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Nature of Suit Code: 864
Nature of Suit: Social Security - SSID Title XVI
Cause of Action: 42:205 Denial Social Security Benefits

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROBERTA GARCIA-GOOCH, 

Plaintiff,

 v.

ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of Social 

Security,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:19-cv-01268-EPG

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY CASE 

SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR 

FAILURE TO EFFECTUATE SERVICE OF 

PROCESS

14-DAY DEADLINE

Plaintiff, Roberta Garcia-Gooch, is proceeding pro se in this action for judicial review 

of an unfavorable decision of the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration 

regarding her application for Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits. 

Under Rule 4(m) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 

If a defendant is not served within 90 days after the complaint is filed, the 

court—on motion or on its own after notice to the plaintiff—must dismiss the 

action without prejudice against that defendant or order that service be made 

within a specified time. But if the plaintiff shows good cause for the failure, the 

court must extend the time for service for an appropriate period.

Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m).

Plaintiff filed the complaint initiating this action on September 11, 2019. Summons was 

issued on October 23, 2019.1 Significantly more than 90 days have passed since Plaintiff filed 

 

1 The delay between the filing of the complaint and the issuance of the summons is due to Plaintiff’s 

initial motion to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 2), which the Court denied because it was incomplete (ECF 

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her complaint and since the Court issued the summons. However, there is no indication that the 

defendant has been served in this case. Nor has Plaintiff requested more time to effectuate 

service or attempted to show good cause for the failure.

Accordingly, Plaintiff IS ORDERED to show cause why this case should not be 

dismissed for failure to effectuate service in accordance with the 90-day time limit in Rule 

4(m). Plaintiff shall file a written show cause response within 14 days of this Order. If Plaintiff 

needs the assistance of the Court in effectuating service, Plaintiff should request such assistance 

in her show cause response.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 20, 2020 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

 

No. 3). Plaintiff filed a renewed application to proceed in forma pauperis on October 21, 2019 (ECF No. 4), which 

the Court granted on October 23, 2019 (ECF No. 5), and issued summons that same day (ECF No. 6).

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