(SS) Trujillo v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

5 6 DARLENE ALICE TRUJILLO, CASE NO: 1:21-cv-00273-NONE-GSA 7 Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING DEFENDANT v. TO RESPOND TO PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR EXTENSION KILOLO KIJAKAZI, acting Commissioner of Social Security, (Doc. 18) 11 Defendant.

13 Plaintiff moves for a 30-day extension of time from January 3, 2022 to February 2, 2022 to file an opening brief due to counsel’s workload given the increased number of Certified Administrative Records filed in previously stayed cases. This is Plaintiff’s first motion for an extension for cause. 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…