(SS) Ames-Craig v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
KHALIL MONTAZH AMES-CRAIG, Case No. 1:21-cv-00687-SAB
Plaintiff, ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO
SHOW CAUSE WHY SANCTIONS
v. SHOULD NOT BE IMPOSED FOR
FAILURE TO FILE OPENING BRIEF
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,
THREE DAY DEADLINE
Defendant.
16 On April 26, 2021, Plaintiff Khalil Montazh Ames-Craig filed this action seeking judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying an application for disability benefits pursuant to the Social Security Act. (ECF No. 1.) On March 21, 2022, the Court entered the parties’ stipulation that extended the time for Plaintiff to file an opening brief until May 31, 2022. (ECF Nos. 20, 21.) Plaintiff did not file an opening brief by May 31, 2022. Local Rule 110 provides that “[f]ailure of counsel or of a party to comply with these Rules or with any order of the Court may be grounds for imposition by the Court of any and all sanctions . . . within the inherent power of the…