(SS) Torres Jr. v. Commissioner of Social Security

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ERIC GRANT
United States Attorney
MATHEW W. PILE
Head of Program Litigation 1
Social Security Administration | Law & Policy
MARGARET BRANICK-ABILLA, CSBN 223600
Special Assistant United States Attorney
Program Litigation 1
Social Security Administration | Law & Policy
6401 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21235
Telephone: (510) 970-4809
Email: Margaret.Branick-Abilla@ssa.gov
Attorneys for Defendant
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
EUGENE ARCHIE TORRES JR.,
Plaintiff,
vs.
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,
Defendant.
Civil No. 1:25-cv-00626-JLT-GSA
STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR
EXTENSION OF TIME
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties, through their undersigned
attorneys, with this Court’s approval, to extend the time by 45 days, from December 22, 2025 to
February 5, 2026, for the Commissioner to file his Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment.
Plaintiff’s optional reply shall be due within 14 days after the filing of the Commissioner’s
Cross-Motion.
This is the Commissioner’s first request for an extension of time for his Cross-Motion.
Plaintiff does not oppose the requested extension.
The undersigned counsel for the Commissioner respectfully submits that good cause exists
for the requested extension. Due to staffing and organizational changes along with the lapse in
appropriations funding the Social Security Administration, the undersigned counsel for the
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Commissioner and her colleagues are continuing to work through many pressing deadlines and a
backlog of cases requiring answers, reassignment, and briefing. As a result, counsel for the
Commissioner needs additional time in the instant case to review the substantial administrative
record, consider the issues that Plaintiff has raised, confer with her client as necessary, and
prepare the Commissioner’s Cross-Motion.
Respectfully submitted,
Dated: December 16, 2025 PENA AND BROMBERG, PC
By: /s/ Jonathan Pena*
JONATHAN PENA
Attorneys for Plaintiff
[*As authorized by e-mail on Dec. 16, 2025]
Dated: December 16, 2025 ERIC GRANT
United States Attorney
MATHEW W. PILE
Head of Program Litigation 1
Social Security Administration | Law & Policy
By: /s/ Margaret Branick-Abilla
MARGARET BRANICK-ABILLA
Special Assistant United States Attorney
Attorneys for Defendant
ORDER
Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, IT IS ORDERED that the Commissioner’s Cross-
Motion for Summary Judgment shall be due on February 5, 2026 and Plaintiff’s optional reply
shall be due within 14 days after the filing of the Commissioner’s Cross-Motion.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: December 16, 2025 /s/ Gary S. Austin
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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