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

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1 This is an e-filing case. Plaintiff received notice

from the Clerk’s office on March 17, 2006 of his obligation to

e-file documents. Plaintiff belatedly e-filed his motion for

service but has since failed to properly file papers and other

motions relating to the case. 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHARLES M. MCCARTHY JR.,

Plaintiff(s),

v.

JO ANNE B. BARNHART,

Commissioner of Social

Security Administration,

Defendant(s).

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No. C05-4834 BZ

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION FOR SERVICE

Before me is plaintiff Charles McCarthy’s motion for

service of defendant’s answer and the administrative record.1

Plaintiff’s counsel avers that he has not received in the mail

a copy of the answer or the administrative record. A hearing

was held on September 6, 2006. Neither plaintiff nor his

counsel appeared. The court granted leave for the parties to

file supplemental papers and continued the hearing to October

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4, 2006. Plaintiff again failed to appear though counsel. No

request by plaintiff’s counsel to appear by telephone was

received by this court. In addition, plaintiff’s counsel has

failed or refused to communicate with defense counsel and has 

failed to properly file motions and other papers with this

Court. 

IT IS ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion for service as to

defendant’s answer is DENIED. Defendant has filed her answer

electronically and, pursuant to General Order No. 45, it has

been served. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED as follows:

1. Plaintiff’s motion for service of the administrative

record in this matter is GRANTED on the condition

that if plaintiff wants defendant to recopy the

record, plaintiff’s counsel, Mr. Reyer, shall pay

for copying costs incurred by the defendant, those

costs not to exceed 10¢ per page. My shifting of

these costs to plaintiff’s counsel is, in part, a

sanction imposed pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(f)

and my inherent power to control this proceeding.

2. By letter or other appropriate communication

defendant will, by no later than October 6, 2006,

apprise Mr. Reyer of the cost of copying the

administrative record.

3. By letter or other appropriate communication Mr.

Reyer will, by no later than October 13, 2006,

apprise the defendant whether he wishes the record

recopied and, if so, enclose a check for the cost of

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copying. 

4. Plaintiff shall file his motion for summary judgment

by December 1,2006. 

5. Plaintiff will from this day forward make all

required appearances unless excused by the court,

and abide by all court orders, Local Rules and

General Orders, in particular, General Order No. 45

(Electronic Case Filing) and General Order No. 53

(Privacy). Failure to do so may result in further

sanctions.

Dated: October 4, 2006

 Bernard Zimmerman 

 United States Magistrate Judge

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