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Parties Involved:
Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant
Sandra Faye Nunes
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SANDRA FAYE NUNES,

Plaintiff,

v.

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL 

SECURITY,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:19-cv-01741-BAM

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO 

RANDOMLY ASSIGN DISTRICT JUDGE

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 

RECOMMENDING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION 

FOR LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA 

PAUPERIS BE DENIED

(Doc. 2)

FOURTEEN (14) DAY DEADLINE

Plaintiff Sandra Faye Nunes (“Plaintiff”) is proceeding with counsel in this matter seeking 

review of a decision of the Commissioner of Social Security. Plaintiff initiated this action on 

December 13, 2019. (Doc. 1). On the same day, Plaintiff filed an application to proceed in forma 

pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (Doc. 2). According to Plaintiff’s application, she is not currently 

employed and does not receive any money from other sources. However, her husband receives 

income in the amount of $6,000.00 per month and she has cash or checking or savings accounts in 

the amount of $8,000.00. (Doc. 2 at 2.) She has a mortgage payment of $1,500.00 per month, a 

car insurance payment of $300.00 per month, a health insurance payment of $2,000.00 per month, 

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and spends $430.00 per month on utilities, $245.00 per month on phones, $150.00 per month on 

internet, and $600.00 per month on unidentified loans. She does not have any identified 

dependents. (Id.) 

Having considered Plaintiff’s application, the Court finds that she has not made the showing 

required by section 1915(a) that she is unable to pay the required fees for this action. Accordingly,

the Clerk of the Court is HEREBY DIRECTED to randomly assign a District Judge to this action.

Furthermore, it is HEREBY RECOMMENDED that:

1. Plaintiff’s application to proceed without prepayment of fees and costs (Doc. 2) be 

DENIED; and

2. Plaintiff be required to pay the $400.00 filing fee in full to proceed with this 

action.

These findings and recommendations are submitted to the United States District Judge 

assigned to the case, pursuant to the provisions of Title 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(l). Within fourteen (14) 

days after being served with these findings and recommendations, Plaintiff may file written 

objections with the Court. Such a document should be captioned “Objections to Magistrate Judge’s 

Findings and Recommendations.” Plaintiff is advised that failure to file objections within the 

specified time may result in the waiver of rights on appeal. Wilkerson v. Wheeler, 772 F.3d 834, 

838-39 (9th Cir. 2014) (citing Baxter v. Sullivan, 923 F.2d 1391, 1394 (9th Cir. 1991)).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 8, 2020 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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