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Parties Involved:
Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant
Linda Maria Pacheco
Plaintiff

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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

Linda Maria Pacheco,

Plaintiff,

vs.

Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting 

Commissioner of Social Security, 

Defendant.

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Case No. 1:21-cv-00110-NONEBAM

STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR 

SECOND EXTENSION OF TIME

FOR PLAINTIFF TO FILE 

OPENING BRIEF

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 

35-day extension of time, from October 27, 2021 to December 1, 2021, for 

Plaintiff to serve on defendant with PLAINTIFF’S OPENING 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 extension. Counsel has recently received a greater number of Answers and 

Certified Administrative Records from defendant in cases in this district, and the 

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three other California Districts, each of which require settlement negotiations or 

merit briefing. Counsel has a greater than usual number of merit briefs due in 

October and November 2021. Thus, Counsel is requesting an extension through 

December 1, 2021 to accommodate increase in the case load. For the week of 

October 25, 2021, Counsel has nine merit briefs due. Counsel also has four 

administrative hearings before the Office of Hearings Operations. After that and for 

the remainder of November, Counsel has over 15 merit briefs, several letter briefs, 

and replies, and over 15 administrative hearings. 

Due to the increase in certified administrative records being filed by 

defendant, Counsel for Plaintiff has a larger than usual number of briefs due for the 

months of October and November. 

Compounding the issue of an increased number of merit briefs due, Counsel 

has preplanned vacation days for the Thanksgiving holidays. Counsel respectfully 

requests the Court granted the requested extension.

Counsel for the Plaintiff does not intend to further delay this matter. 

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

Defendant and Court for any inconvenience this may cause. 

Respectfully submitted, 

Dated: October 19, 2021 PENA & BROMBERG, ATTORNEYS AT LAW

By: /s/ Jonathan Omar Pena

JONATHAN OMAR PENA

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Dated: October 19, 2021 PHILLIP A. TALBERT

Acting United States Attorney

DEBORAH LEE STACHEL

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Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX

Social Security Administration

By: */s/ Margaret Lehrkind

Margaret Lehrkind

Special Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendant

(*As authorized by email on October 19, 2021)

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ORDER

Pursuant to the Parties’ stipulation, and good cause appearing, the Court HEREBY 

GRANTS the request. Plaintiff shall file her opening brief no later than December 1, 2021. All 

other dates in the Court’s Scheduling Order (Doc. No. 5.) shall be extended accordingly.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 21, 2021 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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