Isis Nix v. Andrew M. Saul

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10

ISIS NIX,

Case No. 2:20-cv-03860-SHK Plaintiff, v.

ANDREW M. SAUL, ORDER DISMISSING CASE AND

14 Comm’r Soc. Sec. Admin., ORDERING SANCTIONS AGAINST SUZANNE C. LEIDNER Defendant.

17 I. BACKGROUND On April 28, 2020, Plaintiff Isis Nix (“Plaintiff”), represented by counsel— Suzanne C. Leidner (“Ms. Leidner” or “Counsel”)—filed a Complaint (“Complaint” or “Compl.”) seeking judicial review of a decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner” or “Defendant”). Electronic Case Filing Number (“ECF No.”) 1, Compl. On April 30, 2020, the Court issued its Case Management Order (“CMO”), in which the parties were ordered to, in pertinent part, submit their joint submission (“Joint Submission” or “JS”) regarding the issues on appeal ninety-one days after Defendant filed its Answer (“Answer”) to Plaintiff’s Complaint. See ECF No. 9, CMO at 2 (requiring Plaintiff to provide its Answer,…