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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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McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

DEBORAH LEE STACHEL

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX 

Social Security Administration

ALLISON J. CHEUNG, CSBN 244651

Special Assistant United States Attorney

160 Spear Street, Suite 800

San Francisco, CA 94105-1545

Telephone: (415) 977-8942

Facsimile: (415) 744-0134

E-mail: allison.cheung@ssa.gov

Attorneys for Defendant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO DIVISION

EDWARD CRANE,

Plaintiff,

vs.

ANDREW SAUL,

Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant.

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Case No. 1:19-cv-00192-SKO

STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR AN 

EXTENSION OF TIME

(Doc. 17)

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between the parties through their respective 

counsel of record, with the Court’s approval, that Defendant shall have a 30-day extension of 

time, from January 8, 2020 to February 7, 2020, for Defendant to respond to Plaintiff’s Opening 

Brief (Dkt. No. 16). 

This is Defendant’s first request for an extension of time. Good cause exists for this 

extension due to Defendant’s counsel’s workload as described below. Since Plaintiff’s Opening 

Brief was filed on December 9, 2019, Defendant’s counsel has worked on approximately 18

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district court cases, as well as a Ninth Circuit appeal. Counsel is also responsible for other 

substantive non-litigation matters in the Office of General Counsel. 

Additional time is required to review the record, to evaluate the numerous issues raised in 

Plaintiff’s brief, to determine whether options exist for settlement, and if not, to prepare 

Defendant’s response to Plaintiff’s motion. Defendant’s counsel will endeavor to complete these 

tasks as soon as possible. This request is made in good faith and with no intention to unduly 

delay the proceedings, and counsel apologizes for any inconvenience. 

Plaintiff does not oppose Defendant’s request for an extension of time. The parties 

further stipulate that the deadline for any reply by Plaintiff, if necessary, will be extended 

accordingly. 

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: January 6, 2020 FORSLUND LAW LLC

/s/ Jacqueline A. Forslund*_____

(*as authorized via email on January 6, 2020)

JONATHAN O. PENA, ESQ.

Attorney for Plaintiff

Dated: January 6, 2020 McGREGOR SCOTT

United States Attorney

DEBORAH LEE STACHEL

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX

Social Security Administration

By: /s/ Allison J. Cheung 

ALLISON J. CHEUNG

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney

Attorneys for Defendant

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ORDER

The Court has reviewed the parties’ above stipulation (Doc. 17) and approves Defendant’s 

request for additional time to file his responsive brief. The Court GRANTS Defendant an 

extension until February 7, 2020, to file his responsive brief. All remaining deadlines in the 

Court’s scheduling order (Doc. 5) are extended accordingly. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 7, 2020 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto .

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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