Gonzalez v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 18

ORDER Re Stipulation to Extend Time For Defendant to File Opposition to Plaintiff's Opening Brief 17 signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 4/16/2009. Opposition deadline: 5/16/2009. (Esteves, C)

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LAWRENCE G. BROWN Acting United States Attorney LUCILLE GONZALES MEIS Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX Social Security Administration SARAH RYAN, State Bar of Texas #17479500 Special Assistant United States Attorney 333 Market Street, Suite 1500 San Francisco, California 94105 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] E-Mail: [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendant UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIRILO GONZALEZ,

) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, ) Commissioner of ) Social Security, ) ) Defendant. ) _________________________________)

CIVIL NO. 1:08-CV-0538 GSA ORDER RE STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME FOR DEFENDANT TO FILE OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF'S OPENING BRIEF

The parties, Plaintiff, CIRILO GONZALEZ, and Defendant, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, through their respective counsel, stipulate that the time for filing defendant's opposition to plaintiff's opening brief be extended from April 16, 2009, to May 16, 2009. This is defendant's first request for an extension of time to file a response to plaintiff's opening brief. Defendant needs the additional time because the undersigned attorney of record for Defendant, SARAH RYAN, Special Assistant United States Attorney, has been on medical leave for surgery and recuperation thereafter beginning February 27, 2009, until April 13, 2009. Although said attorney attempted to work a reduced caseload during her recuperation period, 1

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there nevertheless remains a heavy backlog of cases in addition to the normal heavy caseload. Adding to the heavy caseload are reassigned cases from other attorneys in the office who have resigned or gone on extended medical leave. All of the foregoing has made it impossible for said attorney for Defendant to meet the original briefing deadline of April 16, 2009. Therefore, Defendant requests that a first extension of thirty days until May 16, 2009, be granted for Defendant to file his response and supporting authority, and that all other deadlines be extended according to the Court's scheduling order. Respectfully submitted,

Dated: April 16, 2009.

/s/ Miguel C. Lopez (As authorized by telephone with his office) MIGUEL C. LOPEZ Attorney for Plaintiff

Dated: April 16, 2009. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 IT IS SO ORDERED. 21 22 23 6i0kij 24 25 26 27 28 IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated:

LAWRENCE G. BROWN United States Attorney LUCILLE GONZALES MEIS Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX Social Security Administration /s/ Sarah Ryan SARAH RYAN Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Attorneys for Defendant

April 16, 2009

/s/ Gary S. Austin UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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