Pritchett v. Berryhill

Filing 9

ORDER OF DISMISSAL by Hon. Mary Alice Theiler. (KMP)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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MARK PRITCHETT,
Plaintiff,

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CASE NO. C17-5617-MAT

v.
ORDER OF DISMISSAL

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NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Acting
Commissioner of Social Security,

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Defendant.
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Plaintiff filed a complaint and motion to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) with the Court

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on August 4, 2017. (Dkt. 1.) The Court denied the IFP motion (Dkt. 4) and plaintiff paid the filing

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fee. On October 13, 2017, the Court issued an Order directing the Clerk to issue summonses to

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plaintiff, and indicating plaintiff and plaintiff’s counsel were responsible for arranging for service

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of summons and complaint upon defendant. (Dkt. 6.) Subsequently, ninety days elapsed, with

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no docket activity indicating either that the complaint had been served on defendant, or that the

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matter had been voluntarily withdrawn. On January 19, 2018, the Court issued an Order to Show

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Cause, setting a fourteen-day deadline for plaintiff to show cause why this matter should not be

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dismissed without prejudice for failure to prosecute. (Dkt. 8.) Plaintiff did not respond to the

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Court’s Order to Show Cause. Accordingly, this matter is DISMISSED without prejudice for

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failure to prosecute pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m).

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DATED this 8th day of February, 2018.

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Mary Alice Theiler
United States Magistrate Judge

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