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Nature of Suit Code: 864
Nature of Suit: Social Security - SSID Title XVI
Cause of Action: 42:405 Review of HHS Decision (SSID)

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Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANITA BROKAW,

Plaintiff,

v.

CAROLYN W. COLVIN,

Defendant.

Case No. 15-cv-04313-SK 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THE 

CASE SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED 

FOR FAILURE TO PROSECUTE

On September 21, 2015, Plaintiff filed a complaint appealing the denial of social security

benefits. The Court granted Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis, and the

defendant was served. On January 8, 2016, the Defendant filed an answer. Pursuant to Northern 

District Civil Local Rule 16-5 and the Social Security Procedural Order filed in this action, 

Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment was due to be filed by February 8, 2016. To date, 

Plaintiff has not filed a motion for summary judgment. Accordingly, Plaintiff is HEREBY 

ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE why this case should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute. 

Plaintiff shall file a written response to this Order to Show Cause by no later than March 15, 2016. 

If Plaintiff intends to file a motion for summary judgment, she must show good cause for her 

failure to comply with the scheduling order in this case. Plaintiff is admonished that if she fails to 

file a response to this Order to Show Cause by March 15, 2016, the Court will dismiss this case 

without prejudice without further notice to Plaintiff. 

The Court advises Plaintiff that the district court has produced a guide for pro se litigants 

called Representing Yourself in Federal Court: A Handbook for Pro Se Litigants, which provides 

instructions on how to proceed at every stage of your case, including discovery, motions, and trial. 

It is available electronically online (http://cand.uscourts.gov/prosehandbook) or in hard copy free 

of charge from the Clerk’s Office. The Court further advises Plaintiff that she also may wish to 

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seek assistance from the Legal Help Center. Plaintiff may call the Legal Help Center at 415-782-

8982 or sign up on the 15th Floor of the San Francisco Courthouse, Room 2796, or on the 4th 

Floor of the Oakland Courthouse, Room 470S, for a free appointment with an attorney who may 

be able to provide basic legal help, but not legal representation. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 23, 2016

______________________________________

SALLIE KIM

United States Magistrate Judge

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANITA BROKAW,

Plaintiff,

v.

CAROLYN W. COLVIN,

Defendant.

Case No. 15-cv-04313-SK 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. 

District Court, Northern District of California.

That on February 23, 2016, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by 

placing said copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by 

depositing said envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery 

receptacle located in the Clerk's office.

Anita Brokaw

1874 Fred Jackson Way

Richmond, CA 94801 

Dated: February 23, 2016

Susan Y. Soong

Clerk, United States District Court

By:________________________

Melinda K. Lozenski, Deputy Clerk to the 

Honorable SALLIE KIM

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