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Parties Involved:
Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant
Craig Mathews
Plaintiff

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PHILLIP A. TALBERT

United States Attorney

MATHEW W. PILE

Associate General Counsel

Office of Program Litigation, Office 7

MARGARET BRANICK-ABILLA (CABN 223600)

Special Assistant United States Attorney

Office of Program Litigation, Office 7

Office of the General Counsel

Social Security Administration

6401 Security Boulevard

Baltimore, MD 21235

Telephone: (510) 970-4809

Email: Margaret.Branick-Abilla@ssa.gov

Attorneys for Defendant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CRAIG MATHEWS,

Plaintiff,

vs.

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,

Defendant.

Civil No. 2:24-cv-00750-CKD

STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR 

EXTENSION OF TIME

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

attorneys, with this Court’s approval, to extend the time by 40 days, from August 28, 2024 to 

October 7, 2024, for Defendant to file his Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment. Plaintiff’s 

optional reply shall be due within 14 days after the filing of the Commissioner’s Cross-Motion.

This is Defendant’s first request for an extension of time. Plaintiff does not oppose the 

requested extension. 

The undersigned counsel for the Commissioner respectfully submits that good cause exists 

for the requested extension. Due to ongoing staffing fluctuations and organizational changes, the 

undersigned counsel for the Commissioner has been tasked with additional duties including 

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serving as a jurisdictional coordinator, reviewing other attorneys’ work, training and mentoring 

new attorneys, and handling more cases, including the instant case, which was recently reassigned 

to her. Additionally, the undersigned counsel for the Commissioner is scheduled to be out of the 

office on leave in the middle of September. As a result, and despite diligent efforts to comply 

with this Court’s Scheduling Order, the Commissioner needs an extension in the instant case to 

review the administrative record, consider the issues that Plaintiff has raised, confer with his

client as necessary, and prepare the Commissioner’s Cross-Motion. 

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: August 20, 2024 LAW OFFICE OF JARED T. WALKER, PC

By:/s/ Jared Walker*

JARED WALKER

Attorney for Plaintiff

[*As authorized by e-mail on Aug. 20, 2024] 

Dated: August 21, 2024 PHILLIP A. TALBERT

United States Attorney

MATHEW W. PILE

Associate General Counsel

Office of Program Litigation, Office 7

By: /s/ Margaret Branick-Abilla

MARGARET BRANICK-ABILLA

Special Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendant

ORDER

Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, IT IS ORDERED that the Commissioner’s CrossMotion for Summary Judgment shall be due on October 7, 2024 and Plaintiff’s optional reply 

shall be due within 14 days after the filing of the Commissioner’s Cross-Motion.

Dated: 08/21/24

_____________________________________

CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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