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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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1 – Stipulation and Order Extending Def’s Time

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McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

DEBORAH LEE STACHEL

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX

Social Security Administration

MICHAEL K. MARRIOTT, CSBN 280890

Special Assistant United States Attorney

160 Spear Street, Suite 800

San Francisco, California 94105

Telephone: (415) 977-8985

Facsimile: (415) 744-0134

E-Mail: Michael.Marriott@ssa.gov

Attorneys for Defendant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO DIVISION

JUANITA LAMAS, ) Case No. 1:19-cv-00852-BAM

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Plaintiff, ) STIPULATION FOR EXTENSION OF

v. ) TIME AND ORDER

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ANDREW SAUL, ) 

Commissioner of Social Security, )

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Defendant. )

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The parties hereby stipulate by counsel, with the Court’s approval as indicated by 

issuance of the attached Order, that Defendant shall have a first extension of time of 35 days to 

respond to Plaintiff’s Opening Brief from March 23, 2020 up to and including April 27, 2020. 

This is Defendant’s first request for an extension of time to respond to Plaintiff’s motion. Due to 

Covid-19 and the resulting inability to work from his office, counsel is currently trying to brief a 

high volume of cases with the limited resources available at home. The parties further stipulate 

that the Court’s Scheduling Order shall be modified accordingly.

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Respectfully submitted,

Pena & Bromberg, Attorneys at Law

Dated: March 24, 2020 /s/ Jonathan Omar Pena *

Jonathan Omar Pena

(* authorized by email)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Dated: March 24, 2020 McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

By: /s/ Michael K. Marriott

MICHAEL K. MARRIOTT

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney

Attorneys for Defendant

ORDER

Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, and good cause appearing, the deadline for Defendant 

to file a response to Plaintiff’s Opening Brief is extended to April 27, 2020. All other deadlines 

in the Court’s Scheduling Order are modified accordingly.

The Court notes that the parties’ stipulation was filed on March 24, 2020, after the 

applicable deadline for Defendant’s response to Plaintiff’s Opening Brief had lapsed. (See Doc. 

Nos. 5, 15.) The parties are cautioned that the Local Rules require counsel to seek to obtain a 

necessary extension from the Court as soon as the need for the extension becomes apparent. 

L.R. 144(d). Any future requests for Court-approved extensions brought on or after the 

applicable deadline will be looked upon with disfavor. Id.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 25, 2020 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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