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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SONJA LYNN VINCENT,

Plaintiff,

v.

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL 

SECURITY,

Defendant.

No. 2:15-cv-910-KJN

ORDER

Pursuant to a previous extension of time, plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment was 

due on November 13, 2015. (ECF No. 14.) On November 20, 2015, about 7 days after the 

motion for summary judgment was due, plaintiff filed the instant motion for an extension of time 

until December 18, 2015 to file her motion for summary judgment. (ECF No. 15.) The motion 

indicates that, due to the combined side effects of two new medications, plaintiff’s counsel was 

unable to file the motion for summary judgment. 

Plaintiff’s counsel fails to show good cause for her tardiness in seeking an extension. 

Although the court is sympathetic to counsel’s medical difficulties, she does not articulate why 

she was unable to timely seek an extension of the applicable deadline. Her filing does not suggest 

that she was so incapacitated as to be completely unable to even submit an extension request prior 

to expiration of the briefing deadline. 

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Because the Commissioner does not oppose the extension, the court grants the requested 

extension. However, plaintiff’s counsel is hereby cautioned that any future failure to seek 

extensions of applicable deadlines prior to their expiration will result in the imposition of 

sanctions without further warning. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s motion for an extension of time (ECF No. 15) is GRANTED.

2. Plaintiff shall file her motion for summary judgment no later than December 18, 2015, 

with all other case deadlines adjusted accordingly.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: November 23, 2015

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