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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

AUBREY J. NASH, JR.,

Plaintiff,

v.

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL 

SECURITY,

Defendant.

No. 2:20–cv–104–KJN (PS)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

On January 16, 2020, the Court granted Plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis, 

and the Clerk of Court electronically served on Plaintiff the Court’s IFP order, the summons, and 

the scheduling order. (ECF Nos. 3-5.) The Court’s scheduling order stated that “[w]ithin 14 days 

from the date of this order, Plaintiff shall submit to the United States Marshal an original and five 

copies of the completed summons, five copies of the complaint, five copies of the scheduling 

order, and a completed USM-285 form, and shall file a statement with the Court that such 

documents have been submitted to the United States Marshal;.” (ECF No. 3 at ¶ 3). The United 

States Marshal was directed to then serve all process within sixty (60) days. (Id. at ¶ 4.) Further, 

the scheduling order required that within 90 days, the parties should designate whether they 

consent to the magistrate judge’s jurisdiction. ECF No. 5 at p. 1; see also 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). 

The Court’s records indicate that Plaintiff failed to file a statement with the Court 

indicating that the required documents were submitted to the United States Marshal. 

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Furthermore, the Commissioner has not yet appeared in the action. This strongly suggests that 

plaintiff failed to submit the process documents to the United States Marshal in compliance with 

the Court’s order. Additionally, the docket shows that plaintiff has not yet filed her 

consent/decline designation. 28 U.S.C. § 636(c); see also ECF No. 5. Plaintiff is under no 

obligation to consent, but a consent/decline designation assists the Court in determining how the 

action will be administratively processed. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Within fourteen (14) days of this order, plaintiff shall either: 

a. Submit the required documents to the USM and the Court regarding service of 

process and submit a consent/decline designation to the Court, as required by 

the Court’s orders (ECF Nos. 3, 5); or

b. If plaintiff concludes she does not wish to pursue the action at this juncture, 

she may instead file a notice of voluntary dismissal of the action without 

prejudice pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(i). 

2. Failure to respond to this order to show cause by the required deadline will result 

in dismissal of the action pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b).

Dated: April 1, 2020

nash.104

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