O' Rourke v. Share and Care House

Filing 7

MINUTE ORDER dismissing this matter for lack of jurisdiction. Authorized by Judge Ricardo S. Martinez. (SWT) (cc: Plaintiff via USPS)

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1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 5 6 7 CHRISTOPHER O’ROURKE, 8 Plaintiff, 9 10 11 v. SHARE AND CARE HOUSE, Defendant. 12 13 14 15 ) ) CASE NO. C18-0410 RSM ) ) ORDER OF DISMISSAL ) ) ) ) ) ) The following MINUTE ORDER is made by direction of the Court, the Honorable Ricardo S. Martinez, Chief United States District Judge: 16 Pro Se Plaintiff Christopher O’Rourke filed his Complaint on March 23, 2018, alleging 17 18 that his representative payee, Defendant Share and Care House, misused benefits paid on his 19 behalf, specifically to pay illegal rent increases. Dkt. #5. Plaintiff also alleged that Defendant 20 failed to seek reimbursement of a rent payment that was erroneously paid on his behalf. Id. 21 Plaintiff claims that as a result, his credit score has dropped, he has been unable to transition into 22 23 24 25 26 stable housing, he has suffered unnecessary debt, and he has been saddled with accruing interest on that debt. Id. On March 26, 2018, this Court ordered Mr. O’Rourke to show cause why his Complaint should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. Dkt. #6. The Court noted that Plaintiff had 27 28 MINUTE ORDER PAGE - 1 1 2 3 4 failed to demonstrate that he has made an appeal to the Social Security Administration (“SSA”) for the alleged representative payee actions, which is required prior to judicial review. Id. More than 21 days has passed since the Court ordered Plaintiff to show cause, and Plaintiff has failed to respond. Accordingly, this matter is DISMISSED for lack of jurisdiction. 5 The Clerk shall send a copy of this Order to Mr. O’Rourke at P.O. Box 12052 6 7 8 Seattle, WA 98102. DATED this 29th day of August 2018. 9 WILLIAM McCOOL, Clerk 10 By: 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 MINUTE ORDER PAGE - 2 /s/ Paula McNabb___ Deputy Clerk

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