Tsonis v. Kijakazi

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA
MARIA ANN TSONIS,
Plaintiff,
v.
KILOLO KIJAKAZI
Commissioner, Soc. Sec. Admin. in
official capacity,
Defendant. Case No. 1:22-cv-00083-JMK
SOCIAL SECURITY SCHEDULING ORDER
Pursuant to the Supplemental Rules for Social Security Actions under 42 U.S.C. §
405(g) (“Supplemental SSA Rules”) and Local Civil Rules 16.1(a)(7) and 16.3, the Court
establishes the following deadlines:
1. 	Defendant shall electronically file and serve a certified copy of the agency
record no later than 60 days after notice of the action under Rule 3 of the
Supplemental SSA Rules. A motion under Federal Civil Rule 12 must be made
within 60 days after notice of the action is given under Rule 3. As provided by
Rule 4 of the Supplemental SSA Rules, the certified copy of the agency
record, and any affirmative defenses under Civil Rule 8(c), may serve as
Defendant’s answer. The agency record shall be conventionally served on a
self-represented plaintiff. 	A conventional copy of the record need not be filed
with the Court, but a conventional copy of the agency record shall be provided
for use by the presiding judge.
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Social Security Scheduling Order
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2. 	Within 30 days after the filing of the agency record, Plaintiff shall file and serve
an opening brief. Failure to timely file the opening brief may subject this case
to dismissal.
3. 	Within 30 days after service of Plaintiff’s opening brief, Defendant shall file and
serve an answering brief.
4. 	Plaintiff may file and serve a reply brief within 14 days after service of
Defendant’s brief.
5. 	The opening and answering briefs shall not exceed 25 pages. 	A reply brief
may not exceed 15 pages.
6. 	One extension of time of up to 14 days will be routinely granted for each filing.
Any additional extensions of time will require a showing of good cause and will
not be routinely granted.
DATED at Anchorage, Alaska this 13th day of February, 2023.
s/JOSHUA M. KINDRED
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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