Tetzlaff v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Filing
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STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 10/7/2011. The Initial Scheduling Conference is ADVANCED from 10/27/2011 to 10/26/2011 at 09:00 AM in Bakersfield at 1200 Truxtun (JLT) before Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston. Parties may appear telephonically. Plaintiff counsel to initiate a one-line conference call with opposing counsel and dial the Court at 661-326-6624. (Leon-Guerrero, A)
FRANK N. DARRAS #128904, frank@darraslaw.com
LISSA A. MARTINEZ #206994, lmartinez@darraslaw.com
SUSAN B. GRABARSKY #203004, sgrabarsky@darraslaw.com
DARRASLAW
3257 East Guasti Road, Suite 300
Ontario, California 91761-1227
Telephone: (909) 390-3770
Facsimile: (909) 974-2121
Attorneys for Plaintiff
REVERAND ALBERTA TETZLAFF
Royal F. Oakes #080480, roakes@bargerwolen.com
Michael A.S. Newman #205299, mnewman@bargerwolen.com
James C. Castle #235551, jcastle@bargerwolen.com
BARGER & WOLEN LLP
633 West Fifth Street, 47th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Phone: (213) 680-2800
Facsimile: (213) 614-7399
Attorneys for Defendant
METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
REVERAND ALBERTA
TETZLAFF,
Case No: 1:11-CV-00722-AWI-JLT
[TELEPHONIC APPEARANCE
REQUESTED]
Plaintiff,
vs.
METROPOLITAN LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY,
Defendant.
STIPULATION TO ADVANCE
MANDATORY SCHEDULING
CONFERENCE; AND
(PROPOSED) ORDER
Current Hearing Date:October 27, 2011
Proposed Hearing Date:October 26, 2011
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Place: Bakersfield Federal Court
Date Action Filed:
March 8, 2011
TO THE HONORABLE COURT AND TO ALL PARTIES HEREIN AND
THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:
Plaintiff REVERAND ALBERTA TETZLAFF (hereinafter “Plaintiff” or
“Reverand Tetzlaff”) and Defendant METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY (hereinafter “Defendant” or “MetLife”), by and through their
respective counsel of record, hereby stipulate and respectfully request that the
Scheduling Conference currently scheduled for October 27, 2011, in this matter be
advanced one (1) day. Counsel for Plaintiff is not available on that date due to a
previously scheduled pre-paid mediation set in Northern California in another
federal court case. The parties are agreeable that this matter may be advanced one
day to the mutually convenient date of October 26, 2011.
If the Court approves the parties’ Stipulation and Request for Advance, the
parties propose the following date (or a date thereafter as may be convenient to the
Court):
Scheduling Conference Date
October 26, 2011; 9:00 a.m.
Good cause exists to grant the parties’ request for advance based on the
following grounds:
1.
The above captioned action was filed in the Superior Court of the
State of California, for the County of Bakersfield, on March 8, 2011 and served on
April 6, 2011. The case involves disputes regarding benefits under a disability
policy.
2.
On May 5, 2011, Defendant removed this action to the United States
District Court, Eastern District of California.
3.
In it’s May 5, 2011, Order Setting Scheduling Conference the Court
set the Mandatory Scheduling Conference date for October 27, 2011.
4.
On June 28, 2011, Defendant filed an answer to Plaintiff’s complaint.
5.
In it’s September 14, 2011, Order of Reassignment the Court
reassigned the case to Magistrate Judge Thurston due to the impending retirement
of Judge Oliver Wanger and vacated all scheduled hearing dates.
6.
On September 15, 2011, counsel for Plaintiff filed a decline of
jurisdiction of United Magistrate Judge.
7.
In it’s September 16, 2011, Notice the Court reassigned this matter to
the Honorable Andrew W. Ishii.
8.
In it’s September 19, 2011, Order the Court reset the Mandatory
Scheduling Conference for October 27, 2011, at 9:00 a.m.
9.
Counsel for Plaintiff is not available on October 27, 2011 due to a
previously scheduled pre-paid mediation set in Northern California in another
federal court case. The parties are agreeable that this matter may be advanced one
day to the mutually convenient date of October 26, 2011, at 9:00 a.m.
For all the stated reasons above, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND
AGREED by and between the parties and their respective counsel of record, and it
is respectfully requested that the Court permit and enter an Order to advance the
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Scheduling Conference currently set for October 27, 2011 one day to the date set
forth herein.
Dated: October 7, 2011
DARRASLAW
/s/ Frank N. Darras
FRANK N. DARRAS
LISSA A. MARTINEZ
SUSAN B. GRABARSKY
Attorneys for Plaintiff
REVERAND ALBERTA TETZLAFF
Dated: October 7, 2011
BARGER & WOLEN LLP
/s/ Royal F. Oakes
as authorized on 10/7/2011
ROYAL F. OAKES
MICHAEL A.S. NEWMAN
JAMES C. CASTLE
Attorneys for Defendant
METROPOLITAN LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY
ORDER
IT IS SO ORDERED. The Mandatory Scheduling Conference is being
advanced from October 27, 2011, to October 26, 2011, at 9:00 a.m.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:
October 7, 2011
/s/ Jennifer L. Thurston
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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