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Nature of Suit Code: 864
Nature of Suit: Social Security - SSID Title XVI
Cause of Action: 42:416 Denial of Social Security Benefits

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ZABIAN R. CROSBY, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner )

of Social Security, )

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Defendant. )

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1:09-cv-01764 GSA

ORDER REGARDINGPLAINTIFF’S REQUEST

FOR DEFAULT

(Document 10)

Plaintiff filed this action on October 7, 2009. (Doc. 1.) On October 9, 2009, this Court

granted Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis. (Doc. 3.) On that same date, the Court

issued its Scheduling Order and Summons to Defendant. (Docs. 4 & 5.) Thereafter, Defendant

received service of process on December 7, 2009. (Doc. 8.) 

On February 10, 2010, Plaintiff filed a Request for Entry of Default, wherein he asks the

Clerk of the Court to enter default against Defendant for its purported failure to respond to the

summons within sixty days. (Doc. 10.) 

Defendant has not failed to timely respond to Plaintiff’s complaint. While this Court can

certainly understand Plaintiff’s confusion with regard to the applicable deadline for Defendant’s

response, there is no reason to enter default or issue an order to show cause at this time. 

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As outlined in the Scheduling Order of October 9, 2009, Defendant has 120 days from the

date it receives service of process within which to file the administrative record. (See Doc. 5 at ¶ 2

[“Within one hundred twenty (120) days after service of the complaint, respondent shall serve a copy

of the administrative record on appellant and file it with the court. The filing of the administrative

record shall be deemed an answer to the complaint”].) Thus, because Defendant was served on

December 7, 2009, Defendant has through and including April 6, 2010, within which to file the

administrative record in this matter. Once Defendant has filed the administrative record, Defendant

will be deemed to have filed an answer to Plaintiff’s complaint. Here, Defendant has not failed to

timely respond to Plaintiff’s complaint because Defendant has approximately forty-nine days

remaining within which to file the administrative record (2/16/10 - 4/6/10 = 49). 

Plaintiff should refer to the SchedulingOrder of October 9, 2009,for information concerning

due dates and deadlines as the Scheduling Order is specific to Social Security appeals and the

procedures related thereto.

In the event Defendant does not file the administrative record in a timely fashion, Plaintiff

is advised the Court will issue the appropriate order to Defendant.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: February 17, 2010 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

6i0kij UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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