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Parties Involved:
Janie Montoya Castaneda
Plaintiff
Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JANIE MONTOYA CASTANEDA,

Plaintiff,

v.

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL 

SECURITY,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:16-cv-00676-SAB

REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO FILE LONG FORM 

APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA

PAUPERIS

(ECF No. 2)

TWENTY DAY DEADLINE

Plaintiff Janie Montoya Castaneda, filed a complaint on May 12, 2016. Plaintiff did not 

pay the filing fee in this action and instead filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. However, Plaintiff’s application was not adequately completed. 

Plaintiff’s application indicates that she receives pension, annuity or life insurance payments but 

does not indicate the amount received. Accordingly, the Court will order Plaintiff to complete 

and file an Application to Proceed in District Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs (Long 

Form) – AO 239. If Plaintiff is unwilling to complete and submit the long form application, 

Plaintiff must pay the filing fee in full.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The Clerk of the Court is directed to forward an in forma pauperis

application(Long Form) to Plaintiff;

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2. Within twenty (20) days of the date of this order, Plaintiff shall either (1) pay the 

$400.00 filing fee for this action, or (2) file an application to proceed in forma

pauperis without prepayment of the fee; and

4. If Plaintiff fails to comply with this order, this action shall be dismissed.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 16, 2016 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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