(SS) Rocha v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GAIL LYNN ROCHA, Case No. 1:20-cv-00613-CDB (SS)
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE PARTY
v. (Doc. 27) COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
15 Defendant. 16 Plaintiff Gail Lynn Rocha filed this action on April 29, 2020. (Doc. 1). She appeals from a final administrative decision that denied her application for Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income benefits. Id. The action was reassigned to the undersigned on October 5, 2022. (Doc. 25). Ms. Rocha passed away on December 25, 2022. (Doc. 27-1). Counsel for Ms. Rocha filed a Suggestion of Death on March 20, 2023. (Doc. 26). On the same day, counsel filed the instant Motion to Substitute Party now pending. (Doc. 27). Defendant filed a Statement of Non- Opposition on March 22, 2023. (Doc. 28). Accordingly, the motion is ripe for resolution. Legal Standard Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(a)(1) provides: if a party dies and the claim is…