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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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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

Fernando Gonzalez,

Plaintiff,

vs.

ANDREW SAUL,

Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant.

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Case No. 1:19-cv-00492-EPG

STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR 

EXTENSION OF TIME

(ECF No. 27)

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 05/09/2020 to 06/08/2020, 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 in this case; it is the second 

extension for the Opening Brief. Good cause exists for this request. In Plaintiff’s second request, 

it was explained that due to the pandemic Plaintiff’s Counsel was operating with limited staff. As 

time went on, it became clear that the pandemic and shelter in place orders would continue. 

Counsel’s office made arrangements to manage the case load with fewer staff in the office. 

However, given the ongoing health and safety measures recommended by the CDC and the number 

of weeks this has gone on, Counsel is experiencing extraordinary delays and backlogs with both 

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the administrative and civil court work. As a result, Plaintiff’s Counsel requires additional time to 

brief this matter. 

The week of 05/03/2020, Plaintiff’s Counsel had 29 administrative hearings, 9 hearing 

preparation appointments with claimants, 9 letter briefs, 1 reply briefs, 5 opening briefs and 1 

motion for summary judgement due. The week of 05/10/2020, Plaintiff’s Counsel had 17 

administrative hearings, 10 hearing preparation appointments with claimants, 19 letter briefs, 2 

motion for summary judgement, 5 reply briefs, 1 merit brief and 2 opening briefs due. 

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

and Court for any inconvenience this may cause.

Respectfully submitted, 

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

By: /s/ Jonathan Omar Pena

JONATHAN OMAR PENA

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Dated: May 8, 2020 MCGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

DEBORAH LEE STACHEL

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX

Social Security Administration

By: */s/ TINA NAICKER

TINA NAICKER

Special Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendant

(*As authorized by email on 05/08/2020)

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ORDER

Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties (ECF No. 27), the deadline for Plaintiff to file a 

reply brief is extended to June 8, 2020. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 11, 2020 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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