Kimberly Dawn Evans v. Carolyn W Colvin
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AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY CASE SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED by Magistrate Judge John E. McDermott. Response to Order to Show Cause due by 11/18/2014. [See Order for details.] (san)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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KIMBERLY DAWN EVANS,
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Plaintiff,
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CAROLYN W. COLVIN,
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Acting Commissioner of Social Security )
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Defendants.
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CASE NO. EDCV 14-01058-DOC
(JEM)
AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW
CAUSE WHY CASE SHOULD NOT
BE DISMISSED
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On May 27, 2014, Plaintiff Kimberly Dawn Evans filed a Complaint seeking
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review of the decision by Defendant Carolyn W. Colvin, Commissioner of Social
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Security, denying Plaintiff’s application for Social Security benefits. Plaintiff’s
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Request for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis was granted on June 4, 2014.
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This Court’s Case Management Order, filed June 6, 2014, imposed on Plaintiff
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the duty to serve the Complaint on Defendant and file a proof of service within 28 days
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of the filing of the Complaint. On August 25, 2014, this Court issued an Order noting
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that Plaintiff has not filed a proof of service and requiring Plaintiff to show cause on or
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before September 2, 2014 why Plaintiff has not filed a proof of service. The Order
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also admonished Plaintiff that failure to file a proof of service or other response may
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result in dismissal of the case for failure to prosecute pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. Rule
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4(m).
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Rule 4(m) requires service of the Complaint within 120 days of its filing. The
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Court on its own motion or after notice to the Plaintiff must dismiss an action without
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prejudice unless the Plaintiff shows good cause for the failure to serve the Complaint
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on Defendant and file a proof of service with the Court.
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Here, Plaintiff has not filed a proof of service of the Complaint and presumably
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not served it on Defendant. Plaintiff filed no response to this Court’s August 25, 2014
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Order to Show Cause. The 120 day deadline for service of the Complaint has expired.
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The Court could recommend to the District Court that the Complaint be
dismissed without prejudice. Because Plaintiff is not represented by counsel, the Court
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will provide Plaintiff with one more opportunity to comply with this Court’s Case
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Management Order and Rule 4(m).
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The Court ORDERS Plaintiff to show cause in writing by Monday, November
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18, 2014, why this action should not be dismissed for lack of prosecution. Plaintiff is
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advised that failure to file a proof of service or other response to this Order to Show
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Cause will result in the Court recommending the case be dismissed for failure to
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prosecute pursuant to Rule 4(m).
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The Clerk of this Court is directed to email this Order to Plaintiff’s email
address listed in her Complaint as kimberleyes@gmail.com.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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DATED: November 4, 2014
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JOHN E. MCDERMOTT
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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