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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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BENJAMIN C. MIZER

Acting Assistant Attorney General

JUDRY L. SUBAR

Assistant Director

Federal Programs Branch

M. ANDREW ZEE (CA Bar No. 272510)

United States Department of Justice

Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Room 7-5395

San Francisco, CA 94102

Telephone: (415) 436-6646

Fax: (415) 436-6632

Email: m.andrew.zee@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Defendant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

KEVIN HART, NINA SILVA-COLLINS, 

and LEE HARRIS, on behalf of themselves 

and all others similarly situated,

Plaintiffs,

v.

CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting 

Commissioner of Social Security, in her 

official capacity,

Defendant.

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Case No. 3:15-cv-00623-JST

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER SETTING BRIEFING 

SCHEDULE FOR DEFENDANT’S 

MOTION TO DISMISS

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STIPULATION

Pursuant to Local Rules 6-1(b) and 6-2, Plaintiffs, Kevin Hart, Nina Silva-Collins, and 

Lee Harris, and Defendant, Carolyn W. Colvin, in her capacity as Acting Commissioner of 

Social Security, through their respective undersigned counsel, stipulate and agree as follows:

1. On February 9, 2015, Plaintiffs filed a Complaint in this Court asserting three 

causes of action against Defendant. ECF No. 1. Undersigned counsel for Defendant entered an 

appearance in this case on March 26, 2015. ECF No. 11.

2. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(a)(2), Defendant’s deadline to 

serve a responsive pleading is on or before April 13, 2015. Defendant anticipates that, in 

response to Plaintiffs’ Complaint, Defendant may file a motion pursuant to Rule 12(b). 

3. Counsel for the parties have conferred and, consistent with the Commentary to 

Local Rule 7-2, wish to extend Defendant’s time to respond to the Complaint by one (1) week, 

and to stipulate to a briefing schedule on any Rule 12(b) motion filed by Defendant in response 

to the Complaint. 

4. Pursuant to Local Rule 6-2(a), undersigned counsel for Defendant has filed a 

declaration in support of this stipulation. Counsel for Plaintiffs does not object to the statements 

contained therein. 

THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between the

parties, subject to approval by the Court, that:

1. Defendant’s deadline to file a responsive pleading to Plaintiffs’ Complaint is 

April 20, 2015;

2. Plaintiffs’ deadline to file a response brief to any Rule 12 motion filed by 

Defendant is May 18, 2015;

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3. Defendant’s deadline to file a reply brief to Defendant’s response brief, if any, is 

June 8, 2015; and 

4. The parties will set a hearing on any Rule 12 motion filed by Defendant for June 

25, 2015 at 2:00 p.m., or as soon as feasible thereafter.

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: April 3, 2015 WILLIAM L. STERN

MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP

 

By: /s/ William L. Stern

William L. Stern

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

Dated: April 3, 2015 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

By: /s/ Andrew Zee

 M. ANDREW ZEE (CA Bar #272510)

Attorney for Defendant

ATTESTATION

Pursuant to Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), I attest that I am the ECF user whose user ID and 

password are being used in the electronic filing of this document, and further attest that I have 

obtained the concurrence in the filing of the document from the other signatory.

/s Andrew Zee

M. ANDREW ZEE (CA Bar #272510)

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

Upon stipulation of the parties, and good cause appearing, the Court hereby orders:

1. Defendant’s deadline to file a responsive pleading to Plaintiffs’ Complaint is 

April 20, 2015;

2. Plaintiffs’ deadline to file a response brief to any Rule 12 motion filed by 

Defendant is May 18, 2015;

3. Defendant’s deadline to file a reply brief to Defendant’s response brief, if any, is 

June 8, 2015; and 

4. The Court will hear argument on any Rule 12 motion filed by Defendant on June 

25, 2015 at 2:00 p.m., or as soon as feasible thereafter.

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April __, 2015

HON. JON S. TIGAR

United States District Court Judge

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IT IS SO ORDERED

 Judge Jon S. Tigar 

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