Lutrell v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 16

STIPULATION and ORDER GRANTING the parties' request for an extension of time to 4/6/2018 for plaintiff to file an opening brief, with all other dates extended accordingly. Order signed by Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean on 3/12/2018. (Rooney, M)

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Denise Bourgeois Haley
Attorney at Law: 143709
12631 East Imperial Highway, Suite C-115
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-Mail: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff
MARK A. LUTRELL BC3958

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MARK A. LUTRELL

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Plaintiff,

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v.

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NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Acting
Commissioner of Social Security.

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Defendant.

) Case No.: 1:17-cv-00821-EPG
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) STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME
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Plaintiff Mark A. Lutrell and Defendant Nancy A. Berryhill, Acting

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Commissioner of Social Security, through their undersigned attorneys, stipulate,

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subject to this court’s approval, to extend the time by 28 days from March 9, 2018

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to April 6, 2018 for Plaintiff to file an Opening Brief or other motion, with all

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other dates in the Court’s Order Concerning Review of Social Security Cases

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extended accordingly. This is Plaintiff's second request for extension. Counsel

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seeks this extension to continue settlement negotiations. Because counsel was

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called away due to a family emergency for a critical period, assistance to comply

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with the deadline was requested from another attorney within the firm. During that

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period, counsel was not able to contact the claimant to discuss critical issues as

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claimant was recently released from confinement. Counsel is seeking the location

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of her client and will file the appropriate motion within the allotted period. Counsel

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presents good cause for this last extension and respectfully makes this request in

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good faith.

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DATE: March 9, 2018

LAWRENCE D. ROHLFING

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Respectfully submitted,

DATE: March 9, 2018

/s/ Denise Bourgeois Haley
BY: _______________________
Denise Bourgeois Haley
Attorney for plaintiff Mr. Mark A. Lutrell
MCGREGOR W. SCOTT
United States Attorney
DEBORAH LEE STACHEL
Regional Chief Counsel
Social Security Administration
/s/ Jennifer A. Kenney
BY: ____________________________
Jennifer A. Kenney
Special Assistant United States Attorney
Attorneys for defendant Nancy A. Berryhill
|*authorized by e-mail|

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ORDER

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In light of the above stipulation, and good cause appearing, the time for

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Plaintiff to file an Opening Brief is hereby extended to April 6, 2018. All other

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dates in the Court’s Scheduling Order, (ECF No. 5), shall be extended accordingly.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

March 12, 2018

/s/
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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