Teartt v. Colvin

Filing 14

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. Show Cause Response due by 3/31/2017. Signed by Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim on 3/20/2017. (mklS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/20/2017)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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WILHEMINA TEARTT,
Plaintiff,

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v.

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CAROLYN W. COLVIN,

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

Case No. 16-cv-05579-SK
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THE
CASE SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED
FOR FAILURE TO PROSECUTE

Defendant.

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On September 30, 2016, 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 17, 2017, the Defendant filed an answer. Pursuant to the

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Social Security Procedural Order filed in this action, Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment was

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due to be filed by February 14, 2017. (See Dkt. 4.) To date, Plaintiff has not filed a motion for

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summary judgment. Accordingly, Plaintiff is HEREBY ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE why this

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case should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute. Plaintiff shall file a written response to this

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Order to Show Cause by no later than March 31, 2017. If Plaintiff intends to file a motion for

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summary judgment, she must show good cause for her failure to comply with the scheduling order

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in this case. Plaintiff is admonished that if she fails to file a response to this Order to Show Cause

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by March 31, 2017, the Court will dismiss this case without prejudice without further notice to

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Plaintiff.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: March 20, 2017
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SALLIE KIM
United States Magistrate Judge