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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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Plaintiff did not attach to her motion a certificate of service to indicate that she

served a copy on counsel for defendant.

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RACHELLE WOODS,

Plaintiff,

 v.

JO ANNE B. BARNHART, Commissioner of

Social Security

Defendant /

No. C 04-5018 MMC

ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO

SERVE DEFENDANT WITH MOTION

FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND TO

FILE CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE;

NOTICE TO PLAINTIFF; MODIFYING

BRIEFING SCHEDULE 

On July 28, 2005, plaintiff filed a motion for summary judgment. On August 2, 2005,

the Court, referencing the fact that plaintiff had filed a motion, issued an order setting a

briefing schedule, and the Clerk of the Court subsequently served such order on the

parties.

Before the Court is defendant’s Notice of Failure to Serve Defendant with Plaintiff’s

Motion for Summary Judgment, by which notice defendant advises the Court that plaintiff

did not serve a copy of her motion on counsel for defendant.1

A party is required to serve a copy of any filing upon counsel for the opposing party,

and is required to file with the Clerk of the Court proof of such service. See Civ. L. R. 5-6

(providing any paper presented for filing “must bear or have attached to it” a “certificate of

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The name and mailing address of counsel for defendant is as follows:

Sara Winslow

Assistant United States Attorney

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055

San Francisco CA 94102

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service” stating date of service, name and address of person(s) served, and manner of

service, for example, by United States mail).

Plaintiff is hereby ORDERED to serve, no later than August 19, 2005, a copy of her

motion for summary judgment upon counsel for defendant, and, also, to file with the Clerk

of Court a certificate of such service.2 If plaintiff fails to timely serve and file a certificate of

service with the Clerk of the Court, stating that she timely served defendant with a copy of

her motion for summary judgment, the Court will strike plaintiff’s motion. Additionally,

plaintiff is advised that all future filings must be served on counsel for defendant.

The Court further modifies the briefing schedule, as follows:

1. Defendant shall serve and file a cross-motion for summary judgment no later

than 30 days from the date defendant is served with a copy of plaintiff’s motion.

2. Plaintiff shall serve and file any response to defendant’s cross-motion no later

than 14 days from the date of the service of defendant’s cross-motion, after which time the

motions will stand submitted.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 11, 2005 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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