Carney v. Commissioner of Social Security
Plaintiff: Gregory Carney
Defendant: Commissioner of Social Security
Interested Party: Social Security Administration
Case Number: 3:2020cv01232
Filed: August 21, 2020
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 1383
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 16, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 14 MOTION for Extension of Time until December 19, 2020for Filing of the Administrative Transcript by Commissioner of Social Security. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit)(Walker, Julia)
September 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ELECTRONIC FILING ORDER FOR COUNSEL - PLEASE ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH COURTESY COPY REQUIREMENTS IN THIS ORDER, Signed by Judge Robert A. Richardson on 9/21/20.(Blue, A.)
September 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 12 Docket Entry Correction re #11 Consent to Jurisdiction by US Magistrate Judge. Added corrected, signed PDF. (Anastasio, F.)
September 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 11 CONSENT to Jurisdiction by US Magistrate Judge by Gregory Carney, Commissioner of Social Security. 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 9/21/2020.(Anastasio, F.) (Additional attachment(s) added on 9/21/2020: #1 REPLACEMENT PDF) (Anastasio, F.).
September 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 10 Consent NOTICE by Gregory Carney to Magistrate Judge (Olinsky, Howard)
September 8, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 9 REMINDER: STANDING ORDER ON SOCIAL SECURITY APPEALS Signed by Judge Stefan R. Underhill on 9/8/2020. (Attachments: #1 Consent Form)(Anastasio, F.)
September 4, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 8 NOTICE of Appearance by Julia C. Walker on behalf of Commissioner of Social Security (Walker, Julia)
August 24, 2020 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 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. He asserts that he is unable to afford to pay fees and costs, having no income and no assets. See generally id. at 3-5. Plaintiff asserts that he has been unemployed since 2009. See id. at 3. Plaintiff also asserts that he is "currently homeless[.]" Id. at 3-4. 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 8/24/2020. (Spangenburg, S.)
August 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER. Plaintiff has filed a Complaint seeking review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security. See Doc. #1 . The Complaint and its attachments redact all but the last four digits of plaintiff's Social Security number. Pursuant to a Standing Order of this Court, adopted November 15, 2018, plaintiff's full Social Security number must be included. See Doc. #4 at 2 ("All Complaints filed pursuant to this Order shall state the Plaintiff's full Social Security Number."). The Complaint also attaches a letter, requesting "issuance of summonses." Doc. #1 -2 at 1. Under the aforementioned Standing Order, summonses are not required in Social Security appeals. See Doc. #4 at 2 ("In lieu of service of process of the Complaint and related documents, the Clerk of the Court shall provide service via the Court's CM/ECF system to the Commissioner of Social Security by electronically serving it on the Social Security Administration's Office of the General Counsel and the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut. If this process is followed, the Defendant has agreed that it will constitute adequate service of process."). Counsel must ensure that he is aware of the Local Rules and all Standing Orders of this Court. Failure to comply with the Standing Order in the future may result in summary rejection of improper pleadings. It is so ordered. Signed by Judge Sarah A. L. Merriam on 8/21/2020. (Spangenburg, S.)
August 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ELECTRONIC FILING ORDER FOR COUNSEL - PLEASE ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH COURTESY COPY REQUIREMENTS IN THIS ORDER Signed by Judge Stefan R. Underhill on 8/21/2020.(Oliver, T.)
August 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 4 STANDING SCHEDULING ORDER: Signed by Judge Stefan R. Underhill on 8/21/2020. (Oliver, T.)
August 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 3 Standing Order on Social Security Appeals. Signed by Judge Stefan R. Underhill on 8/21/2020. (Attachments: #1 consent form) (Oliver, T.)
August 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 2 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Gregory Carney. (Olinsky, Howard)
August 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Commissioner of Social Security, filed by Gregory Carney. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Letter to Clerk)(Olinsky, Howard)
August 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Answer deadline updated for Commissioner of Social Security to 10/20/2020. (Oliver, T.)
August 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Judge Stefan R. Underhill and Judge Sarah A. L. Merriam added. Motions referred to Sarah A. L. Merriam (Oliver, T.)

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Defendant: Commissioner of Social Security
Represented By: Julia C. Walker
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Plaintiff: Gregory Carney
Represented By: Howard D. Olinsky
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