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Parties Involved:
Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant
Rhonda Klev
Plaintiff

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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

DONNA CALVERT

Acting Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX 

BRENDA M. PULLIN

Special Assistant United States Attorney

Social Security Administration

333 Market Street, Suite 1500

San Francisco, California 94105

Telephone: (415) 977-8975

Facsimile: (415) 744-0134

E-Mail:Brenda.Pullin@ssa.gov

Attorneys for Defendant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO DIVISION

RHONDA KLEV, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, )

Commissioner of Social Security, )

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Defendant. )

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CASE NO. 2:11-CV-00863-GGH

STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR THIRD

EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE

DEFENDANT’S CROSS-MOTION

The parties hereby stipulate through counsel, with the Court’s approval as indicated by issuance

of the attached Order, that Defendant shall have a third extension of time of 30 days to file his

cross-motion for summary judgment. 

The extension is being sought due to defendant’s counsel’s heavy workload at this time, coupled

with counsel’s ongoing medical issues and the Regional Counsel’s impending office move. Because of

ongoing medical issues and recurrent medical leave, the undersigned defense counsel has been working

from home for several months, and during this time has attempted to maintain a full caseload. 

Unfortunately, reduced staffing makes reassignment of this case to another attorney an impossibility, as

no other attorney is available to take on additional duties; several senior attorneys have left the regional

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counsel’s office and cannot be replaced due to the hiring freeze. 

In addition, the Social Security Regional Counsel’s office is currently preparing for an office

move during the latter part of March 2012, which preparations have taken more of counsel’s time than

projected. Although currently working from home, defendant’s counsel is responsible for moving her

own office, as well as helping to pack and move common office areas. Defendant’s counsel also

anticipates that, after the move, unpacking and technological setup/troubleshooting will require

additional time before the office space is operational. 

Given these constraints, the Commissioner respectfully requests 30 additional days in which to

complete the Commissioner’s cross-motion for summary judgment. The new due date will be April 9,

2012. 

The parties further stipulate that the Court’s Scheduling Order shall be modified accordingly.

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: March 10, 2012 /s/ Bess M. Brewer 

(As authorized via e-mail)

BESS M. BREWER

Attorney for Plaintiff 

Dated: March 10, 2012 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

/s/ Brenda M. Pullin 

BRENDA M. PULLIN

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney

IT IS SO ORDERED:

Dated: March 14, 2012

 /s/ Gregory G. Hollows 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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