Murphy v. Berryhill

Filing 16

***Please disregard. Posted erroneously.*** SHOW CAUSE ORDER by Hon. James P. Donohue. Show Cause Response due by 10/3/2018. (AE) Modified on 9/28/2018 (TF).

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON

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BOH SCHUBERT,

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Plaintiff,

Case No. C18-918-JPD
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v.

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NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Deputy
Commissioner of Social Security for
Operations,

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Defendant.

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Plaintiff, proceeding with counsel, filed a complaint against the Commissioner of the

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Social Security Administration on June 27, 2018. Dkt. 5. To date, however, there is no

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indication that plaintiff has properly served copies of the complaint along with appropriate

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summonses as required by Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, or to provide the

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Court with proof of such service. Accordingly, the Court ORDERS as follows:

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(1)

If plaintiff has not already done so, plaintiff shall serve copies of the complaint,

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along with summonses, on the appropriate parties as required by Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of

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Civil Procedure or may effectuate service electronically as detailed in General Orders 04-15

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and 05-15. Plaintiff must do so, and provide the Court with proof of service, by no later than

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Wednesday, October 3, 2018. In addition, plaintiff’s counsel shall SHOW CAUSE why he

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should not be sanctioned $200 for failure to prosecute the case by no later than Wednesday,

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October 3, 2018.

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(2)

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If plaintiff has already served the complaint and summonses, plaintiff shall file

proof of service with the Court by no later than Wednesday, October 3, 2018.
(3)

In the alternative, should plaintiff not effectuate service, plaintiff’s counsel shall

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SHOW CAUSE why this case should not be dismissed for failure to properly serve the

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complaint and summonses on the appropriate parties, and why counsel should not be

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sanctioned.

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(4)

Plaintiff is advised that if she neither effects proper service of the complaint nor

responds to the Court’s show cause order, this case will likely be dismissed.

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(5)

The Clerk is directed to send a copy of this order to counsel for all parties.

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DATED this 28th day of September, 2018.

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JAMES P. DONOHUE
United States Magistrate Judge

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