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Parties Involved:
Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant
Manuel Garcia
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

On December 17, 2014, the Court found it was not clear from the pleadings that Plaintiff had 

exhausted his administrative remedies, thereby giving the Court jurisdiction to review the decision of 

the administrative law judge (“ALJ”). (Doc. 10.) In the First Amended Complaint, Plaintiff alleged 

that an ALJ issued a decision denying his application for benefits on July 23, 2014. (Doc. 4 at 4.) 

Further, Plaintiff alleged that “[t]he decision of the ALJ became the final decision of the Commissioner 

on September 21, 2014.” (Id.) Noting that Plaintiff did not allege that he requested review by the 

Appeals Council, the Court issued an order to show cause to Plaintiff why the action should not be 

dismissed for his failure to exhaust administrative remedies. (Doc. 10 at 2-3.)

Plaintiff filed a timely response to the Court’s order on December 22, 2014, informing the Court 

for the first time that his claim for benefits was before the ALJ pursuant to a remand ordered by the 

District Court in Garcia v. Colvin, case number 1:11-cv-01965-SKO. (Doc. 11 at 2.) Importantly, 

MANUEL GARCIA,

 Plaintiff,

v.

CAROLYN W. COLVIN,

Acting Commissioner of Social Security, 

Defendant.

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Case No.: 1:14-cv-01744 - JLT 

ORDER DISCHARGING THE ORDER TO SHOW 

CAUSE DATED DECEMBER 17, 2014

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decisions issued upon remand are not governed by the same regulations or administrative remedies. 

See 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.983, 404.984. If a claimant does not file an exception disagreeing with the ALJ 

and the Appeals Council does not assume jurisdiction over the decision, the ALJ’s written decision is a 

“final decision of the Commissioner after remand.” 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.984(d).

In light of the new information regarding the decision rendered by the ALJ upon remand, the 

Court’s order to show cause dated December 17, 2014 (Doc. 10) is DISCHARGED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 23, 2014 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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