Opinion
STEVEN GILBERT ROSALES, Law Offices of Lawrence D. Rohlfing, Santa Fe Springs, CA, Attorney for Plaintiff.
BENJAMIN B. WAGNER, United States Attorney, DEBORAH LEE STACHEL, Acting Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX Social Security Administration, LARA A. BRADT, Special Assistant United States Attorney Social Security Administration, San Francisco, CA, Attorneys for Defendant.
STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR EXTENSION OF BRIEFING SCHEDULE
BARBARA A. McAULIFFE, Magistrate Judge.
The parties stipulate through counsel to extend the time for Defendant to file her responsive brief in this case until October 30, 2015. This case recently was assigned to the undersigned counsel for Defendant, who notes that the Acting Commissioner's brief is overdue. Defendant's opposing brief was due on July 23, 2015. Counsel for Defendant submits that a logistical error occurred in managing the case. For purposes of workload distribution, this case was slated for reassignment from former counsel of record for the government to another attorney in the Office of General Counsel for the Social Security Administration, Region IX. However, as a result of an oversight, no reassignment occurred until the week of this submission, and Defendant inadvertently missed the briefing deadline. Counsel for Defendant requests this extension to remedy this error and allow the newly assigned counsel of record to become familiar with the case and prepare Defendant's brief.
Although two previous extensions have been entered in this case, this is Defendant's first request for an extension of time, and it is sought in good faith.
ORDER
Based upon the stipulation of the parties, and for cause shown, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, that Defendant shall have an extension of time, to and including October 30, 2015, in which to file an opposition to Plaintiff's Opening Brief; and that all other deadlines set forth in the July 24, 2014 Case Management Order shall be extended accordingly.
IT IS SO ORDERED.