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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JULIAN WALKER,

Plaintiff,

v.

ACTING COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL 

SECURITY,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:13-cv-00668-GSA

ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO 

SERVE HIS CONFIDENTIAL LETTER 

BRIEF ON DEFENDANT NO LATER 

THAN APRIL 4, 2014

(Docs. 19, 20)

On March 6, 2014, the Court ordered Plaintiff Julian Walker (“Plaintiff”) to serve his 

confidential letter brief on the Defendant, the Acting Commissioner of Social Security 

(“Defendant”), and to accordingly notify the Court no later than March 26, 2014. (Doc. 18). 

Alternatively, Plaintiff was required to show cause in writing why he did not timely serve his 

confidential letter brief. (Doc. 18). 

On March 24, 2014, Plaintiff filed a notice with the Court indicating that he had served 

his confidential letter brief on Defendant before March 5, 2014. (Doc. 20). Plaintiff also 

provided the Court with a copy of the confidential letter brief that he stated was served on the 

Defendant. Previously, on March 6, 2014, Plaintiff had also provided the Court with a copy of 

his letter brief, along with a proof of service indicating that the letter brief was served on 

Defendant on March 2, 2014.

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However, on March 24, 2014, Defendant notified the Court that Defendant had not 

received Plaintiff’s confidential letter brief. (Doc. 19). Defendant explained that the Social 

Security Administration’s Office of General Counsel had received a certificate of service in the 

mail indicating that Timothy R. Bolin, counsel of record for Defendant, had been served with 

Plaintiff’s letter brief, but the letter brief itself was not enclosed with the certificate of service. 

(Doc. 19). 

It appears that Plaintiff either erroneously provided his letter brief to the Court instead of 

serving it on Defendant, or inadvertently failed to enclose the brief in the envelope mailed to 

Defendant. Plaintiff is advised that his letter brief must be served directly on Defendant. Given 

that Defendant is still not in receipt of Plaintiff’s letter brief, Plaintiff is hereby ORDERED to 

serve a copy of his confidential letter brief on Defendant no later than Friday, April 4, 2014. 

Specifically Plaintiff shall mail or deliver his letter brief to:

Timothy R. Bolin

Office of the General Counsel

Social Security Administration

160 Spear Street, Suite 800

San Francisco, CA 94105

In addition, no later than Wednesday, April 9, 2014, Plaintiff shall file proof of service

of the letter brief with this Court, indicating that he has served his letter brief in accordance with 

this order. Plaintiff is advised to file only proof of service of the letter brief with the Court; the 

letter brief itself should NOT be sent to the Court. As explained above, the letter brief must be 

mailed or delivered directly to Timothy R. Bolin, counsel of record for Defendant. 

Plaintiff is advised that failure to comply with this order will result in the dismissal of this 

action. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 26, 2014 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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