Cole v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 18

ORDER GRANTING IN PART Defendant's Request for an Extension of Time re 17 , signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 5/6/2013. (Hall, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Plaintiff,
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COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, )
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Defendant.
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GERALD COLE,

Case No.: 1:12-cv-01411 - LJO- JLT
ORDER GRANTING IN PART DEFENDANT’S
REQUEST FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME
(Doc. 17)

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On May 3, 2013, the parties filed a stipulation for Defendant to have an extension of time to

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file an opposing brief. (Doc. 17). The Scheduling Order allows a single thirty-day extension by the

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stipulation of parties (Doc. 7 at 4), and this is the first extension requested by the parties. Beyond this

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extension, requests to modify the scheduling order “must be made by written motion and will be

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granted only for good cause.” Id.
Here, the stipulation requests Defendant be granted an extension of time from May 8 to June

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22, 2013 to file a brief in opposition. (Doc. 17). Thus, Defendant seeks an extension of forty-five

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days to file a brief in opposition, without explaining why an extension of more than thirty days is

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necessary or appropriate. Consequently, the Court is unable to find good cause for granting an

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extension beyond thirty days at this time.

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Based upon the foregoing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

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Defendant’s request for an extension of time is GRANTED IN PART.

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Defendant SHALL file a brief in opposition on or before June 7, 2013.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

May 6, 2013

/s/ Jennifer L. Thurston
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

DEAC_Signature-END:

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