Kelly v. Berryhill
Filing
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ORDER that the Clerk shall serve the Commissioner of Social Security a copy of summons and Amended Complaint by Certified Mail. Defendant shall have sixty (60) days from the date of service to file her answer. Signed by Magistrate Judge George Foley, Jr on 3/21/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - JM)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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DARRELL E. KELLY,
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Plaintiff,
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NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Acting
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Commissioner of Social Security,
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Defendant.
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ORDER
This matter is before the Court on the screening of Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint (ECF No.
4), filed on October 16, 2017.
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Case No. 2:17-cv-02432-RFB-GWF
BACKGROUND
Plaintiff alleges a claim against the Social Security Administration (SSA), challenging its
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denial of social security disability benefits. Plaintiff alleges that at all times relevant to this action,
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he was disabled as defined by the Social Security Act. Plaintiff claims that the Social Security
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Commissioner, initially and upon reconsideration, denied his requests for disability insurance
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benefits and supplemental security income. Plaintiff now seeks judicial review of the unfavorable
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disability determination of the Administrative Law Judge dated June 24, 2016, which became a final
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agency decision once the Appeals Council denied his request for review on July 17, 2017.
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DISCUSSION
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I.
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Plaintiff asks this Court to review his social security application and the ALJ’s unfavorable
Screening the Complaint
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decision. Plaintiff argues that the ALJ did not consider all of his medical conditions in combination
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and the failure to do so warrants reversal. A disagreement with the Social Security Administration’s
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(“SSA”) final decision may be grounds for this Court to review the case. Federal courts only have
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jurisdiction to conduct judicial review of the SSA’s final decisions. See 42 U.S.C. § 405(g); see also
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Pacific Coast Medical Enterprises v. Harris, 633 F.2d 123, 137 (9th Cir. 1980). Plaintiff appears to
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have fully exhausted his administrative remedies with the SSA. The Court will therefore allow
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Plaintiff’s complaint to proceed as a petition for judicial review of a final agency decision.
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Accordingly,
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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall serve the Commissioner of
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the Social Security Administration by sending a copy of summons and Amended Complaint by
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certified mail to: (1) Office of the Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX, Social Security
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Administration, 160 Spear Street, Suite 899, San Francisco, California 94105, and (2) the Attorney
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General of the United States, Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington DC
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20530.
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall issue summons to the
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United States Attorney for the District of Nevada, and deliver the summons and Amended
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Complaint to the U.S. Marshal for service.
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant shall have sixty (60) days from the date of
service to file her answer or responsive pleading to Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint in this case.
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that henceforth, Plaintiff shall serve upon Defendant, or her
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attorney if she has retained one, a copy of every pleading, motion, or other document submitted for
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consideration by the court. Plaintiff shall include with the original paper submitted for filing a
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certificate stating the date that a true and correct copy of the document was mailed to Defendant or
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her counsel. The court may disregard any paper received by a district judge, magistrate judge, or the
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Clerk which fails to include a certificate of service.
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DATED this 21st day of March, 2018.
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GEORGE FOLEY, JR.
United States Magistrate Judge
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