Maestas v. Social Security Administration

Filing 6

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE by Magistrate Judge Stephan M. Vidmar. Plaintiff's show-cause response is due by July 12, 2018. (am)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO
MICHAEL K. MAESTAS,
Plaintiff,
v.

No. 17-cv-1248 SMV

NANCY A. BERRYHILL,
Acting Commissioner of the Social Security,
Defendant.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
THIS MATTER is before the Court sua sponte.

Plaintiff filed his Complaint on

December 20, 2017. [Doc. 1]. The Court granted his motion to proceed in forma pauperis on
December 22, 2017. [Doc. 5]. At that time, Plaintiff was required to prepare the standard
summons and email it to the Clerk of Court to be issued.

See CM/ECF Administrative

Procedures Manual § 9(e). Despite a courtesy call to counsel’s office more than five months
ago, on December 26, 2017, no summons has been received by the Clerk, and Plaintiff has taken
no action on the record to prosecute his claims.
IT THEREFORE ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Plaintiff show
cause no later than July 12, 2018, why his Complaint should not be dismissed for lack of
prosecution. See D.N.M.LR-Civ. 41.1 (“A civil action may be dismissed if, for a period of
ninety (90) days, no steps are taken to move the case forward.”).
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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STEPHAN M. VIDMAR
United States Magistrate Judge