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Parties Involved:
Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant
Rhonda Ramona Thompson
Plaintiff

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RHONDA RAMONA THOMPSON,

Plaintiff, No. 2:12-cv-1850 GGH

vs.

MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, ORDER

Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant.

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Plaintiff has requested authority under 28 U.S.C. § 1915 to proceed in forma

pauperis. Plaintiff has submitted the affidavit required by § 1915(a) showing that plaintiff is

unable to prepay fees and costs or give security for them. Accordingly, the request to proceed in

forma pauperis will be granted. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a).

In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis is granted.

2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve the undersigned’s scheduling order

in social security cases.

3. The Clerk of the Court is further directed to serve a copy of this order on the

United States Marshal.

4. Within fifteen days from the date of this order, plaintiff shall submit to the

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United States Marshal an original and five copies of the completed summons, five copies of the

complaint, five copies of the scheduling order and a completed USM-285 form and shall file a

statement with the court that said documents have been submitted to the United States Marshal.

5. The United States Marshal is directed to serve all process without prepayment

of costs not later than sixty days from the date of this order. Service of process shall be

completed by delivering a copy of the summons, complaint, and scheduling order to the United

States Attorney for the Eastern District of California, and by sending two copies of the summons,

complaint, and scheduling order by registered or certified mail to the Attorney General of the

United States at Washington, D.C. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(i)(1)(A) & (B). The Marshal shall also

send a copy of the summons, complaint, and scheduling order by registered or certified mail to

the Commissioner of Social Security, c/o Office of General Counsel, Region IX, 160 Spear

Street, Suite 800, San Francisco, CA, 94105-1545. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(i)(2).

Dated: August 23, 2012

/s/ Gregory G. Hollows

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

GGH:076/Thompson1850.ifp.wpd

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