Goodwin v. Social Security Administration

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California orders reassignment of the matter to a district judge and recommends dismissal. The court recommends dismissal without leave to amend for failure to state a claim, failure to prosecute, and failure to comply with a court order.

Holdings

1. The action should be dismissed because the complaint failed to state a claim, and Plaintiff failed to cure the deficiencies after being given an opportunity to amend.
2. Dismissal without leave to amend was warranted under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) and Local Rule 110 because Plaintiff failed to prosecute the action and failed to comply with the court's order.
3. The Clerk was directed to randomly assign a district judge because not all parties had appeared or filed consent or declination forms for magistrate-judge jurisdiction.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the action should be dismissed for failure to state a claim after Plaintiff failed to file an amended complaint correcting deficiencies identified in the screening order.
2. Whether the action should be involuntarily dismissed under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) and Local Rule 110 for failure to prosecute and failure to comply with a court order.
3. Whether the matter should be reassigned to a district judge because not all parties had consented or declined consent to magistrate-judge jurisdiction.

Disposition

other