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Nature of Suit Code: 864
Nature of Suit: Social Security - SSID Title XVI
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ALAN L. BRINKER,

Plaintiff,

v.

NANCY A. BERRYHILL,

Defendant.

Case No. 18-cv-05099-SI 

ORDER DENYING AS MOOT MOTION 

TO USE COURTHOUSE LIBRARY 

AND MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF 

DEADLINE

Re: Dkt. Nos. 4, 5

Plaintiff Alan L. Brinker, appearing pro se, filed this Social Security appeal on August 20, 

2018. Along with his complaint and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, plaintiff filed 

two additional motions: one to use the courthouse library while his case is ongoing (Dkt. No. 4), 

and one for an extension of the Civil Local Rule 7-3 filing deadline (Dkt. No. 5). For the reasons 

explained below, the motions are DENIED AS MOOT.

First, no motion or permission of the Court is needed to use the Northern District of 

California library in San Francisco. The courthouse library located at 450 Golden Gate Avenue, 

18th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94102, is open to litigants with an active case before the Court, 

Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. See https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/libraries. 

The Clerk’s Office has also published a handbook for pro se litigants, entitled 

Representing Yourself in Federal Court: A Handbook for Pro Se Litigants. The handbook is 

available free of charge from the Clerk’s Office or can be downloaded online at: 

https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/prosehandbook. That handbook contains a directory of public law 

libraries within the Northern District of California.

Second, plaintiff’s motion for an extension of time asks for five additional days “to file 

motion-related opposition or reply papers,” but plaintiff has no opposition or reply papers 

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currently due. See Dkt. No. 5 at 1. The scheduling order in this case (Dkt. No. 7) states that 

plaintiff “shall serve and file a motion for summary judgment or for remand within 28 days of 

service of defendant’s answer.” Defendant’s answer is not due until 90 days of receipt of service 

of the summons and complaint, and defendant has not yet received the summons and complaint. 

Thus, plaintiff’s motion is not due for at least approximately four months, perhaps longer, 

depending on how long service on defendant takes.

The Court advises plaintiff that free information is available to pro se litigants from the 

Legal Help Desk, if needed. Help Desks are located at the San Francisco and Oakland 

Courthouses and assistance is available by appointment. The San Francisco Help Desk is located 

at 450 Golden Gate Avenue, 15th Floor, Room 2796, San Francisco, CA 94102. The Oakland 

Help Desk is located at 1301 Clay Street, 4th Floor, Room 470S, Oakland, CA 94612. To make 

an appointment, call: (415) 782-8982. See also http://cand.uscourts.gov/helpcentersf.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 5, 2018

______________________________________

SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

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