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Nature of Suit Code: 864
Nature of Suit: Social Security - SSID Title XVI
Cause of Action: 42:416 Denial of Social Security Benefits

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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

DONNA L. CALVERT

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX 

Social Security Administration

ELIZABETH FIRER

Special Assistant United States Attorney

333 Market Street, Suite 1500

San Francisco, California 94105

Telephone: (415) 977-8937

Facsimile: (415) 744-0134

E-Mail: Elizabeth.Firer@ssa.gov

Attorneys for Defendant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO DIVISION

VALERIE BARTON o/b/o )

H.B., )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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CAROLYN W. COLVIN, )

Acting Commissioner of )

Social Security, )

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Defendant. )

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CIVIL NO. 2:14-cv-01209 EFB

STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER

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 30 days to respond to Plaintiff’s motion for

summary judgment up to and including January 7, 2015. 

This extension is being sought based on a heavy workload, some of which was unanticipated, and

pre-scheduled leave between the time Plaintiff filed her Opening Brief on November 6, 2014 and the current

due date of December 8, 2014. Counsel took over briefing in this case on November 10, 2014. She is one

of a few senior attorneys in the Commissioner’s office responsible for reviewing all appeals and analyzing

district court cases for possible affirmative appeal. The latter former aspect of these duties involves

coordination between three attorneys including senior staff at the United States Attorney’s offices and the

latter involves immediate coordination with attorneys in the Commissioner’s headquarters and the United

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States Department of Justice and cannot be rescheduled or extended. In the time in question, the

undersigned has had to review five appeals that were already on extension and one case for further action. 

In addition, Counsel had five days of scheduled leave during the period in question.

Given this combination of circumstances, the Commissioner respectfully requests 30 additional days

in order to complete the Commissioner’s response to Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment. 

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

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: December 5, 2014 /s/ Stephen A. Valizan

(As authorized via email)

STEPHEN A. VALIZAN

Attorney for Plaintiff

Dated: December 5, 2014 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

DONNA L. CALVERT

regional Chief Counsel, Region IX

Social Security Administration

/s/ Elizabeth Firer

ELIZABETH FIRER

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney 

Attorneys for Defendant

ORDER

APPROVED AND SO ORDERED.

DATED: December 8, 2014.

2 - Stip & Order Extending Def's Time

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