Acord v. Social Security, Commissioner of

Filing 30

ORDER re Plaintiff's 29 Appeal of Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, (Response due by 8/20/2014). Signed by District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith. (Goltz, D)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION

RICHARD ACORD,
Plaintiff,
v.
Civil Case No. 13-CV-12059
HON. MARK A. GOLDSMITH
COMMISSIONER OF
SOCIAL SECURITY,
Defendant.
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ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S APPEAL OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION (DKT. 29)
This is a Social Security case. On July 17, 2014, Magistrate Judge R. Steven Whalen
entered a Report and Recommendation (R&R) (Dkt. 27). On July 25, 2014, Plaintiff Richard
Acord filed a document titled “Plaintiff Appeal’s the Trial Court’s Recommendation” (Dkt. 29).
Although the document is titled an “appeal,” the Court construes the document as Plaintiff’s
objections to the R&R.
The document is unsigned. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(a) states, in pertinent
part, “Every pleading, written motion, and other paper must be signed . . . by a party personally if
the party is unrepresented.

The paper must state the signer’s address, email address, and

telephone number. . . . The court must strike an unsigned paper unless the omission is promptly
corrected after being called to the attorney’s or party’s attention.” Accordingly, the Court will
strike Plaintiff’s unsigned objections, unless Plaintiff files, on or before August 20, 2014, a
signed copy of his objections.

If Plaintiff timely submits signed objections, Defendant’s

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response to the objections, if any, shall be filed no later than fourteen days after service of the
signed objections.
SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 8, 2014
Flint, Michigan

s/Mark A. Goldsmith
MARK A. GOLDSMITH
United States District Judge
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

The undersigned certifies that the foregoing document was served upon counsel of record
and any unrepresented parties via the Court's ECF System to their respective email or First Class
U.S. mail addresses disclosed on the Notice of Electronic Filing on August 8, 2014.
s/Deborah J. Goltz
DEBORAH J. GOLTZ
Case Manager

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