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Nature of Suit Code: 864
Nature of Suit: Social Security - SSID Title XVI
Cause of Action: 42:416 Denial of Social Security Benefits

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MOTION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR SECOND EXTENSION TO FILE PLAINTIFF’S OPENING BRIEF

Melissa Newel (#148563)

NEWEL LAW

2625 Alcatraz Ave., Suite 132

Berkeley, CA 94705

(510) 316-3827

mnewel@newellawfirm.com

Attorney for Plaintiff

ON NET

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ON NET,

Plaintiff,

v.

ANDREW SAUL, 

COMMISSIONER OF 

SOCIAL SECURITY,

Defendant.

No. 1:19-CV-00756 (GSA)

MOTION AND ORDER FOR SECOND 

EXTENSION TO FILE PLAINTIFF’S 

OPENING BRIEF

Plaintiff moves, through the undersigned counsel, for a second extension of thirty (30) 

days within which to file the Opening Brief in the above-referenced matter. Pursuant to the 

governing Scheduling Order, the parties previously filed a stipulation with the Court by which the 

date for the Opening Brief to be filed was extended by thirty days. (ECF Doc. 13) The Opening 

Brief is currently scheduled to be filed on or before February 20, 2020. Id.

Plaintiff’s counsel seeks a further thirty-day extension due to the recent death of a parent. 

An extension of thirty (30) days provides the necessary additional time required while minimizing 

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the impact upon current briefing schedules in other pending cases before this Court. Defendant’s 

counsel informed Plaintiff’s counsel by email on February 12, 2020 that the government has no 

objection to the requested extension. Plaintiff’s counsel sincerely apologizes to the Court should

any inconvenience be caused, and requests that leave be granted for Plaintiff to file the Opening 

Brief on or before March 23, 2020 (as thirty days from February 20, 2020 falls on a weekend).

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: February 12, 2020 NEWEL LAW

By: Melissa Newel

Melissa Newel 

Attorney for Plaintiff

ON NET

ORDER

Good cause having been shown, IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff shall be granted a further

extension of thirty (30) days to file the Opening Brief. The Opening Brief shall now be filed on or 

before March 23, 2020 and all corresponding deadlines are modified accordingly. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 13, 2020 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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