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Parties Involved:
Valerie Carroll
Plaintiff
Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

VALERIE CARROLL,

Plaintiff,

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COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,

Defendant.

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1:12-cv-01341 AWI GSA 

ORDER DISCHARGING ORDER TO

SHOW CAUSE

On August 17, 2012, Plaintiff Valerie Carroll filed a complaint in this Court. (Doc. 1.)

On November 2, 2012, Plaintiff indicated service of the summons and complaint upon Defendant

had been effected on September 4, 2012. (Doc. 8.) When the administrative record was not filed

on January 2, 2013, this Court issued an Order to Show Cause to Defendant, directing Defendant

to show cause why sanctions should not be imposed for a failure to comply with the Scheduling

Order of August 20, 2012. (Doc. 11.) 

On January 17, 2013, Defendant filed the Declaration of Paulette M. Tremblay in

response to the OSC. Ms. Tremblay is a paralegal specialist charged with monitoring all filings

in the Social Security cases venued in Fresno. (Doc. 13, ¶¶ 1-2.) Ms. Tremblay’s search of the

Government’s relevant records revealed that the Government had not been served with service of

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process in this action as alleged by Plaintiff. (Doc. 13, ¶¶ 3-4.) Moreover, Ms. Tremblay spoke

with Plaintiff’s counsel, Sengthiene Bosavanh, on January 15, 2013, regarding the purported

service in this matter. Ms. Bosavanh advised Ms. Tremblay that “service on the [Government]

was made by U.S. Mail, not Certified mail, because [Ms. Bosavanh’s office] had run out of

Certified Mail Return Receipts.” (Doc. 13, ¶ 5.) Ms. Tremblay further indicated that the

Government received service of process via email on January 15, 2013. (Doc. 13, ¶ 6.) Thus,

the Government asserts and respectfully submits that the administrative record must be filed no

later than May 15, 2013. (Doc. 13, ¶ 7.)

Based on the above, the Order to Show Cause issued on January 8, 2013, is

DISCHARGED. The Court finds service upon Defendant was effected on January 15, 2013,

rather than September 4, 2012. Accordingly, Defendant Commissioner of Social Security

shall file the administrative record on or before May 15, 2013. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: January 18, 2013 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

6i0kij UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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