WARDELL v. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Filing 24

ORDER that this case is DISMISSED for Plaintiffs failure to prosecute. The report and recommendation of Magistrate Judge Lanzillo, issued October 12, 2018 23 , is adopted as the opinion of the court. The Clerk is directed to mark this case closed. Signed by Judge Susan Paradise Baxter on 11/1/18. (lrw)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
MICHAEL D. WARDELL,
Plaintiff,
v.
SOCIAL SECURITY
ADMINISTRATION,
Defendant.

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C.A. No. 17- 132 Erie
District Judge Baxter
Magistrate Judge Lanzillo

MEMORANDUM ORDER
This social security appeal was commenced by the filing of a Complaint on May 23,
2017. Plaintiff filed a supplement to the complaint on June 15, 2018. This matter was referred to
United States Magistrate Judge Lisa Pupo Lenihan for report and recommendation in accordance
with the Magistrates Act, 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), and Rules 72.1.3 and 72.1.4 of the Local Rules
for Magistrates.
On July 12, 2018, Magistrate Judge Lenihan issued a scheduling order establishing
deadlines for filing summary judgment motions and directing each party to file a form
consenting to the jurisdiction of a magistrate judge or electing to have a district judge randomly
assigned. [ECF No. 16]. Plaintiff did not file anything in response to Judge Lenihan’s scheduling
order and subsequently failed to respond to Judge Lenihan’s show cause order [ECF No. 21].
On September 14, 2018, the undersigned was sworn in as a United States District Judge.
On October 10, 2018, this action was reassigned to the undersigned, as presiding judge, and was
assigned to United States Magistrate Judge Richard A. Lanzillo for all pretrial proceedings.
On October 12, 2018, Judge Lanzillo issued a Magistrate Judge's Report and

Recommendation (“R&R”) recommending that this case be dismissed for Plaintiff’s failure to
prosecute. [ECF No. 23]. Service of the R&R was made on Plaintiff at his address of record, via
first class United States mail. Objections to the R&R were due from Plaintiff by October 29,
2018; however, Plaintiff has failed to file any objections.
After de novo review of the complaint and documents in this case, together with the
report and recommendation, the following order is entered:
AND NOW, this 1st day of November, 2018;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this case is DISMISSED for Plaintiff’s failure to
prosecute. The report and recommendation of Magistrate Judge Lanzillo, issued October 12,
2018 [ECF No. 23], is adopted as the opinion of the court. The Clerk is directed to mark this case
closed.

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SUSAN PARADISE BAXTER
United States District Judge
cc:

The Honorable Richard A. Lanzillo
U.S. Magistrate Judge
all parties of record