---
kind: "section"
citation: "Fed. R. Civ. P. Supp. Soc. Sec. R. 2"
title: "28a"
title_heading: "Judicial Personnel Financial Disclosure Requirements"
number: "ss-2"
heading: "Complaint"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/28a/ss-2"
units:
  - "Court Rules — Federal Rules of Civil Procedure"
---

# Rule 2. Complaint

- (a) **Commencing Action.** An action for review under these rules is commenced by filing a complaint with the court.
- (b) **Contents.**
  - (1) The complaint must:
    - (A) state that the action is brought under § 405(g);
    - (B) identify the final decision to be reviewed, including any identifying designation provided by the Commissioner with the final decision;
    - (C) state the name and the county of residence of the person for whom benefits are claimed;
    - (D) name the person on whose wage record benefits are claimed; and
    - (E) state the type of benefits claimed.
  - (2) The complaint may include a short and plain statement of the grounds for relief.

## Source credit

(As added Apr. 11, 2022, eff. Dec. 1, 2022.)

## Notes

### Codification

For discussion of establishment and application of procedure under these supplemental rules, see Committee Notes on Rules—2022, set out as a note under Rule 8.