Begay v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA
Sharon Begay,
Plaintiff,
v.
Commissioner of Social Security
Administration,
Defendant.
No. CV-24-08160-PCT-SMB
ORDER
The Court now considers Plaintiff Sharon Begay’s appeal from the Social Security
Administration’s (“SSA”) denial of Plaintiff’s application for supplemental security
income. Begay filed her Complaint (Doc. 1) and attendant Application to Proceed in
Forma Pauperis (“IFP”) (Doc. 2) on July 11, 2024. The SSA filed the administrative record
on February 5, 2025, which functioned as the filing of the Answer. (Doc 18; Doc 19.)
Begay did not file an opening brief.
On September 9, 2025, the Court ordered “that the parties file a status report to the
Court by no later than September 19, 2025.” (Doc. 21.) The Court noted that “[f]ailure to
file a status report may result in dismissal of this case.” The SSA timely submitted a status
report. (Doc. 22.) The SSA avers that it was unable to contact Begay. (Id. at 2.) Begay
failed to submit a status report or otherwise respond to this Court’s Order. In fact, Begay
has not filed any document aside from her initial Complaint and IFP.
Thus, Begay failed to comply with a court order, despite being warned of the
attendant consequences, and also failed to prosecute this action. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b).
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The Court therefore concludes that dismissal without prejudice is appropriate under these
circumstances. See Rea v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec. Admin., No. CV-24-01646-PHX-DWL,
2025 WL 2549409, at *1 (D. Ariz. Sept. 4, 2025).
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that this action is dismissed without prejudice
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED directing the Clerk to enter final judgment
consistent with this Order and close this case.
Dated this 9th day of February, 2026.
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