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Parties Involved:
Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant
Kuldip Singh
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KULDIP SINGH,

Plaintiff,

v.

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL 

SECURITY,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:24-cv-00533-JLT-BAM

ORDER VACATING FINDINGS AND 

RECOMMENDATIONS AND DENYING 

PLAINTIFF’S APPLICATION FOR LEAVE 

TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS AS 

MOOT

(Docs. 8, 9)

Plaintiff Kuldip Singh (“Plaintiff”), proceeding with counsel, seeks review of a decision 

of the Commissioner of Social Security. Plaintiff initiated this action on May 6, 2024, and filed 

an application to proceed in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (Docs. 1, 2.) On May 24, 

2024, the district judge issued an order denying Plaintiff’s application to proceed without 

prepayment of fees and costs without prejudice. (Doc. 7.) The district court directed Plaintiff to 

either file a long form in forma pauperis application or pay the $405.00 filing fee in full to 

proceed with this action. (Id.) Plaintiff submitted a Long Form application on June 24, 2024. 

(Doc. 8.)

On June 25, 2024, upon consideration of Plaintiff’s long form application, the Court 

issued findings and recommendations that Plaintiff’s application for leave to proceed in forma 

pauperis be denied, and that Plaintiff be required to pay the $405.00 filing fee in full to proceed 

with this action. (Doc. 9.) Following issuance of the findings and recommendations, Plaintiff 

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paid the $405.00 filing fee in full. 

Accordingly, the findings and recommendations issued on June 25, 2024 (Doc. 9), are 

HEREBY VACATED, and Plaintiff’s pending application to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. 8)

is DENIED as moot. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 10, 2024 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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