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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

Donna Harrison,

Plaintiff,

vs.

ANDREW SAUL,

Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant.

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Case No. 1:19-cv-01683-BAM

STIPULATION AND 

ORDER FOR SECOND EXTENSION OF 

TIME

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 6/08/2020 to 7/8/2020 , for Plaintiff to serve on defendant with PLAINTIFF’S LETTER 

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. Good cause exists for this 

request. The week of 05/24/2020, Plaintiff’s Counsel had 14 administrative hearings, 1 reply brief, 

1 merits brief and 2 opening briefs due. The week of 05/31/2020, Plaintiff’s Counsel had 23 

administrative hearings, 1 hearing preparation appointments with claimant, 1 reply brief, 1 motion 

for summary judgement and 4 opening briefs. Finally, the week of 6/8/2020, Counsel has 13 

administrative hearings. Each of the administrative hearings also requires administrative hearing 

briefs with a full summary of the medical records and legal arguments.

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Additionally, due to the ongoing pandemic with COVID-19 and the various executive 

orders throughout Fresno County and now the State of California, along with the recommendations 

for Social Distancing, Plaintiff’s Counsel is operating with very limited staff. The Office of 

Hearings Operations is still conducting telephonic hearings. As it is required to continue the 

normal day-to-day tasks involved in developing cases and the requirements of the five-day rule 

related to submission of evidence to the Administrative Law Judge which is imposed under 20 

CFR § 404.935, Counsel must still continue normal operations but with a significantly reduced 

level of support. 

Respectfully submitted, 

Dated: June 8, 2020 PENA & BROMBERG, ATTORNEYS AT LAW

By: /s/ Jonathan Omar Pena

JONATHAN OMAR PENA

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Dated: June 8, 2020 MCGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

DEBORAH LEE STACHEL

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX

Social Security Administration

By: */s/

Carolyn B. Chen

Special Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendant

(*As authorized by email on 6/8/2020 )

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ORDER

Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, and good cause appearing, Plaintiff’s request 

for a second extension of time to serve her confidential letter brief is GRANTED. 

Plaintiff shall serve Defendant with her confidential letter brief on or before July 8, 2020. 

All other deadlines in the Court’s Scheduling Order are modified accordingly. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 10, 2020 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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