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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 (SSID)

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DEBORAH LAGUTARIS,

Plaintiff,

v.

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL 

SECURITY,

Defendant.

Case No. 16-cv-00301-SI 

ORDER DENYING AS MOOT 

PLAINTIFF'S REQUEST TO 

CONTINUE

Re: Dkt. No. 4

On January 19, 2016, plaintiff Deborah Lagutaris filed a complaint for judicial review of 

the decision of the Commissioner of Social Security. Docket No. 1. That same day, she also filed 

a request to continue the deadline to file an appeal of the Social Security decision by sixty days. 

Docket No. 4. Because plaintiff’s filing of the complaint in this case was the appeal of the Social 

Security decision, plaintiff’s request for a continuance is DENIED as moot.

A procedural order was issued in this case on January 19, 2016. Docket No. 2. That order 

explains that, once the defendant has been served with the summons and complaint—which has 

not yet happened1—the defendant has ninety days to file an answer and a copy of the 

administrative record. Once the defendant has filed an answer, plaintiff has thirty days to file her 

motion for summary judgment or remand. Thus, if defendants are served soon, plaintiff will likely 

not need to file anything for at least sixty days, which is the length of the extension that she has 

sought in order to obtain representation. Likely, plaintiff’s filing will not be due until the spring, 

perhaps sometime in May. 

 

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The Court is separately approving plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis. 

See Docket No. 3. As part of that approval process, the Court is ordering that the U.S. Marshals 

serve the defendant, at no cost to the plaintiff.

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Plaintiff therefore has time in which to find a lawyer. If the deadline for filing her motion 

approaches and she still needs more time to find representation, plaintiff may file a further request 

for an extension.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 27, 2016

______________________________________

SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

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