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Parties Involved:
Rosemary Cervantes
Plaintiff
Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant

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 Michael J. Astrue is substituted for his predecessor, Jo Anne B. Barnhart, as Commissioner of the Social Security 1

Administration. 42 U.S.C. § 405(g); Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(d)(1). 

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROSEMARY CERVANTES, ) No. 06-cv-1754 TAG

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Plaintiff, ) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY

) SANCTIONS SHOULD NOT BE 

vs. ) IMPOSED FOR FAILURE TO 

) COMPLY WITH COURT ORDERS

MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, ) (Docs. 6, 22) 1

Commissioner of Social Security, )

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Defendant. )

____________________________________)

On November 27, 2006, Plaintiff filed the present action for judicial review of the denial of

Social Security benefits. (Doc. 2). On December 6, 2006, the Court issued a Scheduling Order

(“Order”). (Doc. 6). The Order states that within 120 days after service, Defendant shall file and

serve a copy of the administrative record which shall be deemed an answer to the complaint. The

Order also provides that within 30 days after service of the administrative record, Plaintiff shall serve

on Defendant a letter brief outlining why remand is warranted which Defendant shall respond to

within 35 days. Thereafter, if Defendant does not stipulate to remand, within 30 days of Defendant’s

response, Plaintiff must file and serve an opening brief. (Id.). 

On April 10, 2007, Defendant lodged the administrative record. (Doc. 12). Pursuant to the 

Order, Plaintiff was required to file her opening brief on or before July 16, 2007. (Doc. 6). On

October 1, 2007, the undersigned issued an order to show cause directing Plaintiff either to explain

why she had failed to timely file her opening brief or to file an opening brief. (Doc. 15). For good

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cause shown, this Court discharged the order to show cause and granted Plaintiff until October 15,

2007, to file her opening brief. (Doc. 19). 

On November 8, 2007, this Court granted a motion to withdraw as attorneys of record

brought by filed by Plaintiff’s attorneys and directed the attorneys to execute service of the order on

Plaintiff, stating that, when the attorneys filed proof of service with the Court, the order would

become effective. (Docs. 21, 22). In addition, in the November 8 order, the undersigned, sua sponte,

granted Plaintiff an additional thirty days – until December 14, 2007 – to file her opening brief. 

(Doc. 22). To date, Plaintiff has not filed her opening brief, nor have her attorneys filed proof of

service of the order granting their motion to withdraw, and, accordingly, they remain Plaintiff’s

attorneys of record. (See Dkt. Sheet). 

Accordingly, this Court ORDERS Plaintiff, no later than January 22, 2008, to show cause in

writing why sanctions, including dismissal of this action, should not be imposed for Plaintiff’s

failure to file an opening brief and failure to comply with this Court’s scheduling orders. 

Plaintiff is admonished that failure to timely comply with this order will result in a

dismissal of this action.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 11, 2008 /s/ Theresa A. Goldner 

j6eb3d UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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