Cardona v. Commissioner of Social Security
Plaintiff: Gypsy Cardona
Defendant: Commissioner of Social Security
Interested Party: Social Security Administration
Case Number: 3:2020cv00558
Filed: April 27, 2020
Court: US District Court for the District of Connecticut
Presiding Judge: Sarah A L Merriam
Referring Judge: Robert M Spector
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
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
June 25, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER #15 Motion to Stay in limited part. The Motion to Stay is granted for 60 days, or earlier if the SSA has arranged for the preparation of paper record. The administrative record shall be filed by August 25, 2020. If circumstances support a further extension of the stay, a further motion may be made in which the defendant details its efforts to obtain the administrative record for this case.. Signed by Judge Robert M. Spector on 6/25/2020. (Watson, M.)
June 25, 2020 Filing 15 MOTION to Stay Proceedings by Commissioner of Social Security.Responses due by 7/16/2020 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit)(Fitzhugh, Nicol)
May 18, 2020 Filing 14 CONSENT to Jurisdiction by US Magistrate Judge by Gypsy Cardona, Commissioner of Social Security. Case reassigned to Magistrate Judge Robert M. Spector. 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 5/18/2020.(Anastasio, F.)
May 14, 2020 Filing 13 RESPONSE re 11 Order filed by Gypsy Cardona. (Anastasio, F.)
May 14, 2020 Filing 12 NOTICE, CONSENT, and REFERENCE of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge form signed by Gypsy Cardona (Freberg, B)
April 30, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER. Plaintiff has filed a form Complaint for Review of Social Security Administration Decision. See Doc. #1 . That form requires plaintiff to provide the date on which the "Appeals Council denied Plaintiff's request for review or granted Plaintiff's request for review and issued a decision[.]" Id. at 2. Plaintiff states that the Appeals Council acted on "2/13/20[.]" Id. Plaintiff's complaint was filed in this Court on April 27, 2020. See id. at 1 (date stamp indicating filing occurred at 10:11 a.m. on "Apr. 27 2020" in New Haven). The Court is unable to determine, from the information provided, whether this action has been timely filed. Accordingly, on or before May 14, 2020, plaintiff shall file a copy of the Appeals Council's decision with the Court. Failure to comply with this Order may result in dismissal of this action. It is so ordered. Signed by Judge Sarah A. L. Merriam on 4/30/2020. (Spangenburg, S.)
April 30, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER granting #2 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis. Plaintiff has filed a motion seeking to proceed without payment of fees and costs, which motion includes a sworn statement as to plaintiff's current financial circumstances. See Doc. #2 . Plaintiff has completed the required information. Plaintiff asserts that she is unable to afford to pay fees and costs, having been unemployed since 2018 and having outstanding debt. See generally id. at 3-5. Plaintiff also states that she currently receives some government benefits, including "food stamps." Id. at 2. However, those benefits do not meet her monthly expenses. See id. at 2-3. 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. It is so ordered. Signed by Judge Sarah A. L. Merriam on 4/30/2020. (Spangenburg, S.)
April 30, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 9 REMINDER: Standing Order on Social Security Appeals Signed by Judge Stefan R. Underhill on 4/30/2020. (Attachments: #1 Consent Form)(Anastasio, F.)
April 29, 2020 Filing 8 NOTICE of Appearance by Fitzhugh Nicol on behalf of Commissioner of Social Security (Nicol, Fitzhugh)
April 27, 2020 Filing 7 Notice to Self-Represented Parties Signed by Clerk on 4/27/2020. (Reis, Julia)
April 27, 2020 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 4/27/2020.(Reis, Julia)
April 27, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 5 STANDING SCHEDULING ORDER Signed by Judge Stefan R. Underhill on 4/27/2020. (Reis, Julia)
April 27, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 4 Standing Order on Social Security Appeals Signed by Judge Stefan R. Underhill on 4/27/2020. (Attachments: #1 Consent Form)(Reis, Julia)
April 27, 2020 Filing 2 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Gypsy Cardona. (Reis, Julia)
April 27, 2020 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Commissioner of Social Security, filed by Gypsy Cardona.(Reis, Julia)
April 27, 2020 Answer deadline updated for Commissioner of Social Security to 6/26/2020. (Reis, Julia)

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