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Parties Involved:
Michael J. Astrue
Defendant
Debra Ann Hadnot
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DEBRA ANN HADNOT,

Plaintiff, No. C 07-5504 PJH

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 

v.

MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of 

Social Security,

Defendant.

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This appeal from a decision by the Commissioner of Social Security was filed on

October 29, 2007. Defendant answered on February 21, 2008. According to Civil

Local Rule 16-5, plaintiff was required to file a motion for summary judgment by March

24, 2008. Plaintiff, who is represented by counsel, has not done so. It has come to the

court’s attention that on March 21, 2008, plaintiff’s counsel filed a stipulation for an

extension of time to file her motion for summary judgment on March 31, 2008. 

However, the court just became aware of that stipulation, which was e-filed, because

plaintiff’s counsel failed to comply with Civil L.R. 5-1(b), which requires that a chambers

copy of the stipulation be provided to chambers. Unlike counsel, the undersigned judge

does not receive an email notification every time something in one of her four hundred

plus cases is e-filed. 

Because the court never approved the stipulation, plaintiff’s motion is nearly four

weeks overdue. Nevertheless, even if the court had signed the stipulation, plaintiff’s

counsel failed to file the motion for summary judgment by the March 31, 2008 date she

specified in the stipulation. 

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Plaintiff is hereby ordered to show cause regarding why she failed to file and

serve her motion within ten days of the date of this order. Plaintiff is advised that if she

fails to respond to this court’s order, her appeal will be dismissed with prejudice with no

further hearing or briefing. Plaintiff is also advised that she must comply with the local

rules in the future, including Civil L.R. 5-1(b), which requires the delivery of chambers

copies.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 17, 2008

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PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON

United States District Judge

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