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Parties Involved:
Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant
Brittney Reyes
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BRITTNEY REYES, on behalf of minor child 

Seth Joseph Reyes,

Plaintiff,

v.

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:16-cv-00013-SAB

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO 

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS AND 

DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO ISSUE 

SUMMONS

ORDER GRANTING BRITTNEY REYES’S 

MOTION TO APPOINT AS GUARDIAN AD 

LITEM

(ECF Nos. 2 ,4, 7)

Plaintiff Seth Joseph Reyes filed a complaint on January 4, 2016, along with an 

application to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (ECF Nos. 1, 2.) On 

January 7, 2016, the Court issued an order requiring Plaintiff to submit a motion for appointment 

of a guardian ad litem and directing the proposed guardian ad litem to pay the filing fee for this 

action or file an application to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF No. 3.) On January 21, 2016,

Plaintiff filed the first amended complaint in this action, naming Brittney Reyes as Plaintiff on 

behalf of minor child Seth Joseph Reyes. (ECF No. 5.) In the first amended complaint, Brittney 

Reyes states that Seth Joseph Reyes is her son. (ECF No. 5 at 2.) On that same day, Brittney 

Reyes filed an amended motion to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF No. 4.) Plaintiff’s 

application demonstrates entitlement to proceed without prepayment of fees.

On January 26, 2016, the Court issued an order requiring Plaintiff to comply with Local 

Rule 202(a). (ECF No. 6.) On February 2, 2016, Plaintiff filed a motion to appoint Brittney 

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Reyes as guardian ad litem for her minor child, who is Plaintiff in this action. (ECF No. 7.) 

Good cause appearing, the Court appoints Brittney Reyes as guardian ad litem for minor, Seth 

Joseph Reyes. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

1. Plaintiff’s motion to appoint Brittney Reyes as guardian ad litem for minor 

plaintiff is GRANTED;

2. Brittney Reyes is appointed as guardian ad litem for the minor, Seth Joseph 

Reyes;

2. Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED;

3. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to issue a summons; and

4. The United States Marshal is DIRECTED to serve a copy of the complaint, 

summons, and this order upon the Defendant if requested by the Plaintiff.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 2, 2016 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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