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Parties Involved:
Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant
Sherman Walker
Plaintiff

Document Text:

Stipulation; Order Page 1 Case No. 2:24-cv-01956-DMC

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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

SHERMAN WALKER,

Plaintiff,

vs.

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,

Defendant.

Civil No. 2:24-cv-01956-DMC

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 30 days, from December 23, 2024, to 

January 22, 2025, for the Commissioner to file her 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 the Commissioner’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,

Case 2:24-cv-01956-DMC Document 16 Filed 01/02/25 Page 1 of 2
Stipulation; Order Page 2 Case No. 2:24-cv-01956-DMC

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counsel for the Commissioner has been tasked with additional duties including 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. For 

these reasons, despite diligent efforts to manage her workload, counsel for the Commissioner 

needs an extension in the instant case to review the administrative record, consider the issues that 

Plaintiff has raised, confer with her client as necessary, and prepare the Commissioner’s CrossMotion. 

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: December 16, 2024 LEHRKIND LAW OFFICE

By:/s/ Margaret Lehrkind*

MARGARET LEHRKIND

Attorneys for Plaintiff

[*As authorized by e-mail on Dec. 16, 2024] 

Dated: December 30, 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 January 22, 2025, and Plaintiff’s optional reply 

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

Dated: December 30, 2024

_______________________________

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DENNIS M. COTA

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Case 2:24-cv-01956-DMC Document 16 Filed 01/02/25 Page 2 of 2