Bunnell v. Commissioner of the Social Security Administration
Plaintiff: Spencer Bunnell and Spencer D. Bunnell
Defendant: Commissioner of Social Security Administration and Commissioner of the Social Security Administration
Interested Party: Social Security Administration
Case Number: 1:2023cv08425
Filed: September 25, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Presiding Judge: Jennifer E Willis
Nature of Suit: Social Security: DIWC/DIWW
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 405 Review of HHS Decision (DIWW)
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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October 4, 2023 Filing 11 CONSENT TO JURISDICTION BY A US MAGISTRATE JUDGE by Spencer D. Bunnell, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. (Case No Longer Referred to Magistrate Judge) CASE ASSIGNED to Magistrate Judge Jennifer E Willis.m (Signed by Judge Paul A. Engelmayer on 10/4/2023).(vfr)
October 3, 2023 Filing 9 PROPOSED CONSENT TO JURISDICTION BY US MAGISTRATE JUDGE by Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. Document filed by Commissioner of the Social Security Administration..(Sorooshyari, Nahid)
October 2, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 10 SCHEDULING ORDER: The above-referenced social security action has been referred to Magistrate Judge Willis for Report and Recommendation. This Order supersedes all prior scheduling orders in this matter. All motions and applications, including those related to scheduling, and all motions to dismiss or for judgment on the pleadings, must be made to Judge Willis and in compliance with this Court's Individual Practices in Civil Cases, available on the Court's website at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/hon-jennifer-e-willis. In order to promote the efficient adjudication of this matter, Judge Willis expects the parties to adhere to the following schedule and comply with the following procedures: and further set forth in this Order. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer E Willis on 10/2/2023) (rro)
September 29, 2023 NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY ACTION. The Social Security Administration's Office of General Counsel and the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York are hereby notified of the commencement of this action. Electronic Certified Administrative Record due by 11/28/2023..(pc)
September 28, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER: By separate Order to be entered today, the Court is referring this case to the Hon. Jennifer Willis, the assigned Magistrate Judge. To conserve resources, to promote judicial efficiency, and in an effort to achieve a faster disposition of this matter, it is hen:;by ORDERED that the parties must discuss whether they are willing to consent, under 28 U.S.C. 636(c), to conducting all further proceedings before the assigned Magistrate Judge. If both parties consent to proceed before the Magistrate Judge, counsel for the defendant must, within two weeks of the date on which Defendant enters an appearance, either mail or email directly a fully executed Notice, Consent, and Reference of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge form, a copy of which is attached to this order (and also available at https://www.nysd.uscomts.gov/forms/consent-proceed-us-magistrate-judge). If the Court approves that form, all further proceedings will then be conducted before the assigned Magistrate Judge rather than before me. An information sheet on proceedings before magistrate judges is also attached to this order. Any appeal would be taken directly to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, as it would be if the consent form were not signed and so ordered. If either party does not consent to conducting all further proceedings before the assigned Magistrate Judge, the parties must file a joint letter, within two weeks of this Order, advising the Court that the parties do not consent, but without disclosing the identity of the party or parties who do not consent. The parties are free to withhold consent without negative consequences. (Signed by Judge Paul A. Engelmayer on 9/28/2023) (rro)
September 28, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER REFERRING CASE TO MAGISTRATE JUDGE. Order that case be referred to the Clerk of Court for assignment to a Magistrate Judge for General Pretrial (includes scheduling, discovery, non-dispositive pretrial motions, and settlement) and Social Security. Referred to Magistrate Judge Jennifer E Willis. (Signed by Judge Paul A. Engelmayer on 9/28/2023) (rro)
September 28, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER GRANTING IFP APPLICATION: Leave to proceed in this Court without prepayment of fees is authorized. 28 U.S.C. 1915. (Signed by Judge Paul A. Engelmayer on 9/28/2023) (rro)
September 28, 2023 Filing 5 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Nahid Sorooshyari on behalf of Commissioner of the Social Security Administration..(Sorooshyari, Nahid)
September 26, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 4 STANDING ORDER IN RE BRIEFING OF SOCIAL SECURITY CASES (See 22-MISC-329 Standing Order filed November 21, 2022). WHEREAS, cases filed on and after December 1, 2022 under 42 U.S.C. 405(g), seeking judicial review on the record of final decisions by the Commissioner of Social Security ("Commissioner") denying applications for social security benefits, are governed by the simplified procedures set forth in the Supplemental Rules for Social Security Actions ("Supplemental Rules" or "Supp. R.");... in order to ensure the efficient disposition of cases subject to the Supplemental Rules, it is hereby ORDERED that, prior to seeking an extension of any deadline set forth in Supp. R. 4, 6, 7, or 8, the party seeking such extension shall attempt to meet and confer with the opposing party in a good faith effort to agree upon a reasonable and comprehensive schedule for all future filings in the case. If the parties reach agreement, the proposed schedule shall be presented to the Court for approval and, if approved, will govern all remaining proceedings in the case.... (Signed by Judge Laura Taylor Swain on 11/18/2022) (pc)
September 26, 2023 CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Paul A. Engelmayer. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned District Judge, located at #https://nysd.uscourts.gov/judges/district-judges. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. Please download and review the ECF Rules and Instructions, located at #https://nysd.uscourts.gov/rules/ecf-related-instructions..(pc)
September 26, 2023 Case Designated ECF. (pc)
September 26, 2023 Magistrate Judge Jennifer Willis is so designated. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1) parties are notified that they may consent to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Parties who wish to consent may access the necessary form at the following link: #https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/AO-3.pdf. (pc)
September 26, 2023 ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING PARTY MODIFICATION. Notice to attorney Josephine Gottesman. The party information for the following party/parties has been modified: Spencer Bunnell, Commissioner of Social Security Administration. The information for the party/parties has been modified for the following reason/reasons: party name contained a typographical error;. (pc)
September 25, 2023 Filing 3 REQUEST TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS. Document filed by Spencer Bunnell..(Gottesman, Josephine)
September 25, 2023 Filing 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Gottesman, Josephine)
September 25, 2023 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Commissioner of Social Security Administration. Document filed by Spencer Bunnell. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Appeals Council denial).(Gottesman, Josephine)

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Plaintiff: Spencer Bunnell
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