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Parties Involved:
Jo Anne B. Barnhart
Defendant
Charles M. McCarthy Jr.
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHARLES M. MCCARTHY JR.,

Plaintiff(s),

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JO ANNE B. BARNHART,

Commissioner of Social

Security Administration,

Defendant(s).

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No. C05-4834 BZ

ORDER DENYING MOTION WITHOUT

PREJUDICE

Having read defendant's response to the order to show

cause, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that defendant's motion to dismiss

pursuant to Rule 41(b) or, in the alternative, for a more

definite statement pursuant to Rule 12(e), is DENIED without

prejudice. Defendant may renew her motion, if, after

receiving plaintiff's motion for summary judgment, it appears

that plaintiff's motion does not sufficiently focus the long

and somewhat rambling complaint to enable defendant to file a

cross-motion. 

Plaintiff is admonished to have Rule 1 (requiring “the

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just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action”)

and Rule 8(a) (requiring “a short and plain statement of the

claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief”) in mind

when preparing his motion.

Dated: July 6, 2006

 Bernard Zimmerman 

 United States Magistrate Judge

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