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Nature of Suit Code: 864
Nature of Suit: Social Security - SSID Title XVI
Cause of Action: 42:205 Denial Social Security Benefits

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Steven G. Rosales

Attorney at Law: 222224

Law Offices of Lawrence D. Rohlfing

12631 East Imperial Highway, Suite C-115

Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670

Tel.: (562)868-5886

Fax: (562)868-5491

E-mail _steven_rohlfing.office@speakeasy.net

Attorneys for Plaintiff JOHN THOMAS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO DIVISION

JOHN THOMAS,

Plaintiff,

vs.

MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner 

of Social Security,

Defendant

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Case No.: 1:11-CV-01291-SKO

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

EXTEND BRIEFING SCHEDULE

TO THE HONORABLE SHEILA K. OBERTO, MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

OF THE DISTRICT COURT:

Plaintiff John Thomas (“Plaintiff”) and defendant Michael Astrue, 

Commissioner of Social Security (“Defendant”), through their undersigned counsel 

of record, hereby stipulate, subject to the approval of the Court, to extend the time 

for Plaintiff to file Plaintiff’s Opening Brief to May 23, 2012; and that Defendant 

shall have until June 22, 2012, to file his opposition, if any is forthcoming. Any 

reply by plaintiff will be due June 29, 2012. 

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An extension of time for plaintiff is needed due to a serious illness in 

Counsel’s family. Counsel was recently informed that his Spouse’s Stage IV breast 

cancer which has metastasized to her liver, now has 15 tumors comprising 60% of 

that organ. Counsel’s spouse has begun her third round of chemotherapy due to 

progression of her cancer and a lack of positive response to the prior two 

chemotherapy treatments. Counsel requires the additional time to file the Opening 

Brief to allow him to devote the appropriate time to assist his Spouse and his two 

pre-school aged children through this obviously stressful experience. Counsel 

sincerely apologizes to the court for any inconvenience this may have had upon it 

or its staff.

DATE: March 23, 2012 Respectfully submitted,

 LAW OFFICES OF LAWRENCE D. ROHLFING

/s/ Steven G. Rosales

 BY: _________________________ 

 Steven G. Rosales

 Attorney for plaintiff JOHN THOMAS

DATE: March 23, 2012 BENJAMIN WAGNER

United States Attorney 

*/S/- Tova Wolking

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Tova Wolking

Special Assistant United States Attorney

Attorney for Defendant

[*Via email authorization]

 

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ORDER

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff may have an extension of time, to 

and including May 23, 2012, in which to file Plaintiff’s Opening Brief; Defendant 

may have an extension of time to June 22, 2012 to consider the contentions raised 

in Plaintiff’s Opening Brief, and file any opposition if necessary. Any reply by 

plaintiff will be due June 29, 2012. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 27, 2012 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE DEAC_Signature-END:

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