Devine, Sandra v. Berryhill, Nancy

Filing 16

ORDER that plaintiff Sandra Devine may have until December 15, 2017 to submit a brief in support of her claim that she is entitled to receive disability benefits. The government may have until January 29, 2018 to submit an answering brief. Plaintiff may have until February 12, 2018 to submit a reply brief. Signed by Magistrate Judge Peter A. Oppeneer on 10/30/2017. (jef),(ps)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
SANDRA DEVINE,
Plaintiff,

ORDER

v.
Case No. 17-cv-86-wmc
NANCY A. BERRYHILL,
Acting Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.

This is an action for judicial review of an adverse decision of the Commissioner of
Social Security. On August 25, 2017, this court issued a briefing schedule allowing plaintiff
Sandra Devine until October 10, 2017 to submit a brief in support of her petition for review
of the Commissioner’s decision. The deadline has passed, and plaintiff has not yet filed her
brief.
Because plaintiff is proceeding pro se and may not have understood what she was to
file, I will give her an extension of time to file her brief. In her brief, plaintiff does not need
to make legal arguments or cite to any legal authority (although she is welcome to do so), but
she must explain to the court the specific reasons why she thinks the administrative law judge
wrongly decided her claim for social security benefits. In addition, plaintiff should review the
administrative law judge’s decision and point out those findings that she disagrees with,
citing to evidence in the administrative record that supports her position.
If plaintiff fails to submit her brief in support of her claim by the new deadline, this
action will be dismissed for her failure to prosecute it.

ORDER
IT IS ORDERED that plaintiff Sandra Devine may have until December 15, 2017 to
submit a brief in support of her claim that she is entitled to receive disability benefits.
Failure to submit this brief will result in dismissal of this action for plaintiff’s failure to
prosecute. The government may have until January 29, 2018 to submit an answering brief.
Plaintiff may have until February 12, 2018 to submit a reply brief.
Entered this 30th day of October, 2017.
BY THE COURT:

/s/
PETER OPPENEER
Magistrate Judge