Welch

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 J.W., Case No. 24-cv-05686-EMC

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S

v. MOTION TO DISMISS

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Docket No. 10 Defendant.

12 13 Plaintiff J.W., proceeding pro se, initiated this suit against Defendant Social Security Administration (SSA) in state court. The SSA removed on the basis that J.W. appeared to be asserting a claim for denial of benefits pursuant to the Social Security Act. Now pending before the Court is SSA’s motion to dismiss the complaint on the basis that J.W. has failed to exhaust his administrative remedies. J.W. failed to file an opposition to the motion. Having considered the papers that have been filed and J.W.’s failure to file an opposition, the Court hereby GRANTS the motion to dismiss the complaint. The dismissal is without prejudice. I. FACTUAL & PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND As noted above, J.W. is a pro se litigant. His complaint,…