McKenzie v. Colvin

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ORDER Granting Defendant's 11 Motion to Extend Time re 5 Complaint. Carolyn W. Colvin's answer due 12/7/2016. Signed by Magistrate Judge George Foley, Jr on 11/8/2016. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - SLD)

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DANIEL G. BOGDEN, NSBN 2137
United States Attorney
BLAINE T. WELSH
Chief, Civil Division
APRIL A. ALONGI, VSBN 76459
Special Assistant United States Attorney
160 Spear Street, Suite 800
San Francisco, California 94105
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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GERALD D. MCKENZIE,

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Plaintiff
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CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting
Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.

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Case No: 2:16-cv-01974-APG-GWF
DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR
EXTENSION OF TIME TO ANSWER
PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINT

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Defendant Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security (the

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Commissioner), moves for an extension of time to answer Plaintiff Gerald D. McKenzie’s

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(Plaintiff) Complaint by thirty days from November 7, 2016 to December 7, 2016, with all other

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dates extended accordingly. This is the Commissioner’s first request for an extension.

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There is good cause because the Certified Administrative Record (CAR) is defective. The

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component of the Social Security Administration responsible for production of the CAR, the

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Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR) continues to work through a substantial

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caseload, and has not yet provided the corrected CAR in the above-captioned case. Counsel for

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the Commissioner has contacted ODAR and is working to produce the CAR. The Commissioner

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contacted Plaintiff’s counsel via phone regarding this motion, but counsel was unavailable.

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Respectfully submitted,
Date: November 7, 2016

DANIEL G. BOGDEN
United States Attorney
BLAINE T. WELSH
Chief, Civil Division

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By:

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/s/ April A. Alongi
APRIL A. ALONGI
Special Assistant United States Attorney

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Attorneys for Defendant

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATE: November 8, 2016
THE HONORABLE GEORGE FOLEY, JR.
United States Magistrate Judge

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DEFENDANT'S CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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I certify that I caused Defendant’s Motion For Extension Of Time To Answer Plaintiff’s

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Complaint, via CM/ECF notice, on:

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MARK D. BARRETT
Esquire
[e-mail]

Date: November 7, 2016

DANIEL G. BOGDEN
United States Attorney
BLAINE T. WELSH
Chief, Civil Division

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/s/ April A. Alongi
APRIL A. ALONGI
Special Assistant United States Attorney

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Attorneys for Defendant

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By:

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