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Parties Involved:
Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant
Joseph Luise Mckenny
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSEPH LUISE MCKENNY, 

Plaintiff,

v.

CAROLYN W. COLVIN, 

Acting Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant.

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Case No. 1:15-cv-01558-SKO

ORDER THAT PLAINTIFF FILE A 

WRITTEN STATEMENT SHOWING 

CAUSE WHY CASE SHOULD NOT BE 

DISMISSED OR THAT PLAINTIFF FILE 

AN OPENING BRIEF

(Doc. 35)

On October 12, 2015, Plaintiff, while represented by counsel and in forma pauperis, filed 

the present action in this Court. (Doc. 1.) Plaintiff seeks review of the Commissioner’s denial of 

his application for benefits. (Doc. 1.) On June 1, 2016, the Court entered the parties’ stipulated 

request to modify the Scheduling Order to require Plaintiff to file and serve his opening brief by 

no later than June 26, 2016. (Docs. 15; 16.)

On June 27 2016, Plaintiff’s counsel filed a motion to withdraw as attorney of record, 

stating her good faith belief that her continued representation of Plaintiff would violate Fed. R. 

Civ. P. 11(b)(2). (Doc. 17.) Plaintiff’s counsel was permitted to withdraw as attorney of record 

on August 2, 2016, and the Court extended the deadline for Plaintiff to file and serve his opening 

brief to September 2, 2016. (Doc. 31). That same day, August 2, 2016, Plaintiff was served with 

an Informational Order for Pro Se Litigants. (Doc. 33.) The Informational Order detailed 

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Plaintiff’s responsibilities as a pro se litigant, including the substantive requirements of an opening 

brief, and required that the opening brief be filed and served by no later than September 2, 2016. 

(Doc. 33, p. 2.) Plaintiff was further advised of the deadlines for the Commissioner’s responsive 

brief and for any reply brief. (Doc. 33, p. 3.) These deadlines were also set forth on page 3 of the 

Informational Order which was served on Plaintiff. (Doc. 33, p. 3.)

On September 2, 2016, Plaintiff failed to file and serve his opening brief with the Court 

and on opposing counsel. (See Docket.) Plaintiff is, therefore, ordered to show cause, if any, why 

the action should not be dismissed for failure to comply with the Court’s August 2, 2016, Order

extending the time to file Plaintiff’s opening brief to September 2, 2016 (Doc. 31). Alternatively, 

Plaintiff may file an opening brief.

Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. By no later than September 30, 2016, Plaintiff shall either:

a. file a written response to this Order to Show Cause; or

b. file an Opening Brief that conforms with the requirements set forth in the 

Informational Order.

2. Failure to respond to this Order to Show Cause will result in dismissal of this 

action.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 13, 2016 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto .

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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