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Parties Involved:
Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant
Julian Walker
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JULIAN WALKER,

Plaintiff,

v.

ACTING COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL 

SECURITY,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:13-cv-00668-GSA

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE REGARDING 

PLAINTIFF’S FAILURE TO TIMELY 

SERVE HIS CONFIDENTIAL LETTER 

BRIEF ON DEFENDANT

This Court's Informational Order for Pro Se Litigants (“Informational Order”), which was 

served on Plaintiff Julian Walker (“Plaintiff”) on June 4, 2013, sets forth the course of 

proceedings relevant to this matter, and specifies when each step in the process must occur. 

(Doc. 8). In addition, this Court’s Scheduling Order, which was served on Plaintiff on May 13, 

2013, similarly sets forth the steps the parties are required to take in this case, and the deadline 

applicable to each step. (Doc. 6). 

The Informational and Scheduling Orders specify that, after service of the Administrative 

Record by the Acting Commissioner of Social Security (“Defendant”), the parties must make an 

initial attempt to resolve this case without court intervention, by exchanging informal briefs in 

the form of letters. (Doc. 8, § II; Doc. 6, ¶ 3). The Defendant has notified the Court that the 

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complete Administrative Record was served on Plaintiff, in both paper and electronic (CDROM) formats, on January 24, 2014. (Docs. 14, 17). The Informational and Scheduling Orders

require Plaintiff to serve his confidential letter brief on the Defendant within thirty (30) days 

after service of the Administrative Record. (Doc. 8 § II, Doc. 6, ¶ 3). Accordingly, with due 

reference to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 5(b)(2)(C), 6(a), and 6(d), Plaintiff was required to 

serve his letter brief on Defendant no later than February 24, 2014. 

On February 26, 2014, Defendant filed a notice of non-receipt of Plaintiff’s confidential 

letter brief. (Doc. 15). Plaintiff is therefore ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE in writing, no later

than March 26, 2014, why he failed to serve his letter brief on Defendant by February 24, 2014, 

as required by the Court’s Informational and Scheduling Orders. Alternatively, Plaintiff may 

serve his letter brief on Defendant upon receipt of this Order to Show Cause, and notify the 

Court in writing, no later than March 26, 2014, that he has done so. Failure to respond to this

Order to Show Cause by March 26, 2014, will result in the dismissal of this action. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 6, 2014 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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