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Parties Involved:
Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant
Carol R. Weghorst Shaw
Plaintiff

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Cyrus Safa

Attorney at Law: 282971

12631 East Imperial Highway, Suite C-115

Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670

Tel: (562)437-7006 

Fax: (562)432-2935 

E-Mail: rohlfing.office@rohlfinglaw.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

CAROL R. WEGHORST SHAW

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CAROL R. WEGHORST SHAW

Plaintiff,

v.

CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting 

Commissioner of Social Security.

Defendant.

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Case No.: 1:15-cv-01409-SKO

STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME 

TO FILE OPENING BRIEF; ORDER

Plaintiff Carol R. Weghorst Shaw and Defendant Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting 

Commissioner of Social Security, through their undersigned attorneys, stipulate, 

subject to this court’s approval, to extend the time by 14 days from June 30, 2016

to July 14, 2016 for Plaintiff to file a Opening Brief, with all other dates in the 

Court’s Order Concerning Review Of Social Security Cases extended accordingly. 

This request is made at the request of Plaintiff’s counsel who has had a sudden, 

dramatic increase in case load due to the recent, unexpected departure of an 

attorney from this law firm. An extension will allow additional time to fully 

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research the issues presented. Plaintiff’s counsel sincerely apologizes for any 

inconvenience this request has on the court, its staff, and all parties involved.

DATE: June 30, 2016 Respectfully submitted,

 LAW OFFICES OF LAWRENCE D. ROHLFING

/s/ Cyrus Safa

 BY: _______________________

 Cyrus Safa

 Attorney for plaintiff Ms. Carol R. Weghorst Shaw

 

 

DATE: June 30, 2016 

 

PHILLIP TALBERT

Acting United States Attorney

DEBORAH LEE STACHEL

Acting Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX

Social Security Administration

/s/ Donna W. Anderson

 BY: ____________________________

Donna W. Anderson

Special Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for defendant Carolyn W. Colvin

 |*authorized by e-mail|

 

ORDER

The Court is in receipt of the above Stipulation to Extend Time to File 

Opening Brief. (Doc. 16.) Pursuant to the Court's Scheduling Order entered 

September 18, 2015 (Doc. 5), Plaintiff Carol R. Weghorst Shaw’s (“Plaintiff”) 

opening brief was due June 30, 2016, the same day on which Plaintiff filed the 

present request for extension. 

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Requests for extension are governed by Rule 144 of the Local Rules of the 

United States District Court, Eastern District of California ("Local Rules"). Local 

Rule 144(d) explains that "[r]equests for Court-approved extensions brought on the 

required filing date for the pleading or other document are looked upon with 

disfavor." The parties are hereby admonished that any future requests for 

extensions of time shall be brought in advance of the required filing date. 

However, given Plaintiff’s counsel's representations regarding his increased case 

load, and the fact that Defendant Commissioner consents to the request, the Court 

GRANTS the parties’ request for an extension. 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff is granted an extension of time, up 

to and including July 14, 2016, to file her opening brief. All other deadlines set 

forth in the Scheduling Order (Doc. 5) are modified accordingly.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 5, 2016 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto .

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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