(SS) Gonzales v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 EDWARD GONZALES, Case No. 1:20-cv-00566-BAM
Plaintiff,
ORDER TO DISMISS ACTION FOR
v. FAILURE TO OBEY COURT ORDERS AND
FAILURE TO PROSECUTE
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, (Doc. No.22) 13 Defendant.
15 Plaintiff Edward Gonzales (“Plaintiff”), currently proceeding in propria persona, initiated 16 this social security complaint, on April 17, 20201. On October 2, 2020, the Court issued an order 17 granting the motion of Jonathan O. Peña of the Law Offices of Peña & Bromberg, PC to 18 withdraw as attorney of record for Plaintiff. (Doc. No. 18.) A status conference was set for 19 November 9, 2020, to determine if Plaintiff would seek new counsel or proceed in propria 20 persona. (Doc. No. 19.) Plaintiff did not appear at the status conference. (Doc. No. 21.) 21 On November 9, 2020, the Court issued an order directing Plaintiff to show cause in 22 writing no later than November 23, 2020 why sanctions should not be imposed for his failure to 23 obey a Court order…