Opinion
2:22-cv-01262-DJA
01-04-2023
SUZZANNE MICHAELS Plaintiff, v. KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.
JASON M. FRIERSON, United States Attorney, DAVID PRIDDY, Special Assistant United States Attorney, Attorneys for Defendant.
JASON M. FRIERSON, United States Attorney, DAVID PRIDDY, Special Assistant United States Attorney, Attorneys for Defendant.
UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME (FIRST REQUEST)
Defendant, Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner of Social Security (Defendant) respectfully requests that the Court extend the time for Defendant to respond to Plaintiff's Motion to Reverse and Remand (Dkt. No. 24, filed on December 1, 2022), currently due on January 3, 2023, by 30 days, through and including February 2, 2023. Defendant further requests that all subsequent deadlines set forth in the Court's scheduling order (Dkt. No. 19) be extended accordingly.
This is Defendant's first request for an extension of time to file a response. Good cause exists for this extension. Counsel is currently in the process of determining whether a settlement agreement is possible in this case and needs additional time to continue settlement negotiations. If the case cannot be settled, then Defendant's counsel will proceed with filing Defendant's response to Plaintiff's Motion to Reverse and Remand by the new due date of February 2, 2023. Counsel for Defendant advised counsel for Plaintiff of the need for this extension on January 3, 2023. Counsel for Plaintiff confirmed that Plaintiff does not object to this request.
It is therefore requested that Defendant be granted an extension of time to respond to Plaintiff's Motion to Reverse and Remand, through and including February 2, 2023. This request is made in good faith and with no intention to unduly delay the proceedings.
IT IS SO ORDERED.