Motion hearings will be on Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. unless otherwise scheduled by the Court. All motion hearings will be in person unless the parties are notified otherwise. Status reports will typically be by written submission. No courtesy copies are allowed, unless the Court specifically requests one from the parties. Parties should not file a notice of motion with any submission; the Court will schedule your motion hearing (typically on the next available Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.). Monitor the public docket for information regarding hearings.
All settlement conferences will be held by Microsoft Teams video. If you desire a settlement conference, please contact a member of the judge’s staff. Before your settlement conference, the Court will set an off-the-record pre-conference telephone call for the purpose of scheduling said settlement conference.
These phone calls typically take place on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.; monitor your case docket for specific information applicable to your case. The counsel that appears for this pre-settlement telephone discussion must be
counsel who will represent their respective clients at the conference, or are
able to discuss the issues of the case and to schedule the conference on behalf
of their clients. The Court expects counsel to discuss issues in the case that
may affect the settlement process. Counsel should review Judge Cox's Standing
Order on Settlement conferences prior to the call.
PLEASE NOTE THAT JUDGE COX HAS MADE CHANGES TO HER STANDING ORDERS
Effective 6/1/2022, Judge Cox will no longer follow the default briefing schedule set by Local Rule 16.4 for Scheduling in Social Security Cases. Judge Cox will use the following briefing schedule: (a) Plaintiff’s brief in support of reversing or remanding the decision subject to review is due within 30 days of the filing of the administrative record (no motion required); (b) The Social Security Administration’s motion to affirm the decision subject to review and its brief in support are due 30 days after plaintiff’s brief is filed; Plaintiff’s reply brief, if any, is due 14 days after defendant’s brief is filed. Judge Cox will only grant extensions on the briefing schedule for good cause shown; Judge Cox does not consider an attorney’s caseload to constitute good cause.
