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Nature of Suit Code: 864
Nature of Suit: Social Security - SSID Title XVI
Cause of Action: 42:405 Review of HHS Decision (SSID)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MICHAEL SCOTT KANE, 

 Plaintiff, 

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NANCY A. BERRYHILL, 

Acting Commissioner of Social Security, 

 Defendant. 

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Case No. 4:18-cv-2114-KAW 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER TO EXTEND BRIEFING 

SCHEDULE 

 IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by the parties, through their undersigned attorneys, to 

extend Defendant’s time to file her summary judgment motion with the Court by 30 days to 

November 21, 2018, and that all other scheduling dates set forth in the Court’s Case 

Management Order shall be extended accordingly. This is Defendant’s first request for an 

extension of time in this matter and she requests it in good faith and without any intent to 

prolong proceedings unduly. 

There is good cause for this extension request because counsel for Defendant has 

workload issues that preclude filing the summary judgment motion by October 22, 2018. In 

particular, counsel for Defendant is currently responsible for performing an extensive range of 

tasks, such as: preparing for an oral arguments in three Social Security cases before the District 

of Hawaii at the end of the month, drafting briefs and summary judgment motions in Social 

Security cases before the district courts within the Ninth Circuit, negotiating (or litigating) 

attorney fee matters pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act before the district courts within 

the Ninth Circuit (including one brief due next week); preparing and delivering a presentation to 

the Social Security Administration’s Office of Hearing Operations; drafting a post-hearing brief 

for an arbitration proceeding involving the agency and one of the agency’s collective bargaining 

units; and assisting with implementing the terms of the class action settlement reached in Hart v. 

Berryhill (N.D.Cal. No. 3:15-cv-623-JST). Also, counsel for Defendant presented an oral 

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argument to the Ninth Circuit in a Social Security case on October 10, 2018; substantive 

preparation and travel to Honolulu, Hawaii for this argument has hindered review of the record 

and preparation of the responsive brief in the instant case. 

Counsel for Defendant apologizes to Plaintiff and the Court for any inconvenience caused 

by this delay. 

 

Respectfully submitted, 

Date: October 16, 2018 THE METSKER LAW FIRM 

By: /s/ Asim H. Modi for John Metsker* 

JOHN METSKER 

*Authorized by email on October 16, 2018 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Date: October 16, 2018 ALEX G. TSE 

Acting United States Attorney 

DEBORAH LEE STACHEL 

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX 

By: /s/ Asim H. Modi 

ASIM H. MODI 

Special Assistant United States Attorney 

 Attorneys for Defendant 

ORDER 

 

 APPROVED AND SO ORDERED 

 

 

DATED: ______________________________ 

 HON. KANDIS A. WESTMORE 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

10/17/18

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