Tracy v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 20

STIPULATION and ORDER 19 signed by Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney on 12/6/13 ORDERING that defendant's respond to plaintiff's motion for summary jugment is EXTENDED to 1/7/2014. (Kastilahn, A)

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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER
United States Attorney
DONNA L. CALVERT
Acting Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX
Social Security Administration
ANNABELLE J. YANG
Special Assistant United States Attorney
160 Spear Street, Suite 800
San Francisco, California 94105
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-Mail: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SACRAMENTO DIVISION

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CHERIE BLASQUEZ TRACY,

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Plaintiff,
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CAROLYN W. COLVIN1,
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Acting Commissioner
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of Social Security,
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Defendant.
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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO
EXTEND TIME

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The parties hereby stipulate by counsel, with the Court’s approval as indicated by
issuance of the attached Order, that Defendant shall have a FIRST extension of time of 35
days to respond to Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment, up to and including January 7,

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2014.
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This extension is being sought due to the press of business. The Office of the General
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Counsel for the Social Security Administration has a substantial backlog of work as a result
of the lapse in appropriations. As such, the Acting Commissioner requests a 35-day
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Carolyn W. Colvin became the Acting Commissioner of Social Security on February 14, 2013. Pursuant to Rule
25(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Carolyn W. Colvin should be substituted for Michael J. Astrue as the
defendant in this suit. No further action need to be taken to continue this suit by reason of the last sentence of
section 205(g) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).
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extension of time for responding to Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment. This

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extension will also give the parties additional time to discuss the possibility of settlement.

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The parties further stipulate that the Court’s Scheduling Order shall be modified
accordingly.

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Respectfully submitted,
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/s/Jesse S. Kaplan
JESSE S. KAPLAN
(as authorized via email)
Attorney at Law

Dated: December 3, 2013

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Attorney for Plaintiff

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Dated: December 3, 2013

BENJAMIN B. WAGNER
United States Attorney
DONNA L. CALVERT
Acting Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX
Social Security Administration

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By:
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/s/ Annabelle J. Yang
ANNABELLE J. YANG
Special Assistant U.S. Attorney

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Attorneys for Defendant

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ORDER
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APPROVED AND SO ORDERED.

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Dated: December 6, 2013

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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