Cruz Berrios v. Saul
Plaintiff: Sandra Gisela Cruz Berrios
Defendant: Nancy A. Berryhill and Andrew M. Saul
Interested Party: Social Security Administration
Case Number: 3:2019cv00942
Filed: June 18, 2019
Court: US District Court for the District of Connecticut
Presiding Judge: Sarah A L Merriam
Referring Judge: Robert A Richardson
2 Judge: Stefan R Underhill
Nature of Suit: Social Security: SSID Tit. XVI
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 0405 dc
Jury Demanded By: None
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Date Filed Document Text
June 25, 2019 Filing 10 NOTICE of Appearance by Kristina Cohn on behalf of Andrew M. Saul (Cohn, Kristina)
June 24, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ELECTRONIC FILING ORDER FOR COUNSEL - PLEASE ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH COURTESY COPY REQUIREMENTS IN THIS ORDER Signed by Judge Robert A. Richardson on 6/24/19.(Blue, A.)
June 24, 2019 Filing 8 CONSENT to Jurisdiction by US Magistrate Judge by Sandra Gisela Cruz Berrios, Andrew M. Saul. Case reassigned to Magistrate Judge Robert A. Richardson. This matter has been transferred to a magistrate judge. All non-efiled submissions should be filed at the seat of court where the magistrate judge presides. The case number will remain the same, but must be followed by the magistrate judge's initials. Signed by Judge Stefan R Underhill on 6/24/2019.(Anastasio, F.)
June 20, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER granting #2 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis. Plaintiff has filed a motion seeking to proceed without prepayment of fees, costs or security therefor, which includes an affidavit regarding her current financial circumstances. See Doc. #2 . In plaintiff's motion, she states that she has been unemployed since 2010. See id. at 2. She receives non-cash government benefits, including SNAP benefits and housing assistance. See id. at 3-5. Plaintiff has no assets, no income, and monthly expenses exceeding her government benefits. See id. At this stage, such allegations are sufficient to establish that plaintiff is unable to pay the ordinary filing fees required by the Court. See 28 U.S.C. 1915(a)(1). Accordingly, plaintiff's #2 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED. Additionally, Andrew M. Saul was confirmed as Commissioner of the Social Security Administration on June 4, 2019. He is now the proper defendant. See Fed. R. Civ. P 25(d); 42 U.S.C. 405(g). The Clerk of the Court is directed to update the docket accordingly. It is so ordered. Signed by Judge Sarah A. L. Merriam on 6/20/19. (Dowie, C)
June 19, 2019 Filing 3 Consent NOTICE by Sandra Gisela Cruz Berrios Consent to Magistrate Jurisdiction (Spat, Meryl)
June 18, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ELECTRONIC FILING ORDER FOR COUNSEL - PLEASE ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH COURTESY COPY REQUIREMENTS IN THIS ORDER Signed by Judge Stefan R Underhill on 6/18/2019.(Fazekas, J.)
June 18, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 5 STANDING SCHEDULING ORDER Signed by Judge Stefan R Underhill on 6/18/2019.(Fazekas, J.)
June 18, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 4 STANDING ORDER ON SOCIAL SECURITY APPEALS Signed by Judge Stefan R Underhill on 6/18/2019. (Attachments: #1 Consent Form)(Fazekas, J.)
June 18, 2019 Answer deadline updated for Nancy A. Berryhill to 8/19/2019. (Fazekas, J.)
June 18, 2019 Filing 2 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Sandra Gisela Cruz Berrios. (Hushin, Z.)
June 18, 2019 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Nancy A. Berryhill, filed by Sandra Gisela Cruz Berrios. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Complaint, #2 Affidavit Application IFP)(Spat, Meryl)
June 18, 2019 Judge Stefan R Underhill and Judge Sarah A. L. Merriam added. Motions referred to Sarah A. L. Merriam (Oliver, T.)

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Plaintiff: Sandra Gisela Cruz Berrios
Represented By: Meryl Anne Spat
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Defendant: Nancy A. Berryhill
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Defendant: Andrew M. Saul
Represented By: Kristina Cohn
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Interested party: Social Security Administration
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