(SS) Mendez v. Commissioner of Social Security

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
JESUS MENDEZ,
Plaintiff,
v.
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
Defendant.
Case No. 1:25-cv-00987-KES-CDB (SS)
ORDER ON SECOND STIPULATION
EXTENDING DEFENDANT’S TIME TO
FILE A RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFF’S
COMPLAINT
(Doc. 12)
Pending before the Court is Defendant’s second stipulated request to extend the deadline to
file a response to Plaintiff’s complaint, from November 10, 2025, through and including December
17, 2025. (Doc. 12). The parties represent that, due to the lapse in appropriations on September
30, 2025, that have been funding the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), DOJ attorneys are “prohibited
from working, even on a voluntary basis, except in very limited circumstances” not deemed to
include “most civil cases at this time.” Id. at 1-2.
For good cause shown by the parties’ stipulated representations, it is HEREBY ORDERED:
1. Defendant shall file a copy of the administrative record by no later than December 17,
2025; and
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2. Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment, the cross-motion for summary judgment, and any
optional reply shall be filed in accordance with the Court’s scheduling order. (Doc. 5 ¶¶ 3-
5).
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: November 5, 2025 ___________________ _
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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