(SS)(PS) O'Connell v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MELISSA O’CONNELL, No. 2:19-cv-01457 CKD Plaintiff, v. ORDER & ANDREW SAUL, COMMISSIONER OF FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
SOCIAL SECURITY,
15 Defendant. 16 Plaintiff, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed the complaint in this Social Security action on July 30, 2019 and a First Amended Complaint (FAC) on September 6, 2019. Defendant filed an answer to the FAC and lodged the administrative transcript on March 2, 2020. On June 9, 2020, the court issued an order to show cause why this case should not be dismissed for lack of prosecution. The court advised plaintiff that failure to timely file the required writing would result in dismissal of the action. On June 25, 2020, the court granted plaintiff a 30-day extension of time to show cause. The period to respond to the order has passed, and plaintiff has not filed a response. The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provide for dismissal of actions based on lack of 26 …