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Parties Involved:
Leianna Bailey
Plaintiff
Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LEIANNA BAILEY,

Plaintiff,

v.

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL 

SECURITY,

Defendant.

15-cv-942 GSA

ORDER GRANTING IFP

ORDER DIRECTING THE CLERK TO 

SEND PLAINTIFF CONSENT/DECLINE

MAGISTRATE JUDGE JURISDICTION 

FORMS

(Doc. 2)

Plaintiff, Leianna Bailey (“Plaintiff”), filed a complaint on June 23, 2015, and an 

application to proceed in forma pauperis on that same day. (Docs. 1 and 2). Plaintiff has made 

the required showing pursuant to 28 USC § 1915(a). Accordingly, the request to proceed in 

forma pauperis is GRANTED.

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2), the court must conduct an initial review of all pro se

complaints for sufficiency to state a claim. The court must dismiss a complaint or portion

thereof if the court determines that the action is legally “frivolous or malicious,” fails to state a

claim upon which relief may be granted, or seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is

immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). If the court determines that the complaint fails 

to state a claim, leave to amend may be granted to the extent that the deficiencies of the

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complaint can be cured by amendment. Plaintiff’s case will be screened in due course. 

As part of the screening process, the Clerk of the Court is directed to serve Plaintiff with a 

form accepting/declining a magistrate judge’s jurisdiction over this mater. Plaintiff shall return 

the completed form no later than August 31, 2015. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 12, 2015 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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