(SS) Jimenez v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

5 6 ANA LAURA JIMINEZ, CASE No.: 1:21-cv-00279-AWI-GSA 7 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S v. MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE RESPONSE BRIEF KILOLO KIJAKAZI, acting Commissioner of Social Security, (Doc. 22) 11 Defendant.

13 Defendant moves for an unopposed 60-day extension of time from January 3, 2022 to March 4, 2022 to file a response brief because defense counsel is current serving 92 days of active military duty. The Scheduling Order allows for a single extension of thirty days by the stipulation of the parties. Doc. 5 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…