Acosta v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 11

ORDER granting 10 Motion to Stay. The Commissioner shall file an answer and the transcript of the record for this case within 90 days of this Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Philip R. Lammens on 2/17/2021. (SA)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
OCALA DIVISION
LIESL ACOSTA,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No: 5:20-cv-497-GKS-PRL

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
Defendant.
ORDER
This case is before the Court on the Commissioner’s unopposed motion to stay the
case for ninety days to produce the certified transcript of the record necessary for this case.
(Doc. 10). Due to the global COVID-19 crisis, the SSA has taken certain steps to maximize
social distancing, including suspending in-office services to the public and moving rapidly
toward a virtual work environment. The SSA’s Office of Appellate Operations (“OAO”) in
Falls Church, Virginia has been forced to redesign its business practices to allow for a mostly
virtual transcript preparation process. Despite these changes, the OAO faces a significant
backlog of work that has built up during the past months.
Accordingly, the Commissioner’s unopposed motion to stay (Doc. 10) is GRANTED.
The Commissioner shall file an answer and the transcript of the record for this case within 90
days of this Order.
DONE and ORDERED in Ocala, Florida on February 17, 2021.

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