IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Richmond Division
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IN THE MATTER OF ORAL ARGUMENT )
IN SOCIAL SECURITY APPEALS BEFORE )
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE )
SUMMER L. SPEIGHT )
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REVISED STANDING ORDER IN SOCIAL SECURITY CASES
Effective immediately, if a party believes that oral argument is appropriate, that party
shall file a separate motion requesting oral argument with an accompanying memorandum in
support thereof. In the supporting memorandum, the party shall specify the issues to be
addressed at oral argument. Further, the party shall address why those issues cannot be
addressed sufficiently in a filing with the Court. The motion requesting oral argument and
accompanying memorandum in support shall be filed not later than the date on which the party
requesting oral argument files a motion for summary judgment. For all cases in which motions
for summary judgment were filed before entry of this Revised Standing Order, the parties shall
have five (5) business days from the date of entry of this Revised Standing Order to submit a
motion requesting oral argument and accompanying memorandum. The Court shall consider any
failure to affirmatively address oral argument as a representation that the party does not consider
oral argument to be appropriate in that case. Any representations concerning oral argument shall
not impact the Court’s decision on the merits.
Let the Clerk publish this Standing Order on the Court’s website and file this Standing
Order electronically in current and future Social Security cases.
It is so ORDERED.
/s/
Summer L. Speight
United States Magistrate Judge
Richmond, Virginia Dated:
September 13, 2023
