Deeds v. Social Security Administration

Full title: EDWARD A. DEEDS, Plaintiff, v. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Defendant

Court: United States District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania

Date published: Dec 19, 2005

Civil Action No. 05-423J (W.D. Pa. Dec. 19, 2005)

Opinion

Civil Action No. 05-423J.

December 19, 2005

MEMORANDUM ORDER

KIM GIBSON, District Judge

This matter was referred to Magistrate Judge Keith A. Pesto for pretrial proceedings in accordance with the Magistrates Act, 28 U.S.C. § 636 (b) (1), and subsections 3 and 4 of Local Rule 72.1 for Magistrate Judges.

The Magistrate Judge sent the plaintiff an Authorization for the payment of filing fees in accordance with the Prison Litigation Reform Act and filed a Report and Recommendation on December 5, 2005, docket no. 4, recommending that the complaint be dismissed for failure to state a claim.

The plaintiff was also notified that pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636 (b) (1), he had ten days to serve and file written objections to the Report and Recommendation. Plaintiff responded by sending correspondence to the Magistrate Judge on December 7, 2005, docket no. 6, which clarified that plaintiff intended to name only the Social Security Administration as defendant, but plaintiff has not filed an Authorization for the payment of the filing fee, and the time to do so has expired. Since plaintiff has not authorized the payment of filing fees and this is not a matter exempt from such payment, plaintiff's complaint must be dismissed for failure to prosecute.

After review of the record of this matter, the following order is entered:

AND NOW, this 19^th day of December, 2005, it is

ORDERED that the complaint is dismissed for failure to prosecute. The Clerk shall mark this matter closed.