Monroe v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company et al

Filing 43

ORDER signed by District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 1/2/2018 APPROVING and GRANTING 42 Stipulation to Augment the Administrative Record with Social Security Documents. (York, M)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RENEE JOHNSON MONROE
Plaintiff,
vs.
METROPOLITAN LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY, a New
York corporation; and DOES 1 to 10,
inclusive
Defendants.

Case No.: 2:15-cv-02079-TLN-CKD
United States District Court Judge
Honorable Troy L. Nunley
Action Filed: August 24, 2015
Trial Date: April 20, 2018

ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION
TO AUGMENT THE
ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD WITH
SOCIAL SECURITY DOCUMENTS
[Filed Concurrently with Stipulation]

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Pursuant to the Stipulation of Plaintiff Renee Johnson Monroe and Defendant
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“MetLife”) (collectively the “Parties) to
Augment the Administrative Record with Social Security Documents, and for good
cause appearing,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. Administrative Law Judge Vincent A. Misenti’s September 29, 2017
written decision in Ms. Monroe’s Social Security matter and his cover
letter to Ms. Monroe enclosing his decision, attached to the Stipulation
and bates-stamped PLTF000079-89, is admitted as evidence at trial.
2. The Social Security Administration’s October 4, 2017 letter to Ms.
Monroe identifying the amount of her Social Security disability benefit,
attached to the Stipulation and bates-stamped PLTF000090-91, is
admitted as evidence at trial.
3. The Social Security Administration’s December 13, 2017 letter to Ms.
Monroe identifying the amount of her Social Security disability benefit,
attached to the Stipulation and bates-stamped PLTF000092-94, is
admitted as evidence at trial.
4. The Administrative Record in the above-captioned action is hereby
augmented with these documents from Ms. Monroe’s Social Security
disability benefits matter.
5. The Parties are permitted to cite to in their trial briefs and use as
evidence at the trial of this action these Social Security documents.
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6. The Parties are free to argue the weight of the documents at trial and in
their trial briefs.

Dated: January 2, 2018

Troy L. Nunley
United States District Judge

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Submitted by:
Robert J. McKennon (SBN 123176) [e-mail]
Joseph S. McMillen (SBN 174561) [e-mail]
McKennon Law Group PC
20321 SW Birch Street, Suite 200
Newport Beach, California 92660
Phone: [phone] | Fax: [phone]
Attorneys for Plaintiff Renee Johnson Monroe
Dated: December 28, 2017

MCKENNON LAW GROUP PC
By: /s/ Joseph S. McMillen
ROBERT J. McKENNON
JOSEPH S. McMILLEN
Attorneys for Plaintiff Renee Johnson
Monroe

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I am employed in the County of Orange, State of California. I am over the
age of 18 and not a party to the within action; my business address is 20321
SW Birch St., #200, Newport Beach, California 92660; Fax [phone]; E-mail
address: [e-mail].
I hereby certify that on December 28, 2017, I served the foregoing documents
described as: [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION TO
AUGMENT THE ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD WITH SOCIAL
SECURITY DOCUMENTS. on the interested parties as follows:
Robert E. Hess, Esq.
Attorneys for Metropolitan Life
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
Insurance Company
4675 MacArthur Court, Suite 545
ECF Participant
Newport Beach, CA 92660
949-757-2800
949-752-6313 Fax
[e-mail]
ECF/CM: I caused a true and correct copy thereof to be electronically filed
using the Court’s Electronic Court Filing (“ECF”) System and service was
completed by electronic means by transmittal of a Notice of Electronic Filing on the
registered participants of the ECF System. I served those parties who are not
registered participants of the ECF System as indicated below.
I placed the original a true copy thereof enclosed in sealed envelope(s)
to the notification address(es) of record and caused such envelope(s) to be
delivered by
FIRST-CLASS MAIL
OVERNIGHT DELIVERY.
BY E-MAIL: I electronically transmitted a true and correct copy thereof to
the notification electronic mail address(es) of record before close of business for the
purpose of effecting service and the transmission was reported as complete and
without error.
PERSONAL DELIVERY: I caused the original a true copy thereof to
be delivered by hand to the notification address(es) of record by an employee or
independent contractor of a registered process service.
I am employed in the office of a member of the bar of this court at whose
direction the service was made. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of
the Unites States of America and the State of California that the above is true and
correct. Executed at Newport Beach, California on December 28, 2017.
NAME:

Debi Cartee
(Signature)

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