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Parties Involved:
Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant
Sandy Valdez
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Plaintiff seeks judicial review of an administrative decision of the Commissioner of Social 

Security denying Plaintiff’s claim for disability benefits under the Social Security Act. Pending before 

the Court is Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF No. 2). Having reviewed the 

application, the Court finds that Plaintiff has made the requisite showing under 28 U.S.C. § 1915 in 

order to proceed in forma pauperis.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma 

pauperis (ECF No. 2) is GRANTED. The Clerk of Court is directed to issue the following: 1) a 

Summons; 2) the Scheduling Order; 3) the Order re Consent or Request for Reassignment; and 4) a 

Consent to Assignment or Request for Reassignment form. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 9, 2024 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

SANDY VALDEZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,

Defendant.

Case No.: 1:24-cv-00026-EPG

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO 

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

(ECF No. 2)

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