Perez v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 15

ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS ACTION SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR FAILURE TO PROSECUTE. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff shall file a written response to this order to show cause why this action should not be dismissed for failu re to prosecute within seven (7) days of the date of service of this order. Failure to comply with this order to show cause shall result in this action being dismissed for failure to prosecute. Signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 9/29/2017. (Hernandez, M)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 EULALIA PEREZ, Plaintiff, 12 13 14 v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Case No. 1:17-cv-00112-SAB ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS ACTION SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR FAILURE TO PROSECUTE SEVEN DAY DEADLINE 15 Defendant. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 On January 23, 2017, Plaintiff Eulalia Perez (“Plaintiff”) filed this action seeking review of the denial of her application for disability benefits pursuant to the Social Security Act. On January 26, 2017, the Court issued a scheduling order. (ECF No. 6). The scheduling order states that within 95 days from the filing of the administrative record, Plaintiff shall file an opening brief. (Id. at ¶¶ 3-6.) Defendant lodged the Social Security administrative record on June 22, 2017. (ECF No. 13.) More than 95 days have passed and Plaintiff has not filed an opening brief nor sought an extension of time to do so. Local Rule 110 provides that “[f]ailure of counsel or of a party to comply with these Rules or with any order of the Court may be grounds for imposition by the Court of any and all sanctions . . . within the inherent power of the Court.” The Court has the inherent power to control its docket and may, in the exercise of that power, impose sanctions where appropriate, 28 1 1 including dismissal of the action. Bautista v. Los Angeles County, 216 F.3d 837, 841 (9th Cir. 2 2000). Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff shall file a written response to 3 4 this order to show cause why this action should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute within 5 seven (7) days of the date of service of this order. Failure to comply with this order to show 6 cause shall result in this action being dismissed for failure to prosecute. 7 8 9 IT IS SO ORDERED. 10 Dated: September 29, 2017 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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