Judge K. Nicole Mitchell

Please stand when the jury enters or leaves the courtroom.

Counsel shall stand when addressing the Court. Further, when questioning witnesses or arguing to the Court or jury, counsel should do so from the podium and approach the witness stand or jury box only with the Court=s permission.

Speaking objections are prohibited. Counsel should simply state the objection and the basis for the objection without argument, i.e., AObjection. Hearsay,@ or AObjection. Leading.@

briefing filed before the court shall include the following: a. A statement of the exact issues presented for review, set forth in separate numbered paragraphs. b. A statement of the case. This statement should indicate, briefly, the course of the proceeding and its disposition at the administrative level and should set forth a general statement of the facts. This statement of the facts shall include plaintiff’s age, education, and work experience; an outline of the medical evidence; and a brief summary of other evidence of record. Each statement of fact shall be supported by a reference to the page in the record where the evidence may be found. c. An argument. The argument may be preceded by a summary. The argument shall be divided into sections separately treating each issue and must set forth the contentions of plaintiff with respect to the issues presented and reasons therefor. Each contention must be supported by specific reference to the portion of the record relied upon and by citations to statutes, regulations, and cases supporting plaintiff’s position. Cases from other districts and circuits should be cited only in conjunction with relevant cases from this jurisdiction or if authority on point from this jurisdiction does not exist. Citations to unreported district court opinions must be accompanied by a copy of the opinion. If plaintiff has moved for remand to the Secretary for further proceedings, the argument in support thereof must set forth good cause for remand. Furthermore, if the remand is for the purpose of taking additional evidence, such evidence must be attached to the brief, or, if such evidence is in the form of a consultation examination sought at government expense, plaintiff must make a proffer of the nature of the evidence anticipated to be obtained. d. A short conclusion stating the relief sought. The issues before the court are limited to the exact issues properly raised in the briefs. Any issue raised in the briefs but not discussed at oral argument, if one is held, will be deemed abandoned. e. Individually numbered pages.

parties shall re-file a complete Docket Control Order in every instance where a motion to modify/amend a Docket Control Order is granted. The amended Docket Control Order shall incorporate the modified deadline(s) in addition to the deadlines that remain unchanged.

Title 42 U.S.C. §405(g) provides in pertinent part that "as part of the Commissioner's answer, the Commissioner of Social Security shall file a certified copy of the transcript of the record including the evidence upon which the findings and decision complained of are based."