Gould v. Commissioner of the Social Security Administration

Filing 60

ORDER Confirming Claim Deadline; and Order Substituting Counsel. The deadline for claiming all or part of the fees is 9/14/2018. The motion by Bruce Wilson, Esq. to withdraw (Docket no. 56 ) is granted. James Gould is now proceeding pro se. Bruce Wilson is ordered to provide a copy of this order to Gould. (Attorney Bruce A Wilson terminated.) Signed by Judge Larry Alan Burns on 8/27/2018. (All non-registered users served via U.S. Mail Service)(jdt)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JAMES R. GOULD,

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CASE NO. 07CV1039-LAB (WMC)
Plaintiff,

ORDER CONFIRMING CLAIM
DEADLINE; AND

vs.
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ORDER SUBSTITUTING
COUNSEL

COMMISSIONER OF THE SOCIAL
SECURITY ADMINISTRATION,

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Defendants.

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On July 13, the Court issued an order explaining that it was considering rescinding
its award of attorney’s fees, and setting certain response deadlines.

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The Court proposed to set a deadline for making a claim to the fees that were

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awarded. If any party objected to this proposal, they were to have filed written objections by

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August 3. No party has objected, and the deadline for claiming all or part of the fees is

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Friday, September 14, 2018. If Mary Mitchell, James Gould, or anyone else wishes to claim

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all or part of the fees, they shall file a claim by that date. If no claims are filed, the fee award

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will be rescinded.

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Gould’s counsel also filed a motion to have Gould represent himself. That is, his

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counsel would be permitted to withdraw, and Gould, pro se, would substitute in. If Gould

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opposed this, he was ordered to file an opposition by August 10. (See Docket no. 57 at

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1:21–23.) He has filed nothing, however.

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07CV1039

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For good cause, the motion by Bruce Wilson, Esq. to withdraw (Docket no. 56) is

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GRANTED. James Gould is now proceeding pro se and will be required to comply with the

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Court’s orders, including existing deadlines, just as if he were represented by counsel. The

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Clerk shall update the docket to reflect this change.

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It appears Gould’s old address is incorrect, and mail sent to him there was returned

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as undeliverable. The Clerk is directed to update the docket to show Gould’s address as

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provided in the amended certificate of service. (Docket no. 58.)

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Bruce Wilson is ORDERED to provide a copy of this order to Gould. If he cannot

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contact Gould, he should send a copy of this order to any street address(es) and email

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address(es) he has for Gould. He need not send a copy to any address he knows to be

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invalid or not current, however.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: August 27, 2018

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HONORABLE LARRY ALAN BURNS
United States District Judge

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