Merriman v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 13

STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 6/15/2017. Plaintiff's Opening Brief shall be filed no later than July 10, 2017. All other dates in the scheduling order issued on October 14, 2017, are modified accordingly. (Valdez, E)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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RANDALL ARTHUR MERRIMAN
Plaintiff,

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v.

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NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Acting
Commissioner of Social Security.

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Defendant.

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Case No.: 1:16-cv-01532-GSA
STIPULATION AND ORDER TO
EXTEND TIME TO FILE Opening
Brief
(FIRST REQUEST)

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Plaintiff Randall Arthur Merriman and Defendant Carolyn W. Colvin,

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Acting Commissioner of Social Security, through their undersigned attorneys,

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stipulate, subject to this court’s approval, to extend the time by 30 days from June

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9, 2017 to July 10, 2017 for Plaintiff to file a Opening Brief, with all other dates in

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the Court’s Order Concerning Review Of Social Security Cases extended

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accordingly. This is Plaintiff's first request for extension. Counsel’s firm lost an

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attorney last June and both replacements prior to the last two months were not able

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to continue. Counsel firm has hired two new attorneys who are in the process of

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training and are becoming able to take on more tasks. Counsel is working with an

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associate on this case and additional time is needed to complete the same. Counsel

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is working diligently on this matter and makes this request in good faith. This

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request is made at the request of Plaintiff’s counsel to allow additional time to fully

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research the issues presented.

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DATE: June 9, 2017

Respectfully submitted,
LAWRENCE D. ROHLFING

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/s/ Denise Bourgeois Haley
BY: _______________________
Denise Bourgeois Haley
Attorney for plaintiff
Randall Arthur Merriman

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DATE: June 9, 2017
PHILLIP A.TALBET
United States Attorney

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/s/ Margaret I. Branick-Abilla
BY: ____________________________
Margaret I. Branick-Abilla
Special Assistant United States Attorney
Attorneys for defendant Nancy A. Berryhill
|*authorized by e-mail|

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ORDER

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Pursuant to the above stipulation, Plaintiff’s Opening Brief shall be filed no

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later than July 10, 2017. Al l other dates in the scheduling order issued on October

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14, 2017, are modified accordingly.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

June 15, 2017

/s/ Gary S. Austin
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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