Cooney v. Commissioner of Social Security

Full title: COONEY v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY

Court: United States District Court, N.D. New York

Date published: Mar 20, 2009

1:08-CV-407 (LEK/GJD) (N.D.N.Y. Mar. 20, 2009)

Opinion

1:08-CV-407 (LEK/GJD).

March 20, 2009

BRUCE B. RUBIN, ESQ., For Plaintiff.

SOMMATTIE RAMRUP, ESQ., For Deft.

ORDER

GUSTAVE DiBIANCO, Magistrate Judge

It appearing that attorney Bruce B. Rubin and has not filed a brief in accordance with this court's General Order 18, governing procedures in Social Security cases, it is hereby

ORDERED, that defendant Commissioner of Social Security shall file a brief in support of the Commissioner's position setting forth all contentions which defendant believes entitles the Commissioner to relief, within 60 days from the date of this Order, and it is further

ORDERED, that defendant shall file the original brief with the Clerk, serve a copy of said brief on the attorney for the plaintiff, and it is further

ORDERED, that plaintiff's attorney shall then have 30 days after service of defendant's brief, within which to serve and file a brief in support of plaintiff's position. Since plaintiff's counsel failed to file an initial brief, any reply brief is limited to ten (10) pages.