Williams v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada et al

Filing 71

JOINT NOTICE OF INTENT TO PROCEED and ORDER for FURTHER JOINT NOTICE, signed by Chief Judge Anthony W. Ishii on 6/23/2010. The parties shall file a further joint notice of intent to proceed not later than August 23, 2010. (Jessen, A)

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LINDA CLAXTON, State Bar No. 125729 [e-mail] ERIC MATHISEN, Indiana Bar No. 19475-71 [e-mail] OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART, P.C. 633 West Fifth Street, 53rd Floor Los Angeles, California 90071 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendants SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA, AND COMMUNITY HOSPITALS OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA DBA COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTERS EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA LAURA WILLIAMS, v. Plaintiff, Case No.: 1:08-CV-00405-AWI-DLB JOINT NOTICE OF INTENT TO PROCEED AND ORDER FOR FURTHER JOINT NOTICE

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA, COMMUNITY HOSPITALS OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA dba COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTERS EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN and DOES 110 Defendants.

Pursuant to the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law and entered by this Court on May 27, 2010, the parties file their Joint Notice of Intent to Proceed. Counsel for the parties have conferred and discussed this matter on several occasions. The parties agree that additional information and records are necessary before being able to provide an indication of the unresolved issues. A disagreement may exist between the parties as to how the case is to be resolved once they have each obtained the additional medical records and information. The parties are currently cooperating in obtaining

additional medical and financial information and updated claim forms. The parties are hopeful that further information will be available in the next 60 days. In the event that the

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parties are at that time unable to resolve their differences, they will provide the Court with a more detailed report of the unresolved issues and each parties' understanding of how, based on this Court's previous ruling, the case is to proceed. IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties hereto through their respective attorneys that the parties provide a further joint notice of intent to proceed by August 23, 2010. Dated: June 23, 2010 JACOBSON, HANSEN, NAJARIAN & McQUILLAN By: s/ Steven M. McQuillan STEVEN M. McQUILLAN, Attorneys for Plaintiff, LAURA WILLIAMS Dated: June 23, 2010 OGLETREE, DEAKINS, SMOAK & STEWART, P.C. NASH,

By: s/ Eric P. Mathisen ERIC MATHISEN, ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS, SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA AND COMMUNITY HOSPITALS OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA DBA COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTERS EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN

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ORDER IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties shall file a further joint notice of intent to proceed not later than August 23, 2010.

IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: June 23, 2010 CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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