(SS) Queen v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BARBARA JEAN QUEEN, ) Case No.: 1:19-cv-1694 JLT ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER TO DEFENDANT TO SHOW CAUSE )

WHY SANCTIONS SHOULD NOT BE

v. ) ) IMPOSED FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, ) THE COURT’S ORDER ) Defendant. ) )

Barbara Jean Queen initiated this action by filing a complaint on December 3, 2019, seeking judicial review of the decision to deny an application for Social Security benefits. (Doc. 1) On December 9, 2019, the Court issued its Scheduling Order, setting forth the deadlines governing the action. (Doc. 5) The Commissioner of Social Security filed the certified administrative record in the matter on April 16, 2020. (Doc. 11) The parties exchanged confidential letter briefs, after which Plaintiff filed her opening brief on August 17, 2020. (Doc. 17) Pursuant to the terms of the Scheduling Order, the Commissioner was to file a response within thirty days of the date of service of the…