(SS) Blount v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DEMETRIA BLOUNT, Case No. 2:24-cv-1115-JDP (SS) Plaintiff, v. ORDER MARTIN O’MALLEY, Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant.

17 Plaintiff Demetria Blount seeks judicial review of a final decision, issued by the Commissioner of Social Security Administration (“SSA”), denying her application for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits and Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) benefits. ECF No. 1. Defendant filed a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim. ECF No. 7. When plaintiff failed to file an opposition or statement of non-opposition, I ordered plaintiff to show cause for why this action should not be dismissed for her failure to file an opposition. ECF No. 8. I also instructed plaintiff to file her opposition within fourteen days of the order. Id. To date, plaintiff has not filed an opposition to defendant’s motion. Plaintiff has filed only a response comprised of a declaration from counsel stating that…