Chao v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 18

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 6/9/2011 ORDERING that plaintiff file a completed "Consent to / Decline of Jurisdiction of US Magistrate Judge" forms within 14 days of the entry of this order. Failure to do so may subject plaintiff to sanctions. (Reader, L)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHANSIO CHAO, 11 Plaintiff, 2:10-cv-01972-KJN 12 v. 13 14 COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, 15 Defendant. ORDER / 16 17 A Scheduling Order filed July 28, 2010, directed the parties in this case to file 18 completed “Consent to / Decline of Jurisdiction of US Magistrate Judge” forms within 90 days of 19 the receipt of that order.1 (Dkt. No. 5 at 1.) The form can be obtained from the Clerk’s Office or, 20 alternatively, can be printed from the court’s electronic docket in this case at Docket Number 21 5-1. 22 //// 23 //// 24 //// 25 1 26 This action proceeds before the undersigned pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 405(g), 1383(c)(3), and Eastern District Local Rule 302(c)(15). 1 1 A review of the court’s docket reflects that to date, plaintiff Chansio Chao has not 2 filed this required “Consent to / Decline of Jurisdiction of US Magistrate Judge” form. 3 Accordingly, plaintiff is ordered to file a completed “Consent to / Decline of Jurisdiction of US 4 Magistrate Judge” forms within fourteen days of the entry of this order. Failure to do so may 5 subject plaintiff to sanctions.2 6 7 IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED: June 9, 2011 8 9 _____________________________________ KENDALL J. NEWMAN UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2 While plaintiff is proceeding without counsel in this action, plaintiff nonetheless has the obligation to comply with court orders and Eastern District Local Rules. “Pro se litigants must follow the same rules of procedure that govern other litigants.” King v. Atiyeh, 814 F.2d 565, 567 (9th Cir. 1987); see Local Rule 110 (“Failure 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 authorized by statute or Rule or within the inherent power of the Court.”); Local Rule 183(a) (“Any individual representing himself or herself without an attorney is bound by the Federal Rules of Civil or Criminal Procedure, these Rules, and all other applicable law.”); see Hells Canyon Preservation Council v. U.S. Forest Serv., 403 F.3d 683, 689 (9th Cir. 2005) (recognizing that a court may dismiss an action pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) sua sponte for a plaintiff’s failure to prosecute or comply with the rules of civil procedure or the court’s orders); Ghazali v. Moran, 46 F.3d 52, 53 (9th Cir. 1995) (per curiam) (“Failure to follow a district court’s local rules is a proper ground for dismissal.”). 2

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