Zamora v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 22

ORDER GRANTING 21 Extension of Time, signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 3/26/2015. Response to Plaintiff's Opening Brief due by 4/22/2015. (Hall, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ROBERT ZAMORA,

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Plaintiff,
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CAROLYN COLVIN,
Acting Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.

) Case No.: 1:14-cv-00197- JLT
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) ORDER GRANTING EXTENSION OF TIME
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On March 23, 2015, the parties stipulated for Defendant to have an extension of time to file a

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response to Plaintiff’s opening brief. (Doc. 21). Notably, the Scheduling Order permits only a single

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thirty-day extension by the stipulation of parties (Doc. 7 at 4), which was used by the plaintiff to

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obtain additional time to prepare the opening brief. (Docs. 18-19.) Beyond the single thirty-day

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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.” (Doc. 7 at 4.) Therefore, the Court construes the stipulation of the

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parties to be a motion by Defendant for modification of the Court’s Scheduling Order.

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Here, Defendant’s counsel requests the extension due to “a heavy workload” following his

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return to work after a vacation. (Doc. 21 at 1.) The Court will grant Defendant’s request for a further

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extension of time because Plaintiff does not oppose the request. However, the parties are cautioned that

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no further extensions of time will be granted without a showing of good cause.
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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

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The extension of time is GRANTED;

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Defendant SHALL file a response to Plaintiff’s opening brief on or before
April 22, 2015.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

March 26, 2015

/s/ Jennifer L. Thurston
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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