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Parties Involved:
Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant
Lorraine Freeman
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LORRAINE FREEMAN,

Plaintiff,

v.

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL 

SECURITY, 

Defendant.

No. 1:15-cv-1031---BAM

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO 

PROCEED WITHOUT PREPAYMENT OF 

FEES OR COSTS

ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO 

RETURN CONSENT FORMS

Plaintiff is proceeding pro se and has requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis 

pursuant to Title 28 of the United States Code section 1915(a). Plaintiff has made the showing 

required by section 1915(a), and accordingly, the request to proceed in forma pauperis will be 

granted. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a).

Plaintiff is advised that the Court is required to screen complaints of pro se litigants 

pursuant to Title 28 of the United States Code section 1915A(a). The Court must dismiss a 

complaint or portion thereof if the litigant has raised claims that are legally “frivolous or 

malicious,” that fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or that seek monetary 

relief from a defendant(s) who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1)&(2). As a 

result, summonses will not issue at this time. The Court will direct the United States Marshal to 

serve Plaintiff’s complaint only after the Court has screened the complaint and determined that it 

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contains cognizable claims for relief against the named defendants. The Court has a large number 

of such cases pending before it and will screen Plaintiff’s complaint in due course. 

Finally, the Clerk of the Court is directed to mail a Consent to Magistrate Jurisdiction 

Form to Plaintiff. Plaintiff shall complete the form and advise the Court whether or not she will 

consent to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction no later than October 2, 2015. 

Failure to complete the form may result in dismissal of this action.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 1, 2015 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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