The Prudential Insurance Company of America v. Morgan et al

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ORDER signed by Chief Judge Morrison C. England, Jr on 12/12/13 ORDERING that the Joint Request for Extension of time 26 is GRANTED; The deadline for Defendant Andrea Morgan to file a Response to the Interpleader Complaint shall be extended to 1/17/2014, and the deadline for the parties to file their Joint Status Report also shall be extended to 1/17/14. (Mena-Sanchez, L)

Jennifer A. Shy (SBN 131065)
[e-mail]
MILLER LAW GROUP
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A Professional Corporation
3 111 Sutter Street, Suite 700
San Francisco, CA 94104
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Fax [phone]
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Attorneys for Plaintiff
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COMPANY OF AMERICA
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CANDICE L. FIELDS (SBN 172174)
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[e-mail]
9 455 Capitol Mall, Suite 350
Sacramento, California 95814
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Facsimile: [phone]
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M ILLER L AW G ROUP

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12 Attorneys for Defendant
INGERLISHA MARTINEZ, as mother
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SACRAMENTO DIVISION

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Case No.: Case 2:13-cv-00820-MCE-AC

THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY
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Plaintiff,
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A.M, a minor; D.P., a minor; ANDREA
22 MORGAN in her personal capacity;
23 INGERLISHA MARTINEZ, as mother and next
friend of the minor child A.M.; and ANDREA
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friend of the minor child D.P.;
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Defendants.
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JOINT REQUEST TO FURTHER EXTEND
TIME FOR ANDREA MORGAN TO FILE
RESPONSE TO COMPLAINT AND FOR
PARTIES TO FILE JOINT STATUS
REPORT; ORDER

Complaint Filed: April 26, 2013

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JOINT REQUEST TO FURTHER EXTEND TIME FOR ANDREA MORGAN TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT AND FOR
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Pursuant to United States District Court for the Eastern District of California

2 Local Rule 144(d), Plaintiff THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA
3 (“Plaintiff”), by and through its undersigned attorneys, Defendant INGERLISHA MARTINEZ,
4 as mother and next friend of the minor child A.M. (“Martinez”), by and through her
5 undersigned attorneys, and Defendant ANDREA MORGAN (“Morgan”) on her own behalf
6 and on behalf of D.P. hereby stipulate as follows:
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WHEREAS, on April 26, 2013 Plaintiff filed an Interpleader Complaint.

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WHEREAS, Morgan for herself, most recently was granted an extension of

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11 time to file her response to December 6, 2013, pursuant to this Court’s Order (Docket No.
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WHEREAS, Morgan has been granted prior extensions of time to file her

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WHEREAS, the parties’ Joint Status Report also is currently due to be filed

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WHEREAS, the parties have been moving forward with and are continuing to

21 finalize the documents necessary to 1) settle the action as to Defendant Morgan, 2) move
22 for the appointment of guardians ad litem for the minor children A.M. and D.P., and 3) settle
23 the entire action with prejudice as to all parties, subject to the Court’s approval (see Docket
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WHEREAS, the parties require additional reasonable time to finalize the

27 settlement and related documents, as described above.
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JOINT REQUEST TO FURTHER EXTEND TIME FOR ANDREA MORGAN TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT AND FOR
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WHEREAS, to facilitate the efficient resolution of this action the parties have

2 met and conferred regarding 1) a further brief extension of time for Andrea Morgan to file her
3 response to the Interpleader Complaint, and 2) an extension of the parties’ time to file their
4 Joint Status Report, in order to give the parties time to finalize the settlement process that
5 the parties have undertaken, and to permit the efficient resolution, and dismissal with
6 prejudice of, this Interpleader action as to all parties without incurring any unnecessary
7 expense and cost to the parties and to this Court.
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IT IS HEREBY JOINTLY AGREED AND REQUESTED, by and between the

10 undersigned parties, that both Andrea Morgan’s last day to file her response to the

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11 Interpleader Complaint and the parties’ last day to file their Joint Status Report with the
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Dated: December 4, 2013

MILLER LAW GROUP
A Professional Corporation

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By:

/s/ Jennnifer A. Shy
Jennifer A. Shy
Attorneys for Plaintiff
THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE
COMPANY OF AMERICA

By:

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/s/ Andrea Morgan
Andrea Morgan
In Pro Per
(original signature retained by attorney
Jennifer A. Shy)

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Dated: December 4, 2013

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CANDICE FIELDS LAW

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By:

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/s/ Candice L. Fields
Candice L. Fields
Attorney for Defendant INGERLISHA
MARTINEZ, as mother and next friend of
the minor child, A.M.

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ORDER

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Based on the reasons set forth in the Joint Request of the parties filed on

4 December 4, 2013, and good cause appearing, the Court grants the Request of the parties
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The deadline for Defendant Andrea Morgan to file a Response to the

6 Interpleader Complaint shall be extended to January 17, 2014, and the deadline for the
7 parties to file their Joint Status Report also shall be extended to January 17, 2014.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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JOINT REQUEST TO FURTHER EXTEND TIME FOR ANDREA MORGAN TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT AND FOR
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