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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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McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

LUCILLE GONZALES MEIS

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX

Social Security Administration

DONNA M. MONTANO

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney

333 Market Street, Suite 1500

San Francisco, CA 94105

Telephone: (415) 977-8985

Facsimile: (415) 744-0134

Attorneys for Defendant 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO DIVISION

SYLVIA BENAVIDEZ, ) 1:07-cv-00496-SMS

)

Plaintiff, )

 ) UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF

) TIME TO FILE DEFENDANT’SRESPONSE;

MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, )

Commissioner of Social )

Security, ) ORDER

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Defendant. )

______________________________)

Previously, the parties stipulated that Respondent should have

a first extension of time of 30 days in which to respond to

Appellant’s Opening Brief due to a scheduling conflict arising from

the large number of cases which await briefing, and the recent

re-assignment of this case to the undersigned attorney for

Defendant. The re-assignment of this case to the undersigned as new

attorney for Respondent was necessary, because the prior attorney

for Respondent, Odell Grooms, was required to report for active duty

with the United States Air Force. 

Respondent now respectfully requests additional time, to and

including December 31, 2007, to Respond to Appellant’s Opening

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Brief. The request for enlargement of time is for good cause. 

Specifically, the undersigned counsel for Respondent, Michael J.

Astrue, has five cases to brief between December 10 and December 19,

2007, in addition to preparing for a Ninth Circuit oral argument

scheduled this week. Further, the undersigned counsel inadvertently

miscalendared this case. The undersigned counsel has contacted

opposing counsel in this case, and opposing counsel has no objection

to this extension. The undersigned counsel apologizes for any

inconvenience to this Court or opposing counsel, and makes this

request for an extension in good faith.

Respectfully submitted,

Dated:12/06/07 McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

LUCILLE GONZALES MEIS

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX

Social Security Administration

/s/ Donna Montano

_________________________

 Donna M. Montano

 Special Assistant U.S. Attorney

Attorneys for Respondent

IT IS SO ORDERED:

Dated: /12/6/2007 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder ____________

Sandra M. Snyder

United States Magistrate Judge

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