Gallegos v. Social Security Administration

Filing 21

ORDER by Magistrate Judge Kevin R. Sweazea to file Administrative Record by July 22, 2021, and Resetting Briefing Schedule. Motion to Remand Due September 17, 2021. Response Due November 19, 2021. Reply Due December 3, 2021. (atc)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO
DANIEL V. GALLEGOS,
Plaintiff,
v.

No. 1:20-CV-634 WJ/KRS

KILOLO KIJAKAZI,1 Acting Commissioner
of the Social Security Administration,
Defendant.
ORDER TO FILE ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD AND RESETTING DEADLINES
This matter is before the Court upon review of the record. Plaintiff filed a Complaint on
July 1, 2020, appealing the final decision of the Social Security Administration which denied his
claim for benefits. (Doc. 1). On December 9, 2020, Defendant filed an Answer to the
Complaint, stating it was filing separately “a certified copy of the transcript of the record
including the evidence upon which the findings and decisions complained of are based.” (Doc.
15). On March 4, 2021, the Court set a briefing schedule and ordered Plaintiff to file a Motion
to Reverse or Remand Administrative Agency Decision no later than May 14, 2021. (Doc. 20).
Thereafter, this case was reassigned and referred to the undersigned to recommend an ultimate
disposition of the case. (Docs. 18 and 19). No transcript of the administrative record has been
filed on the docket, and Plaintiff has neither filed a Motion to Remand nor requested an
extension of time to do so. Accordingly, the Court will set a deadline for Defendant to file the
certified administrative record and will reset the parties’ briefing deadlines.

1

Kilolo Kijakazi became the Acting Commissioner of Social Security on July 9, 2021.
Pursuant to Rule 25(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Kilolo Kijakazi should be
substituted for Andrew Saul as the defendant in this suit.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that:
1. Defendant shall file the certified administrative record for this case on or before July 22,
2021;
2. Plaintiff shall file a Motion to Reverse or Remand Administrative Agency Decision with
a supporting memorandum of law on or before September 17, 2021;
3. Defendant shall file a Response on or before November 19, 2021; and
4. Plaintiff may file a Reply on or before December 3, 2021.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all motions, responses, replies, and supporting
memoranda shall specifically cite to the administrative record for assertions of fact (e.g., AR
15) and that legal propositions shall be supported by appropriate authority.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all requests for extensions of time altering the
deadlines set in this Order shall be made through a motion to the Court. If the parties concur
in seeking an extension of time, they shall submit a stipulated proposed order for Court
approval

_______________________________________
KEVIN R. SWEAZEA
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

2