Orcutt v. Kijakazi

Full title: CATHERINE ANN ORCUTT, Plaintiff, v. KILOLO KIJAKAZI, ACTING COMMISSIONER…

Court: United States District Court, District of Nevada

Date published: Jul 19, 2023

2:22-cv-01870-BNW (D. Nev. Jul. 19, 2023)

Opinion

2:22-cv-01870-BNW

07-19-2023

CATHERINE ANN ORCUTT, Plaintiff, v. KILOLO KIJAKAZI, ACTING COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.

Hal Taylor, Esq. Of Counsel, Olinsky Law Group Attorney for Plaintiff

BRENDA WEKSLER, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Hal Taylor, Esq.

Of Counsel, Olinsky Law Group

Attorney for Plaintiff

SECOND UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE PLAINTIFF'S BRIEF

BRENDA WEKSLER, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Plaintiff by her attorney, moves for a fourteen (14) day extension of time to file Plaintiff's opening brief. Plaintiff's opening brief is currently due to be filed July 24, 2023. This is Plaintiff's second request for an extension of time in this matter. On May 23, 2023, this Court granted Plaintiff's first Motion for an Extension of Time (Dkt. No. 19).

Counsel requests this extension due to two briefing attorneys in Counsel's office going out on unexpected, prolonged, medical leaves within the last two months. These leaves necessitated a complete reorganization of the attorney's schedules. Further, Counsel has explored the possibly of reassignment of this matter, but is unable to do so due to multiple, simultaneous filing deadlines. Counsel requires additional time to properly and thoroughly prepare Plaintiff's brief. For instance, between July 21, and August 4, 2023, staff in Counsel's office have sixty-three (63) Plaintiff briefs due. This figure does not include Oral Arguments, appeals to Circuit Courts, Reply Briefs, settlement negotiations, and the various other tasks which arise throughout the course of litigation. These circumstances do not allow for Plaintiff's Counsel to properly prepare the brief by the current deadline. This request will not cause Defendant any undue hardship. This extension is needed to thoroughly and properly prepare the brief by the current deadline.

Wherefore, Plaintiff requests an extension from July 24, 2023, up to and including August 7, 2023 to file her brief. Counsel for the Plaintiff has conferred with Defendant's Counsel who kindly has no objection to this request.

Hal Taylor Hal Taylor, Esq.

Plaintiff's Certificate of Service:

I certify that I caused the Consent Motion for Extension of Time to be served today, July 18, 2023, by CMECF to Blaine T. Welsh, and L. Jamala Edwards, who are filing users of the CM/ECF system.

ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED.