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Parties Involved:
Wendy Susan Armstrong
Plaintiff
Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WENDY SUSAN ARMSTRONG,

Plaintiff,

v.

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL 

SECURITY,

Defendant.

No. 2:14-cv-1305-MCE-KJN

ORDER

On March 26, 2015, counsel for the Commissioner was directed to show cause why 

monetary sanctions should not be imposed based on his failure to comply with court deadlines. 

(ECF No. 21.) That same day, the Commissioner filed its cross-motion for summary judgment 

along with a response to the order to show cause. (ECF Nos. 22, 23.) In the response, the

Commissioner’s counsel apologized for the very tardy cross-motion and indicated that the delay 

was a result of an oversight and his heavy workload. In light of the response, the court declines to 

impose sanctions at this juncture. 

However, counsel is cautioned that the court will not hesitate to impose sanctions for 

similar future conduct. Although the court is sympathetic to the heavy workload of counsel for 

claimants and the Commissioner, and therefore liberally grants extensions of time supported by 

good cause, such extensions must be requested prior to the expiration of the applicable deadlines.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the court’s March 26, 2015 order to show 

cause is DISCHARGED.

Dated: June 12, 2015

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