Brokaw v. Colvin

Filing 16

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THE CASE SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR FAILURE TO PROSECUTE. Show Cause Response due by 3/15/2016. Signed by Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim on 2/23/2016. (mklS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/23/2016) (Additional attachment(s) added on 2/23/2016: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service - with signature) (mklS, COURT STAFF). Modified on 2/23/2016 (mklS, COURT STAFF).

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ANITA BROKAW,

Case No. 15-cv-04313-SK

Plaintiff,
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v.
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CAROLYN W. COLVIN,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THE
CASE SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED
FOR FAILURE TO PROSECUTE

Defendant.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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On September 21, 2015, Plaintiff filed a complaint appealing the denial of social security

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benefits. The Court granted Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis, and the

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defendant was served. On January 8, 2016, the Defendant filed an answer. Pursuant to Northern

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District Civil Local Rule 16-5 and the Social Security Procedural Order filed in this action,

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Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment was due to be filed by February 8, 2016. To date,

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Plaintiff has not filed a motion for summary judgment. Accordingly, Plaintiff is HEREBY

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ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE why this case should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute.

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Plaintiff shall file a written response to this Order to Show Cause by no later than March 15, 2016.

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If Plaintiff intends to file a motion for summary judgment, she must show good cause for her

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failure to comply with the scheduling order in this case. Plaintiff is admonished that if she fails to

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file a response to this Order to Show Cause by March 15, 2016, the Court will dismiss this case

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without prejudice without further notice to Plaintiff.

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The Court advises Plaintiff that the district court has produced a guide for pro se litigants

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called Representing Yourself in Federal Court: A Handbook for Pro Se Litigants, which provides

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instructions on how to proceed at every stage of your case, including discovery, motions, and trial.

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It is available electronically online (http://cand.uscourts.gov/prosehandbook) or in hard copy free

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of charge from the Clerk’s Office. The Court further advises Plaintiff that she also may wish to

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seek assistance from the Legal Help Center. Plaintiff may call the Legal Help Center at 415-782-

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8982 or sign up on the 15th Floor of the San Francisco Courthouse, Room 2796, or on the 4th

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Floor of the Oakland Courthouse, Room 470S, for a free appointment with an attorney who may

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be able to provide basic legal help, but not legal representation.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: February 23, 2016
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SALLIE KIM
United States Magistrate Judge

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ANITA BROKAW,

Case No. 15-cv-04313-SK

Plaintiff,
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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CAROLYN W. COLVIN,
Defendant.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S.
District Court, Northern District of California.
That on February 23, 2016, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by
placing said copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by
depositing said envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery
receptacle located in the Clerk's office.

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Anita Brokaw
1874 Fred Jackson Way
Richmond, CA 94801

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Dated: February 23, 2016

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Susan Y. Soong
Clerk, United States District Court

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By:________________________
Melinda K. Lozenski, Deputy Clerk to the
Honorable SALLIE KIM
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