UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER RE: Amended Administrative
STAY IN SOCIAL SECURITY CASES Order No. 25-MS-093
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Funding lapsed for some portions of the federal government, including the Department of
Justice, on September 30, 2025. This requires affected agencies of the federal government to limit
operations to matters deemed essential under applicable law, and to shutdown other operations until
a funding vehicle is in place. Consistent with this, the Department of Justice intends to furlough
attorneys and staff that were working on Social Security appeals pending in this Court. Attorneys
on furlough status are prohibited by law from working on matters assigned to them.
In light of this, the Court has determined that the present government shutdown provides
good cause for a temporary stay of all pending Social Security cases, and that entry of a single
Administrative Order on this issue will serve the interests of judicial economy. The Court therefore
enters this Administrative Order, which applies to all pending Social Security cases in which the
briefing schedule has not yet been completed by the Commissioner, as well as cases with scheduled
oral argument or anticipated or pending motions related to attorney fees. Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that all proceedings in any Social Security case pending before this Court,
in which the briefing schedule has not yet been completed by the Commissioner or in which oral
argument is set, are hereby STAYED until thirty (30) days from the date of this Order. Following
expiration of the stay, Magistrate Judges of this Court may set new briefing deadlines and make all
necessary scheduling adjustments in particular cases. The Clerk need not file a copy of this order in
any individual case.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any party may seek relief from this temporary stay for
good cause shown in a particular case, and the Magistrate Judges of this Court are authorized to
decide such requests.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this Court reserves to itself the power to cancel or to
extend the stay by further Administrative Order.
FOR THE COURT:
Dated: October 2, 2025
HALA Y. JARBOU
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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