Isis Nix v. Andrew M. Saul

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6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11

ISIS NIX,

Case No. 2:20-cv-03860-SHK 12 Plaintiff, v. 13

ANDREW M. SAUL, ORDER DISMISSING CASE AND

14 Comm’r Soc. Sec. Admin., ORDERING SANCTIONS AGAINST 15 SUZANNE C. LEIDNER Defendant. 16

17 18 I. BACKGROUND 19 On April 28, 2020, Plaintiff Isis Nix (“Plaintiff”), represented by counsel— 20 Suzanne C. Leidner (“Ms. Leidner” or “Counsel”)—filed a Complaint 21 (“Complaint” or “Compl.”) seeking judicial review of a decision of the 22 Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner” or “Defendant”). Electronic 23 Case Filing Number (“ECF No.”) 1, Compl. On April 30, 2020, the Court issued 24 its Case Management Order (“CMO”), in which the parties were ordered to, in 25 pertinent part, submit their joint submission (“Joint Submission” or “JS”) regarding 26 the issues on appeal ninety-one days after Defendant filed its Answer (“Answer”) 27 to Plaintiff’s Complaint. See ECF No. 9, CMO at 2 (requiring Plaintiff to provide 1 its Answer,…