(SS) Hill v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL H. HILL, Case No. 1:18-cv-01673-DAD-JDP
Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
THAT PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO RE-OPEN
v. THE CASE BE GRANTED
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL ECF No.
SECURITY,
OBJECTIONS DUE IN FOURTEEN DAYS Defendant.
Plaintiff Michael H. Hill proceeds in this Social Security appeal without counsel. On July 25, 2019, plaintiff withdrew his appeal, ECF No. 21, and on August 5, 2019, his case was closed, ECF No. 22. On December 4, 2019, plaintiff filed a motion to re-open his case, explaining that he has been suffering from severe mental illness, including psychosis. ECF No. 23. We construe this as a motion for relief under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(1). Defendant did not file an opposition to this motion, and we recommend granting relief. Discussion A court may relieve a party of an order by reason of “mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable…