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Standing Order Requiring Record Excerpts in Social Security Cases 062521 (OCR)

W.D. Tex. Standing Order

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FILED June 25, 2021 CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT sy: ___ Reuben Amaro WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS DEPUTY SAN ANTONIO DIVISION In re: Cases Seeking Judicial Review of § Social Security Decisions for the San § Antonio Division § STANDING ORDER REQUIRING RECORD EXCERPTS In accordance with the authority vested in the undersigned United States Magistrate Judges pursuant to Western District Local Rules Appendix C, Rule 1, and the Court’s Standing Order of October 8, 2019, it is hereby ORDERED that, in all cases filed in the San Antonio Division of the United States District Court for Western District of Texas, seeking judicial review under 42 USC § 405(g) or § 13 83(c)(3) of decisions by the Social Security Administration, the parties must file Record Excerpts in conjunction with the filing of opening and response briefs, as follows: 1) Plaintiffs Record Excerpts. At the time of the filing of the opening brief, Plaintiff must file record excerpts in a document separate from the brief and served on Defendant in the same manner as the brief. Plaintiff's record excerpts must include (1) any written order or opinion issued by any Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) in the case, (2) any cited portion of the transcript of any hearing before the ALJ, (3) and the ruling of the Appeals Council. Plaintiffs record excerpts may include any other relevant portion of the administrative record cited in Plaintiff's brief. The failure to include relevant cited portions of the administrative record may result in delayed consideration of the Plaintiff's claims. 2) Defendant’s Record Excerpts. At the time of the filing of the response brief, Defendant may file record excerpts including any relevant cited portion of the record not included in Plaintiffs record excerpts. Defendant’s excerpts must be filed in a document separate from the brief and served on Plaintiff's in the same manner as the response brief. 3) Form. Record excerpts should be filed as a bookmarked, searchable pdf with an index on the first page listing all contents of the Record Excerpts. Each party’s record excerpts must be filed as a single, sealed document in CM/ECF. If a party’s record excerpts are too voluminous to be filed as a single document, the party may seek leave to file the records as multiple documents. 4) Failure to file. Failure to file record excerpts as required by this Order may result in the imposition of sanctions. See FED. R. Civ. P. 16(f). 5) Effective Date. The requirements above apply to all cases filed after the date of this Order. _— SIGNED on this A a day of Jue , 2021. a Mf fp -R_ fomrORNG 7 7 = TATES MA D ATRATE JUDGE as S. ae Ws i_ JUDGE RICHARD-B-FARRER— UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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