(SS) Crossley v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 16

ORDER DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT'S REQUEST FOR A BRIEFING EXTENSION signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 3/7/2025. IT IS ORDERED that Defendant's deadline to file a responsive brief is extended to and included March 14, 2025. (Deputy Clerk YV)

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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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Case No. 1:24-CV-01218-GSA

CHRISTINE KAY CROSSLEY,

ORDER DENYING IN PART
DEFENDANT’S REQUEST FOR A
BRIEFING EXTENSION

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Defendant seeks an unopposed 14-day extension from March 7, 2025 to March 21, 2025

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to file a responsive brief, citing as cause for the extension: 1- other case deadlines; and 2- a one

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day absence from the office due to illness. ECF No. 15.

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This request—though unopposed—is not entirely reasonable. This is Defendant’s second

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extension request, having been granted a 30-day extension on February 3. ECF No. 14. The

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request was also filed on the day of the deadline, March 7, 2025. The scheduling order provides

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that last minute extension request are disfavored. ECF No. 6 at 6 (citing Local Rule 144(d)).

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Further, the Administrative Record in this matter is comparatively quite short at 546 pages, less

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than half of which are medical records.

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The justifications offered for the extension—pre-existing deadlines in other cases and 1

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day of sick leave—are not compelling justifications for a second extension request filed on the day

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of the deadline. A shorter extension of 7 days will be granted.

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Accordingly, it is ORDERED that Defendant’s deadline to file a responsive brief is
extended to and included March 14, 2025.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

March 7, 2025

/s/ Gary S. Austin
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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Stip. for Ext.; 1:24-CV-01218-GSA

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Stip. for Ext.; 1:24-CV-01218-GSA

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