Lichtenberg v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration ( 2023 )

1 WO 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 8 9 James Lichtenberg, No. CV-23-00137-PHX-JAT 10 Plaintiff, SCHEDULING ORDER 11 v. 12 Commissioner of Social Security Administration, 13 Defendant. 14 15 The Supplemental Rules for Social Security Actions Under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) that 16 went into effect December 1, 2022 (hereinafter “Supplemental Rules”) state: 17 Rule 6. Plaintiff’s Brief The plaintiff must file and serve on the Commissioner a brief for the 18 requested relief within 30 days after the answer is filed …. Rule 7. Commissioner’s Brief 19 The Commissioner must file a brief and serve it on the plaintiff within 30 days after service of the plaintiff’s brief. 20 Rule 8. Reply Brief The plaintiff may file a reply brief and serve it on the Commissioner 21 within 14 days after service of the Commissioner’s brief. 22 These Supplemental Rules supersede any Civil Local Rules to the contrary. See 23 Mutual Fund Investors, Inc. v. Putnam Mgmt., 553 F. 2d 620, 625 (9th Cir. 1997) (“A 24 court’s local rule is invalid if it conflicts with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure”); see 25 also Scott v. City Council for City of Santa Monica, No. 17-CV-7329 PSG, 2017 WL 26 11634386, at *5 (C.D. Cal. Dec. 15, 2017). Accordingly, 27 / / / 28 / / / 1 IT IS ORDERED that the briefing schedule for this case shall be as stated in the || Supplemental Rules. 3 Dated this 24th day of January, 2023. 4 5 ' ° = James A, CO 7 Senior United States District Judge 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 _2-