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Parties Involved:
Estate of Jayne Bonham
Plaintiff
Sylvia Mathews Burwell
Defendant
United States of America
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ESTATE OF JAYNE BONHAM, 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

SYLVIA MATHEWS BURWELL, Secretary 

of Health and Human Services of the United 

States of America, 

 Defendant.

 CASE NO. 2:14-cv-02465-AC 

SECOND STIPULATION AND 

PROPOSED ORDER TO EXTEND 

THE DEADLINE FOR THE FILING 

OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE 

RECORD AND A RESPONSIVE 

PLEADING 

Plaintiff, by and through its attorney of record, and Defendant, by and through her attorneys 

of record, hereby stipulate, subject to approval of the Court, to extend the deadline for the filing of 

the Administrative Record and a responsive pleading in the above-captioned case from March 26, 

2015, to May 6, 2015. This second stipulation for an extension of time is based on the following: 

(1) On October 21, 2014, this Court issued a Scheduling Order pursuant to which the 

Defendant was required to file the Administrative Record and a responsive pleading within 90 days 

from the service of the Complaint. Docket No. 4. 

BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney 

EDWARD A. OLSEN (CSBN 214150) 

Assistant United States Attorney 

501 I Street, Suite 10-100 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

Telephone: (916) 554-2821 

Facsimile: (916) 554-2900 

Attorneys for the United States of America 

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(2) Plaintiff served its Complaint on Defendant on October 27, 2014. Accordingly, 

Defendant was required to file the Administrative Record and a responsive pleading no later than 

January 26, 2015.1 

(3) On January 22, 2015, the parties filed a stipulation asking the Court to extend the 

deadline for the filing of the Administrative Record and a responsive pleading to March 26, 2015, 

based on the fact that the Medicare Appeals Board is facing a significant backlog in the preparation 

of administrative records. Docket No. 7 

(4) This Court granted the parties’ stipulated request in an Order dated February 13, 2015. 

Docket No. 8. 

(5) Counsel for Defendant in this case has recently been advised by the Deputy Director for 

the Medicare Operations Division at the Departmental Board in the Office of the Secretary at the 

Department of Health and Human Services – whose responsibilities include certifying administrative 

case records to the federal courts -- that the Medicare Operations Division will require additional 

time to prepare the Administrative Record for the above-captioned case. See Declaration of Deborah 

Samenow ¶ 1. 

(6) In the last fiscal year, the Medicare Operations Division reviewed approximately 4,500 

appeals. Samenow Declaration ¶ 2. The Medicare Operations Division has 13 attorneys who 

provide legal support to the Medicare Appeals Council. Id. There are two paralegals assigned to the 

Medicare Operations Division who, among other things, prepare the administrative records for the 

federal courts. Id. Last year, the Medicare Operations Division processed over 2,500 appeals. Id. 

(7) The time it takes to prepare an administrative record for certification varies depending 

upon the size of the case and the number of requests the Medicare Operations Division has at any 

given time. Samenow Declaration ¶ 3. The process can take up to 120 days based on staffing, 

resources, and the Medicare Operation Division’s competing priorities. Id. Additionally, requests 

for certified copies of an administrative record are processed in the order that they are received by 

the Medicare Operations Division. Id. 

 

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 The deadline for filing the Administrative Record and responsive pleading would have been January 25, 2015, but 

because that date was a Sunday, the deadline was extended to the following day pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(a)(1)(C). 

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(8) The administrative record in this case will likely consist of one volume, totaling 

approximately 450 pages. Samenow Declaration ¶ 4. Additionally, the transcript of the telephonic 

hearing has to be transcribed and included in the record. Id. Based on the manner in which the 

record was received back from the contractor, the Medicare Operations Division requires additional 

time to compile and certify the administrative record. Id. The Deputy Director for the Medicare 

Operations Division anticipates that the administrative record will be sent to Counsel for the 

Defendant in this case on or around April 30, 2015. Id. 

Accordingly, the parties respectfully ask the Court to extend the deadline for the filing of the 

Administrative Record and a responsive pleading from March 26, 2015, to May 6, 2015. 

 Respectfully submitted, 

DATED: March 25, 2015 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER 

 United States Attorney 

 

 /s/ Edward A. Olsen

 EDWARD A. OLSEN 

 Assistant United States Attorney 

DATED: March 24, 2015 /s/ William Bonham

 WILLIAM BONHAM 

 LAW OFFICE OF WILLIAM BONHAM 

 Attorney for Plaintiff 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

Pursuant to stipulation, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant shall have until May 6, 

2015 to file the Administrative Record and a responsive pleading. 

Dated: March 25, 2015 

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