(SS) Blanco v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

5 6 BETSY AMY BLANCO, CASE NUMBER: 1:21-cv-00028-GSA 7 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION v. FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE OPENING BRIEF KILOLO KIJAKAZI, acting Commissioner of Social Security,

11 Defendant.

13 Plaintiff moves for an unopposed 60-day extension of time from December 22, 2021 to February 22, 2021 to file an opening brief due to counsel’s workload and the holiday season. This is the first extension sought by either party in this case. The Scheduling Order allows for a single extension of thirty days by the stipulation of the parties. Doc. 9 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…