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Nature of Suit Code: 864
Nature of Suit: Social Security - SSID Title XVI
Cause of Action: 42:402 Social Security Benefits

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JS for Extension of Time and Order Case No 1:19-cv-00492-EPG

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MCGREGOR W. SCOTT 

United States Attorney

DEBORAH LEE STACHEL

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX

Social Security Administration

TINA L. NAICKER, CSBN 252766

Special Assistant United States Attorney

160 Spear Street, Suite 800

San Francisco, California 94105

Telephone: (415) 268-5611

Facsimile: (415) 744-0134

E-Mail: Tina.Naicker@SSA.gov

Attorneys for Defendant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO DIVISION

FERNANDO GONZALEZ,

Plaintiff,

vs.

ANDREW SAUL,

Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant.

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Case No.: 1:19-cv-00492-EPG

JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR 

EXTENSION OF TIME TO RESPOND TO 

PLAINTIFF’S OPENING BRIEF

(ECF No. 16)

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by the parties, through their respective counsel of record, 

that the time for Defendant to respond to Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment be extended 

from January 23, 2020 to March 6, 2020. This is Defendant’s first request for extension. 

Good cause exists to grant Defendant’s request for extension. Counsel for Defendant (Counsel) 

was out on intermittent family medical leave to take care of her elderly mother, who had three 

surgeries since June 2019, with a major surgery in September. Counsel is her mother’s primary 

caregiver. 

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In addition, Counsel also has over 100+ active social security matters, which require two 

more dispositive motions until mid-February, and two pending Ninth Circuit matters which 

require multiple levels of review due in mid-January. 

Counsel has been having ongoing health issues and was out of the office on intermittent 

sick leave. Counsel was also out on intermittent leave from December 20, 2019 to January 10, 

2019, as she has to move residences and subsequently severely sprained her wrist and may need 

to take more time off due to her hand injury. Due to unanticipated leave and heavy caseload, 

Counsel needs additional time to adequately review the transcript and properly respond to 

Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment. 

The parties further stipulate that the Court’s Scheduling Order shall be modified 

accordingly. Defendant makes this request in good faith with no intention to unduly delay the 

proceedings. Counsel apologizes for the belated request, but made her request as soon as 

reasonably practicable, as Counsel has been out of the office. 

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: January 23, 2020 /s/ Jonathan Pena 

(*as authorized by email on January 23, 2020

JONATHAN PENA 

Attorney for Plaintiff

Dated: January 23, 2020 MCGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

DEBORAH LEE STACHEL

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX

Social Security Administration

By /s/ Tina L. Naicker 

TINA L. NAICKER

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney

Attorneys for Defendant

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ORDER

Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties (ECF No. 16) and finding good cause exists, IT 

IS ORDERED that Defendant is granted an extension of time from January 23, 2020, to March 

6, 2020, to respond to Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment. All subsequent deadlines are 

extended accordingly. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 24, 2020 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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