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Local Social Security Rule 7.1. Obligations of Commissioner in Pro Se Cases

If a plaintiff appearing pro se fails to file a brief in support of the requested relief within the time period set forth in Supplemental Social Security Rule 6 (or such extended time period as the court may have granted), the Commissioner must nonetheless file a brief and serve it on the plaintiff within 30 days after the plaintiff's brief was due (or within such extended time period as the court may have granted).

For relevant historical context for this local rule, consult the Appendix of Committee Notes.