Haseltine

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO COMPEL

Before me is plaintiffs motion to compel the production “of the complete transcript” of the administrative record. While so styled, what plaintiff actually seeks is: (1) production of any analysis or report with respect to his claim of bias raised below and (2) discovery of voluminous extra-record documents such as the records of 200 of Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) Lazuran’s cases. Plaintiff claims to seek all of these documents to prove that ALJs below were biased.

This case has been through numerous proceedings since the first disability determination hearing in 2002. After several appeals and remands, plaintiff filed a civil action in this court, and subsequently, moved for summary judgment. On December 10, 2007, I granted summary judgment in part, finding that there was substantial evidence to support a finding that plaintiff was disabled. I remanded the matter for defendant to fully develop the record and determine the onset date of plaintiffs disability. (Administrative Transcript “AT” 926.)

On February 8, 2008, plaintiff sent a letter to the Appeals Council alleging bias on the part of ALJs Lazuran and Reite and requested an…