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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 (DIWC)

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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

LUCILLE GONZALES MEIS

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX 

Social Security Administration

KATHERINE LOO [C.S.B.N. 162029]

Special Assistant United States Attorney

333 Market Street, Suite 1500

San Francisco, California 94105

Telephone: (415) 977-8958

Facsimile: (415) 744-0134

E-Mail: katherine.loo@ssa.gov

Attorneys for Defendant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN BELCHER, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, )

Commissioner of )

Social Security, )

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Defendant. )

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CIVIL NO. 1:09-cv-1234-DLB

STIPULATION TO EXTEND BRIEFING

SCHEDULE AND ORDER

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

attached Order, that Defendant shall have a second extension of time of 14 days to respond to Plaintiff’s

motion for summary judgment. This case was assigned to a new Assistant Regional Counsel (ARC), due

to a scheduling conflict arising from the large number of cases which await briefing. The ARC is of

counsel on this case. The ARC requires additional time for two reasons. First, Defendant requires more

time to respond to Plaintiff’s brief than in the average case because: (1) Plaintiff raises eight (8) issues,

including res judicata and invalid waiver of counsel; and (2) the brief does not include a summary of

Plaintiff’s relevant medical evidence or the hearing testimony. Second, the ARC had out-of-town

obligations that diminished her opportunity to prepare a timely response. The ARC was out of the office

on February 9, 2010, for a deposition in DeRenteria v. Astrue, EEOC No. 550-2010-0043X, and out of

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the state for the sale of her personal residence on February 18-21, 2010. For these reasons, the

undersigned requests an additional 14 days with which to respond to Plaintiff’s motion for summary

judgment. The current due date is February 26, 2010. The new due date will be March 12, 2010.

The parties further stipulate that the Court's Scheduling Order shall be modified accordingly.

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: February 22, 2010 /s/ Sengthiene Bosavanh 

(As authorized via email)

SENGTHIENE BOSAVANH

Attorney for Plaintiff

Dated: February 24, 2010 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

LUCILLE GONZALES MEIS

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX

Social Security Administration

/s/ Katherine R. Loo 

KATHERINE R. LOO

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney

Attorneys for Defendant

OF COUNSEL TO DEFENDANT:

CYNTHIA DE NARDI

Assistant Regional Counsel

ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 24, 2010 /s/ Dennis L. Beck

3b142a UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

2 - Motion & Order Extending Def's Time

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