(SS) Parker v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

5 6 WENONAH PARKER, CASE NUMBER: 1:20-cv-00601-GSA 7 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING EXTENSION v. 9 KILOLO KIJAKAZI, acting Commissioner of Social Security,

11 Defendant.

13 Plaintiff moves for an unopposed 15-day extension of time from September 23, 2021 to October 8, 2021 to file a reply brief due to counsel’s increased work responsibilities. This is Plaintiff’s third extension in this case and the first extension of this specific deadline. The Scheduling Order allows for a single extension of thirty days by the stipulation of the parties. Doc. 6 at 3. Beyond the single extension by stipulation, “requests to modify [the scheduling] order must be made by written motion and will be granted only for good cause.” Id. When considering whether good cause exists to modify a scheduling order, courts consider the foreseeability of the impediment to meeting the deadline and the party’s diligence in seeking the extension once it became apparent they could not meet the deadline. See Sharp v. Covenant…