relate to 

Mr. Mezquita as opposed to Mr. Pannell. Second, the court notes that the answer to question five 

is incomplete, because although it states that plaintiff owns property, the answer fails to describe 

the property and estimate its value. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 2) is denied without 

prejudice.

2. Within 28 days of this order, plaintiff shall either submit a properly completed

amended application to proceed in forma pauperis addressing the above deficiencies,

or pay the applicable filing fee. 

3. Plaintiff’s failure to file an amended application or pay the filing fee by the required

deadline may result in dismissal of the action pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 41(b).

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: August 4, 2014

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