Wright v. Bisignano

Summary

The court denies Vickie Wright’s motion for an extension of time to comply with an order requiring information concerning her Social Security appeal. The court concludes that she failed to demonstrate excusable neglect and that an extension would be futile because the challenged administrative decision had already been affirmed by the court and the Eighth Circuit, precluding relitigation.

Holdings

1. The court denied Wright's motion for an extension because she failed to establish excusable neglect for missing the court-ordered deadline.
2. Even assuming Wright had shown excusable neglect, the court would deny the extension because the limited information she provided showed that she was attempting to challenge a decision already affirmed in prior litigation and therefore could not relitigate its propriety in this action.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Wright established good cause and excusable neglect warranting an extension of time under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6(b).
2. Whether an extension should be denied as futile because Wright's apparent challenge to the 2021 Social Security decision was barred by prior litigation.

Disposition

other