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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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 Michael J. Astrue became the Commissioner of Social Security on February 12, 2007. 1

Pursuant to Rule 25(d)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Michael J. Astrue should, therefore,

be substituted for Commissioner Jo Anne B. Barnhart as the defendant in this suit. No further action

need be taken to continue this suit by reason of the last sentence of section 205(g) of the Social Security

Act, 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).

McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

LUCILLE GONZALES MEIS

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX

Social Security Administration

DONNA WADE ANDERSON

Supervisory Regional Chief Counsel

Special Assistant United States Attorney

SARAH L. RYAN

Special Assistant United States Attorney

333 Market Street, Suite 1500

San Francisco, California 94105

Telephone: (415) 977-8943

Facsimile: (415) 744-0134

E-Mail: Sarah.Ryan@ssa.gov

Attorneys for Defendant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO DIVISION

CYNTHIA ROCHA, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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MICHAEL J. ASTRUE , ) 1

Commissioner of )

Social Security, )

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Defendant. )

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CIVIL NO. 1:07-cv-00836-SMS

MOTION AND PROPOSED ORDER TO 

EXTEND TIME TO RESPOND TO

PLAINTIFF’S VOLUNTARY REMAND

REQUEST

Defendant, through his counsel, hereby respectfully requests that the time for responding to

plaintiff’s voluntary remand request be extended by 30 days from December 19, 2007 to January 18,

2008. 

This is defendant’s first request for an extension of time to respond to plaintiff’s voluntary

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remand request. Defendant needs the additional time to further review the file and prepare a response in

this matter, as the Special Assistant United States Attorney assigned to the case is out of the office on

extended leave due to illness. Email to opposing counsel regarding an extension has gone unanswered,

thus, necessitating this ex-parte motion. 

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: December 23, 2007 McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

LUCILLE GONZALES MEIS

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX

Social Security Administration

 /s/ Donna W. Anderson 

DONNA W. ANDERSON

Supervisory Regional Chief Counsel

Special Assistant United States Attorney

For SARAH L. RYAN

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 4, 2008 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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