Opinion
2:20-cv-00360 AC
09-20-2021
ESTEBAN LOPEZ, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.
ORDER
ALLISON CLAIRE, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
On August 12, 2021, this court granted plaintiff an extension of time to August 20, 2021 to file his motion for summary judgment. ECF 19. That deadline has now passed, and plaintiff has not filed the anticipated motion. The court is aware of and is sympathetic to plaintiff's counsel's medical condition and has granted one ex parte request for an extension of time on this basis already. ECF Nos. 20, 21. Nonetheless, counsel has an obligation to meet the deadlines in this case or work with defendant to seek extensions or a stay of the case as necessary.
Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff shall show cause, by October 20, 2021, why his failure to file a motion for summary judgment should not be deemed a waiver of the right to file such a motion at any time, and why this case should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute. The filing of a motion for summary judgment will discharge this order.