Opinion
3:23-cv-00144-LRH-CSD
07-14-2023
LADONNA MARIE RATHEL, Plaintiff, v. KILOLO KIJAKAZI, ACTING COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.
Hal Taylor, Esq.
Hal Taylor, Esq.
ORDER GRANTING UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE PLAINTIFF'S BRIEF
Plaintiff, Ladonna Marie Rathel, by her attorney, moves for a sixty (60) day extension of time to file Plaintiff's opening brief. Plaintiff's opening brief is currently due to be filed July 20, 2023.
Counsel requests this extension due to multiple, simultaneous filing deadlines. Counsel requires additional time to properly and thoroughly prepare Plaintiff's brief. For instance, between July 14, and September 14, 2023, staff in Counsel's office have two hundred and thirty-nine (239) 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 20, 2023, up to and including September 18, 2023 to file their brief. Counsel for the Plaintiff has conferred with Defendant's Counsel who kindly has no objection to this request.
IT IS SO ORDERED.