Kroll v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Long Term Disability Plan

Filing 28

ORDER GRANTING #27 JOINT REQUEST FOR LEAVE TO FILE NEW BRIEFING SCHEDULE. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on 12/7/09. (jjo, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/7/2009)

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Sedgwick, Detert, Moran and Arnold Rebecca A. Hull, #99802 Cari A. Cohorn, #249056 [e-mail] [e-mail] One Market Plaza Stuart Towner, 8th Floor San Francisco, California 94501 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendant Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Long Term Disability Plan and Real Party in Interest Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Laurence F. Padway, #89314 Law Offices of Laurence F. Padway 1516 Oak Street, Suite 109 Alameda, California 94501 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile : [phone] Attorneys for plaintiff Cinda Kroll UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA CINDA KROLL, Plaintiff, No. C09-01404 JSW JOINT REQUEST FOR LEAVE TO FILE NEW BRIEFING SCHEDULE AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

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KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN LONG TERM DISABILITY PLAN, Defendant. ______________________________/ METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Real Party In Interest ______________________________/

Hon. Jeffrey S. White

Whereas, the deadline for filing the opening brief on cross-dispositive motions is December 1

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4, 2009; and Whereas, defendant has requested an extension to December 21 to respond to outstanding discovery due to the illness of defense counsel and, Whereas, it may be necessary for the plaintiff to file a motion to compel discovery, which will not be known until the discovery responses are received on December 21, and Whereas, for that reason, the parties cannot now set the final briefing schedule on the dispositive motions, Now, therefore, the parties request leave to file a proposed new briefing schedule on crossdispositive motions no later than December 31, 2009. In the event that the there is no need for a discovery motion, the parties anticipate that the opening brief on the dispositive motions will be filed at the end of December or early January; if, however, a discovery motion is required, then the briefing schedule will need to be set with sufficient time to allow for the discovery motion to be heard before the dispositive motions can be briefed. DATED: December 4, 2009 /s/ Laurence F. Padway ____________________________ Laurence F. Padway Law Offices of Laurence F. Padway Attorneys for plaintiff

DATED: December 4, 2009 _/s/ Rebecca A. Hull (as authorized 12/4/09) Rebecca A. Hull Cari A. Cohorn Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP Attorneys for Deloitte and Touche USA LLP Plan, and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company 2

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Good cause appearing it is so ordered. The current hearing date on dispositive motions of February 5, 2010 is vacated and will be reset based upon the briefing schedule to be filed by the parties no later than December 31, 2009.

Dated: December 7, 2009 Hon. Jeffrey S. White UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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