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Parties Involved:
Roger Lee Bates
Plaintiff
Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant

Document Text:

Stipulation; Order Page 1 Case No. 2:23-cv-02056-AC 

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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 

ROGER LEE BATES, 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, 

 Defendant. 

Civil No. 2:23-cv-02056-AC 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 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 40 days, from February 26, 2024 to 

April 6, 2024, for Defendant to file his 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 Defendant’s first request for an extension of time. Plaintiff’s counsel 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, the 

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undersigned 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, with responsibility for over 40 cases pending in District 

Court and the Ninth Circuit. The undersigned counsel for the Commissioner will also be on leave 

for almost two weeks in March traveling with an aging parent. As a result, and despite diligent 

efforts to comply with this Court’s Scheduling Order, 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 his client as necessary, and prepare the Commissioner’s Cross-Motion. 

Respectfully submitted, 

Dated: February 20, 2024 LAW OFFICE OF LAWRENCE D. ROHLFING 

By: /s/ Laura Krank* 

LAURA KRANK 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

[*as authorized by email on Feb. 20, 2024] 

Dated: February 22, 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 

 

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Stipulation; Order Page 3 Case No. 2:23-cv-02056-AC 

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ORDER 

Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, IT IS ORDERED that the Commissioner’s CrossMotion for Summary Judgment shall be due on April 6, 2024 and Plaintiff’s optional reply shall 

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

 

DATED: February 22, 2024 

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