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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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Steven G. Rosales

Attorney at Law: 222224

Law Offices of Lawrence D. Rohlfing

12631 East Imperial Highway, Suite C-115

Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670

Tel.: (562)868-5886

Fax: (562)868-5491

E-mail _steven_rohlfing.office@speakeasy.net

Attorneys for Plaintiff GE H. VANG

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GE H. VANG

Plaintiff,

vs.

CAROLYN COLVIN, Acting 

Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant

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Case No.: 1:14-CV-00082-GSA

STIPULATION TO MODIFY 

BRIEFING SCHEDULE; ORDER

TO THE HONORABLE GARY S. AUSTIN, MAGISTRATE JUDGE OF 

THE DISTRICT COURT:

Plaintiff Ge H. Vang (“Plaintiff”) and defendant Carolyn Colvin, Acting 

Commissioner of Social Security (“Defendant”), through their undersigned counsel 

of record, hereby stipulate, subject to the approval of the Court, to modify the time 

for Plaintiff to file Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment or Remand to 

February 2, 2015; and that Defendant shall have until March 4, 2015, to file his 

opposition. Any reply by plaintiff will continue to be due March 10, 2015. 

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A modification of the prior agreed upon schedule is needed because 

Plaintiff’s Counsel’s Spouse is receiving treatment for her Stage IV breast cancer 

which metastasized initially to her liver and progressed to her lungs, throat, and 

spine. Despite chemotherapy treatment, Counsel was recently informed that his 

spouse’s cancer has continued to progress with spinal tumor expanding into the 

spinal canal and unequivocal progress of multiple tumors resulting in a massively 

enlarged liver. In addition, on January 10, 2015, complications arising from this 

disease process resulted in Counsel’s spouse’s hospitalization. Despite attempts to 

slow the progression of the Cancer with at least 8 separate lines of chemotherapy 

treatment Counsel’s spouses’ cancer has unequivocally progressed to the point 

where her physicians have stated on January 13, 2015 that they “would be very 

surprised to still be treating her one year from now” without some significant 

response to treatment that has yet to occur.

Counsel required the additional time to file the motion for summary judgment 

to allow him to devote the appropriate time to assist his Spouse and his two 

elementary school aged children through this obviously stressful experience.

Counsel notes that the modified briefing schedule continues to require any 

reply brief to be filed by the same March 10, 2015 date as previously set by this 

Court. Consequently, the modification results in a reduction of time for Counsel to 

prepare any reply and does not extend the time for this matter to be submitted to the 

Court for decision. Counsel sincerely apologizes to the court for any 

inconvenience this may have had upon it or its staff.

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DATE: January 29, 2015 Respectfully submitted,

 LAW OFFICES OF LAWRENCE D. ROHLFING

/s/ Steven G. Rosales

 BY: _________________________ 

 Steven G. Rosales

 Attorney for plaintiff GE H. VANG

DATED: January 29, 2015 BENJAMIN WAGNER

United States Attorney 

*/S/- Jeffrey T. Chen

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Jeffrey T. Chen

Special Assistant United States Attorney

Attorney for Defendant

[*Via email authorization]

 

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ORDER

Based on the stipulation between the parties, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED 

that Plaintiff may have a retroactive extension of time, up to and including 

February 2, 2015, in which to file his Opening Brief; Defendant may have an 

extension of time to file any opposition until March 4, 2015. The Opening Brief, 

which was filed on February 2, 2015, is deemed timely filed. Any reply by Plaintiff 

will continue to be due on or before March 10, 2015. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 3, 2015 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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