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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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JONATHAN O. PENA, ESQ. 

CA Bar ID No. 278044

Peña & Bromberg, PLC

2440 Tulare St., Suite 320

Fresno, CA 93721

Telephone: 559-412-5390

Fax: 866-282-6709

info@jonathanpena.com

Attorney for Plaintiff

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Za Xiong Moua,

Plaintiff,

vs.

ANDREW SAUL,

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Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant.

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Case No. 1:19-cv-00516-SKO

STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR 

EXTENSION OF TIME

(Doc. 17)

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between the parties through their respective 

counsel of record, with the Court’s approval, that Plaintiff shall have a 30-day extension of time, 

from 01/28/2020 to 02/27/2020, for Plaintiff to serve on defendant with PLAINTIFF’S REPLY 

BRIEF. All other dates in the Court’s Scheduling Order shall be extended accordingly.

This is Plaintiff’s second request for an extension of time. Plaintiff respectfully states 

that the requested extension is necessary due to good cause. 

During the preceding days leading to the 1/28/2020 deadline, Plaintiff’s Counsel has had 

to provide over 60 hours of training, along with a heavy administrative workload. During the 

week of 1/27/2020, Plaintiff’s Counsel has 11 administrative hearings, in Fresno, Stockton, and 

 

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 Andrew Saul is now the Commissioner of Social Security and is automatically substituted as a 

party pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(d). See also section 205(g) of the Social Security Act, 42 

U.S.C. § 405(g)(action survives regardless of any change in the person occupying the office of 

Commissioner of Social Security).

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San Jose, California, 24 pre-hearing meetings with claimants who have hearings 30 days out, and 

the administrative hearing briefs for administrative cases to be heard the following week. 

Counsel requires additional time to reply to the defendant’s opening brief for the Court’s 

consideration. Defendant does not oppose the requested extension. Counsel apologizes to the 

Defendant and Court for any inconvenience this may cause. 

Respectfully submitted, 

Dated: January 27, 2020 PENA & BROMBERG, ATTORNEYS AT LAW

By: /s/ Jonathan Omar Pena

JONATHAN OMAR PENA

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Dated: January 27, 2020 MCGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

DEBORAH LEE STACHEL

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX

Social Security Administration

By: */s/ Margaret Branick-Abilla

Margaret Branick-Abilla

Special Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendant

(*As authorized by email on 01/27/2020)

ORDER

Pursuant to the parties’ above stipulation (Doc. 17), IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that 

Plaintiff shall have until February 27, 2020, to file his reply brief.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 28, 2020 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto .

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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