(SS) Smith v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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10 LARRY WAYNE SMITH, Case No. 1:21-cv-01513-SAB
11 Plaintiff, ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO
SHOW CAUSE WHY SANCTIONS
12 v. SHOULD NOT BE IMPOSED FOR
FAILURE TO FILE OPENING BRIEF
13 COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, (ECF No. 11) 14 Defendant.
DEADLINE: DECEMBER 2, 2022
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16 17 On October 13, 2021, Plaintiff Larry Wayne Smith, originally proceeding pro se, filed 18 this action seeking judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security 19 (“Commissioner”) denying an application for disability benefits pursuant to the Social Security 20 Act. (ECF No. 1.) On April 1, 2022, the Court issued an amended scheduling order. (ECF No. 21 11.) Pursuant to the amended scheduling order, Plaintiff’s opening brief was due 45 days after 22 the filing of the administrative record. (Id. at 2.) The administrative record was lodged on 23 September 28, 2022 (ECF No. 13); thus, Plaintiff’s opening brief was due by November 14, 24 2022. On November 14, 2022, Plaintiff filed a substitution of…