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Nature of Suit Code: 863
Nature of Suit: Social Security - DIWC/DIWW (405(g))
Cause of Action: 42:405 Review of HHS Decision (DIWC)

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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

LUCILLE GONZALES MEIS

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

MAYA SULLIVAN, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, )

Commissioner of )

Social Security, )

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Defendant. )

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CIVIL NO. 2:09-CV-01280 EFB

MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME AND

ORDER

Defendant, through his undersigned attorney, moves for a FIRST extension of 25 days until May

18, 2010, in which to respond to Plaintiff’s opening brief. On Friday, April 23, 2010, the undersigned

attorney for the Commissioner was in the process of completing the Commissioner’s cross-motion for

summary judgment when she experienced a computer crisis – an entire folder of briefs and other

pleadings disappeared from her personal drive. While the folder pertained to Northern District of

California cases, Counsel had to stop working on this case in order to assist in finding what amounts to

over 6 years of work. The computer problem occurred late in the day and at a time when the

undersigned is about to leave the office for a two-week absence from April 26 through May 10, 2010. 

At the time of this filing, the missing folder has not been located and Counsel is unable to stay later in

the office to finish the Commissioner’s motion before her departure. 

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2 - Stip & Order Extending Def's Time

As it was late on a Friday when the undersigned encountered this problem and Plaintiff’s counsel

is in the Central Time Zone, the undersigned was unable to contact Plaintiff’s counsel in order to secure

a stipulated response. Counsel apologizes to the Court for the inconvenience and respectfully requests

an extension of time until May 18, 2010 in which to file the Commissioner’s response to Plaintiff’s

opening brief. 

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: April 23, 2010 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

LUCILLE GONZALES MEIS

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: April 26, 2010.

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