STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDING BRIEFING SCHEDULE

SHEILA K. OBERTO, Magistrate Judge.

It is hereby stipulated, by and between Plaintiff and Defendant Commissioner of Social Security (Defendant), by and through their respective counsel of record, that the deadline for Defendant to respond to Plaintiff's Opening Brief shall be extended by thirty (30) days.

This is the parties' second request for an extension. Plaintiff filed his Opening Brief (Doc. 16) on May 22, 2019 after one stipulated extension (Doc. 15).

Defendant requests additional time to further consider the issues that Plaintiff raised. The Appeals Council previously remanded this claim to an ALJ for further development and decision on two occasions, making this the agency's third decision. Plaintiff raised several issues with the vocational evidence and medical opinions that were the subject of earlier remand orders. Therefore, Defendant requests additional time to evaluate this case. Defendant was not able to do so prior to the filing deadline due to other case filing deadlines, and because counsel was out of the office over six days in June performing military reserve duty. A shorter extension of 30 days would conflict with existing filing deadlines and not allow counsel to consult with the Appeals Council.

The current due date for Defendant's response to Plaintiff's brief is June 21, 2019. With the Court's approval, the new due date would be July 22, 2019. The parties further stipulate that the Court's Scheduling Order shall be modified accordingly.

ORDER

Pursuant to the parties' above stipulation (Doc. 17), for good cause shown, Defendant shall respond to Plaintiff's opening brief by no later than July 22, 2019. All corresponding briefing deadlines set forth in the Scheduling Order, (Doc. 5), are hereby modified accordingly.

IT IS SO ORDERED.