Cook v. Commissioner of Social Security, No. 1:2016cv00089 - Document 15 (W.D. Ky. 2016)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER by Magistrate Judge Lanny King on 11/3/2016 granting the Commissioner's 11 MOTION to Dismiss. cc: Counsel (CDR)
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Cook v. Commissioner of Social Security ADAM D. COOK Doc. 15 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY BOWLING GREEN DIVISION CIVIL ACTION NO. : 6 CV LLK PLAINTIFF DEFENDANT v. CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acti g Co issio er of Social Security MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER This atte is efo e the Cou t upo the Co issio e s otio to dis iss Plai tiff s o plai t seeki g judi ial e ie of the fi al de isio of the Co statute of li itatio s esta lished the Co da U.“.C. § u de sig ed Magist ate Judge to dete g , to hi h Plai tiff espo ded i oppositio , a d , issio e eplied. Do kets Cou t of Appeals. Do ket issio e as ha i g ee filed outside the . The pa ties o se ted to the ju isdi tio of the , a d i e this ase, ith a appeal l i g efo e the “i th Ci uit . The atte is ipe fo dete i atio . Be ause the o plai t as filed outside the appli a le statute of li itatio s a d o fa to suppo ts e uita le tolli g, the otio to dis iss ill e G‘ANTED. Discussio U.“.C. Co g p o ides a da i do i hi h to o tai e ie of a fi al de isio of the issio e : A i di idual, afte a fi al de isio of the Co issio e of “o ial “e u it ade afte a hea i g to hi h he as a pa t , i espe ti e of the a ou t i o t o e s , a o tai a e ie of su h de isio a i il a tio o e ed ithi si t da s afte the aili g emphasis added to hi of oti e of su h de isio o ithi su h fu the ti e as the Co issio e of “o ial “e u it a allo . The Co issio e has i te p eted aili g as the date of the appli a t's e eipt of the de isio , a d the date of e eipt is p esu ed to e fi e da s afte the oti e's date, u less the appli a t akes a easo a le sho i g to the o t a . Ha is . Co C.F.‘. . issio e , WL th Ci . iti g . Dockets.Justia.com It is u disputed that the o plai t as filed outside the statute of li itatio s. I a oti e dated Ma h , , the Appeals Cou il affi Plai tiff that [ ]ou ha e Do ket , p. ed the ad i ist ati e la judge s de isio a d i fo da s to file a i il a tio ask fo ou t e ie . Appeals Cou il s de isio , . Plai tiff does ot allege that he a tuall e ei ed the oti e othe tha ithi the da p esu ptio . The efo e, the statute of li itatio s ega u the ed da s e pi ed o o a out Ma , i g o o a out Ma h . The o plai t as filed o Ju e , , , a d . Plai tiff lai s that he is e titled to e uita le tolli g of the statute of li itatio s. Whe dete fa to s: i i g hethe e uita le tolli g should appl , the “i th Ci uit o side s fi e [Plai tiff s] la k of [a tual] oti e of the fili g e ui e e t; o st u ti e k o ledge of the fili g e ui e e t; of p ejudi e to the [Co issio e ]; a d dilige e i pu sui g [Plai tiff s] ights; issio e , iti g Cook . Co th Ci . F. d a se e [Plai tiff s] easo a le ess i e ai i g ig o a t of the legal e ui e e t fo fili g his lai . Kellu . Co issio e , [Plai tiff s] la k of , Fed.App . , WL th Ci . . Fo pu poses of a al zi g e uita le tolli g, the e is o disti tio et ee Plai tiff s a tio s a d i a tio s a d those of ou sel e ause the a tio s of a p i atel etai ed atto e a e i puted to the lie t. Id. iti g Pio ee I est e t “e s. Co. . B u s i k Asso iates Ltd. Pa t e ship, U.“. , . Fa to s , , a d a e of o ele a e i this ase e ause Plai tiff does ot allege that he as u a a e of the fili g e ui e e t. Fa to does ot suppo t e uita le tolli g e ause eithe Plai tiff o ou sel e e pa ti ula l dilige t i pu sui g Plai tiff s ights. Plai tiff a d his ou sel ag eed that Plai tiff ould file his o plai t o te po a eousl ith a otio to p o eed i fo to p o ide hi ith the i fo of li itatio s. Do ket atio e essa to file the otio a d ade Plai tiff a a e of the statute , p. . ‘athe tha ale da i g the o plai t s due date, ho e e , ou sel assu ed that Plai tiff ould p o ide hi the i fo a paupe is. Cou sel asked Plai tiff atio i a ti el a e , a d this ould se e as his p o pt[] to ti el file the Co plai t. Id. Plai tiff did ot p o ide the i fo a atio i a ti el e . This t pe of plai , si ple istake does ot suppo t a e uita le tolli g lai , hi h e ui es a sho i g that the deadli e as issed due to a e t ao di a o u e e e o d [Plai tiff s o ou sel s] o t ol. Kellu , sup a; see also Holla d . Flo ida, “.Ct. , A ga de a iet lai of e usa le egle t does ot a a t e uita le tolli g a d Patte so . Lafle , App' , th Ci . F. Atto e egle t o e o does ot ge e all gi e ise to e uita le tolli g . Fa to is of o ele a e e ause ou ts o side it o l afte a othe fa to ot p ese t he e is fou d to suppo t e uita le tolli g. “ee Kellu , sup a, iti g Bald i Cou t Wel o e Ct . . Bo , dete U.“. , Although a se e of p ejudi e is a fa to to e o side ed i i i g hethe the do t i e of e uita le tolli g should appl o e a fa to that ight justif su h tolli g is ide tified, it is ot a i depe de t asis fo i oki g the do t i e a d sa tio i g de iatio s f o esta lished p o edu es ; see also Cook, sup a, at the Co While the e a e o a tual p ejudi e to issio e i a pa ti ula ase, the e a e illio s of appli a ts fo “o ial “e u it e efits ea h ea , a d … the la k of a lea fili g deadli e ould eate ha o i the s ste . No fa to suppo ts e uita le tolli g. ORDER The efo e, the Co issio e s otio to dis iss Do ket November 3, 2016 is he e G‘ANTED.
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