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Parties Involved:
Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant
Rebecca Kreisher
Plaintiff

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHERYL CARREIRA, 

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-09-1672 EFB

vs.

MICHAEL J. ASTRUE,

Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant. 

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REBECCA KREISHER, 

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-09-1725 EFB

vs.

MICHAEL J. ASTRUE,

Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant. 

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TAMMYE BURNHAM,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-09-2054 EFB

vs.

MICHAEL J. ASTRUE,

Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant. 

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BRENDA FIELLEN, 

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-09-2496 EFB

vs.

MICHAEL J. ASTRUE,

Commissioner of Social Security, ORDER

Defendant. 

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The above-captioned cases are all proceeding before the undersigned pursuant to the

consent of the parties. E.D. Cal. L.R. 305; Fed. R. Civ. P. 73. On August 24, 2010, the cases

came on for hearing on two orders to show cause issued to plaintiffs’ attorney Bess M. Brewer. 

See Kreisher v. Astrue, No. CIV S-09-1725 EFB, Dckt. No. 19; Carreira v. Astrue, No. CIV S09-1672 EFB, Dckt. No. 20; Burnham v. Astrue, No. CIV S-09-2054 EFB, Dckt. No. 20; and

Fiellen v. Astrue, No. CIV S-09-2496 EFB, Dckt. No. 17. Ms. Brewer appeared at the hearing

on behalf of plaintiffs; attorney Bobbie J. Montoya. 

The orders to show cause issued because, in each of the above-captioned cases, the

plaintiff was granted two separate extensions of time to file a motion for summary judgment; in

each of the cases, the plaintiff was warned that no further extensions of time would be granted

absent a showing of good cause; and in each of the cases, the plaintiff failed to timely file a

summary judgment motion even though the deadlines for doing so expired. As stated on the

record and for the reasons stated on the record, Ms. Brewer is sanctioned $100.00 per case, for a

total of $400.00, as a result of those failures. This sum shall be paid to the Clerk of the Court no

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later than thirty (30) days from the date of this order. Ms. Brewer shall file an affidavit

accompanying the payment of this sanction which states that it is paid personally by Ms. Brewer,

out of personal funds, and is not and will not be billed, directly or indirectly, to her clients or in

any way made the responsibility of the clients as attorneys’ fees or costs.

SO ORDERED. 

Dated: August 25, 2010.

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