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Parties Involved:
Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant
Mike Rocha
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MIKE ROCHA,

Plaintiff,

v.

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:15-cv-01298-SAB

ORDER RE NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY 

DISMISSAL

On August 25, 2015, the Court issued an order requiring Plaintiff to either file a long 

form application to proceed in forma pauperis or pay the filing fee within twenty (20) days. 

(ECF No. 3.) As of September 23, 2015, after the 20 day deadline, no response was received by 

the Court. Therefore, the Court issued an order to show cause why this action should not be 

dismissed due to Plaintiff’s failure to comply with the Court’s August 25, 2015. (ECF No. 4.)

On September 24, 2015, Plaintiff filed a notice of voluntary dismissal. (ECF No. 5.) The 

same day, Plaintiff filed a Notice of Errata asking the Court to strike the notice of voluntary 

dismissal because it was filed “inadvertently and by mistake.” (ECF No. 6.) Plaintiff’s counsel 

states that “[c]ounsel contacted Plaintiff regarding the Order to show cause and plaintiff agreed 

to complete the documentation.”

The Court is concerned that Plaintiff’s counsel appears to have filed a notice of voluntary 

dismissal in response to the Court’s order to show cause without her client’s knowledge or 

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consent. The Court will disregard the notice of voluntary dismissal filed by Plaintiff’s counsel. 

However, Plaintiff’s counsel will still be required to file a timely response to the outstanding 

order to show cause. In addition to explaining why Plaintiff and his counsel failed to file a 

timely application to proceed in forma pauperis or pay the filing fee on time, Plaintiff’s counsel 

shall explain the sequence of events that led her to file the notice of voluntary dismissal.

Based upon the foregoing, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s September 24, 2015 notice of voluntary dismissal is DISREGARDED; 

and

2. In their response to the September 23, 2015 order to show cause, Plaintiff’s 

counsel shall explain how and why a notice of voluntary dismissal was filed on 

September 24, 2015.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 25, 2015 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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