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Parties Involved:
Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant
David Allen Miller
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

On September 4, 2015, the Commissioner served a response to Plaintiff’s confidential letter 

brief. (Doc. 16) Pursuant to the terms of the Court’s scheduling order, if the parties did not agree to a 

remand, Plaintiff was to file an opening brief in this action “within thirty (30) days of service” of the 

response. (Doc. 6 at 2) Thus, Plaintiff was to file an opening brief no later than October 5, 2015. 

On October 27, 2015, Plaintiff’s counsel, Melissa Newel, filed a motion for a third extension of 

time in the action, requesting that she have until November 4, 2015 to file an opening brief on behalf of 

Plaintiff. (Doc. 17) Ms. Newel reports she missed the filing deadline because she “had to attend to 

unforeseeable personal matters” related to the serious illness of her father. (Id. at 2, 4) Based upon the 

facts presented in Ms. Newel’s declaration, the Court finds exceptionally good cause for the extension.1

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Plaintiff previously received two extensions of time. In granting the second request, the Court cautioned 

Plaitniff that “no further extensions will be granted without the showing of exceptionally good cause.” (Doc. 14 at 2)

DAVID ALLEN MILLER,

 Plaintiff,

v.

CAROLYN COLVIN,

Acting Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant.

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Case No.: 1:15-cv-00063 - JLT

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION 

FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME (Doc. 17)

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Based upon the foregoing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

1. Plaintiff’s motion for an extension of time is GRANTED; and

2. Plaintiff SHALL file an opening brief on or before November 4, 2015.

Plaintiff is advised that no further extensions of the briefing schedule will be permitted, and 

failure to comply with this order may result in the issuance of sanctions pursuant to Local Rule 110.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 29, 2015 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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