Jones v. Soc. Sec. Admin.

Full title: PEARLINE JONES, Plaintiff, v. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Defendant.

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION

Date published: Feb 25, 2016

Case No. 16 C 2500 (N.D. Ill. Feb. 25, 2016)

Opinion

Case No. 16 C 2500

02-25-2016

PEARLINE JONES, Plaintiff, v. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Defendant.

Milton I. Shadur Senior United States District Judge

MEMORANDUM ORDER

This action, filed by pro se plaintiff Pearline Jones ("Jones") against the Social Security Administration ("SSA") in the Circuit Court of Cook County, has been removed to this District Court by the United States Attorney's Office pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1442(a)(1). Because the federal district courts have exclusive jurisdiction over claims against the SSA (42 U.S.C. §§ 405(g) and (h)), the Circuit Court of Cook County had no jurisdiction over Jones' Complaint and this action -- and that being so, this District Court has likewise acquired no jurisdiction upon removal. That in turn requires dismissal of both the Complaint and this action (Rodas v. Seidlin, 656 F.3d 610, 615-16 (7th Cir. 2011) and cases cited there). This Court so orders.

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Milton I. Shadur

Senior United States District Judge Date: February 25, 2016