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Parties Involved:
Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant
Susie Price
Plaintiff

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SUSIE PRICE, Case No. 1:07-cv-00280 OWW TAG

Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY

SANCTIONS SHOULD NOT BE

v. IMPOSED FOR FAILURE TO FILE

OPENING BRIEF

MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, 

Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant.

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Plaintiff Susie Price (“plaintiff”), represented by counsel, seeks judicial review of an

administrative decision denying plaintiff’s claim for benefits under the Social Security Act.

This Court issued its February 21, 2007, Scheduling Order to require plaintiff to file and

serve a confidential letter brief on the Social Security Administration (“SSA”) within 30 days of the

filing of the administrative record. The Scheduling Order further provides that plaintiff must file an

opening brief within 30 days of receipt of the SSA’s response to plaintiff’s confidential letter. The

Scheduling Order explains to plaintiff that “[v]iolations of this order or of the federal or local rues of

procedure may result in sanctions pursuant to Local Rule 11-110.” (Doc. 7).

On October 1, 2007, the SSA filed its notice of lodging of the administrative record to initiate

the briefing. (Doc. 14). The Court initially calculated January 4, 2008, as the deadline to file and

serve plaintiff’s opening brief. On November 29, 2007, this Court granted plaintiff’s motion for an

extension of time – until November 30, 2007 – to serve her letter brief on the SSA. (Doc. 17). In

accordance with the Scheduling Order, as amended by the above-referenced order, the Court

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recalculated the deadline for plaintiff to file her opening brief to March 10, 2008. (Docs. 7, 17). To

date, plaintiff has filed no opening brief in compliance with this Court’s orders. 

Accordingly, this Court ORDERS plaintiff, no later than April 25, 2008, to show cause in

writing why sanctions, including dismissal of this action, should not be imposed for plaintiff’s

failure to file an opening brief and to comply with this Court’s orders. This Court will vacate this

Order to Show Cause if plaintiff files and serves her opening brief no later than April 21, 2008. 

Plaintiff is admonished that failure to timely comply with this order will result in a

recommendation to dismiss this action.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 28, 2008 /s/ Theresa A. Goldner 

j6eb3d UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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