(SS) Riley v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
EMMA RILEY, Case No. 1:21-cv-00420-SAB
Plaintiff, ORDER REQUIRING DEFENDANT TO
SHOW CAUSE WHY SANCTIONS
v. SHOULD NOT BE IMPOSED FOR
FAILURE TO FILE RESPONSIVE BRIEF
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, (ECF No. 11) Defendant.
DEADLINE: OCTOBER 31, 2022
16 On March 15, 2021, Plaintiff Emma Riley 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 April 1, 2022, the Court issued a scheduling order. (ECF No. 11.) Pursuant to the amended scheduling order, Defendant’s responsive brief was due 45 days after the filing of Plaintiff’s opening brief. (Id. at 2.) Plaintiff filed her opening brief on September 7, 2022 (ECF No. 17); thus Defendant’s responsive brief was due by October 24, 2022. However, an independent review of the docket reveals that, as of October 26, 2022,…