BELL v. COLVIN

Filing 13

ORDER Case dismissed, failure to respond. Ordered by US MAGISTRATE JUDGE STEPHEN HYLES on 9-6-2017. (bdd)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR
THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
ATHENS DIVISION
RYAN EDWARD BELL,
Plaintiff,
v.
NANCY A BERRYHILL,
Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.
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CASE NO. 3:17-cv-00001-MSH
Social Security Appeal

ORDER
On January 3, 2017, Plaintiff filed a Motion for Leave to Proceed IFP and a
Complaint contesting the decision of the Commissioner of Social Security to deny his
Social Security Disability benefits. (ECF No. 1.). Defendant filed her Answer and the
Administrative Transcript on March 29, 2017. (ECF Nos. 10-11.). Under Rule 9.2 of the
Local Rules of this Court, a Plaintiff in a Social Security Appeal shall have thirty (30) days
from the date the Commissioner files her Answer in which to file his brief. M.D. Ga. Loc.
Civ. R. 9.2. Plaintiff failed to meet that deadline, and on August 16, 2017, was ordered to
respond and show cause why his lawsuit should not be dismissed due to his failure to
comply with the rules of this Court. Plaintiff did not respond to that order and his case is
now dismissed.
SO ORDERED, this 6th day of September, 2017.
S/ Stephen Hyles
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE