Dixon v. United States of America et al

Filing 27

STIPULATION AND ORDER for defense counsel to appear by phone at the 08/21/09 case management conference. Signed by Judge Charles R. Breyer on 08/03/09. (rbe, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/4/2009)

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Linda G. Moore Appearing Pro Hac Vice K&L GATES, LLP 1717 Main Street Suite 2800` Dallas, TX 75201 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendant Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (erroneously sued as Office of Federal Employees Group Life Insurance, an administrative division of MetLife )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA DENICE DIXON, Plaintiff, v. STIPULATION TO APPEAR TELEPHONICALLY AT THE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERECE August 21, 2009 8:30 a.m. 8 Hon. Charles R. Bryer Case No. C-09-01694

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, and OFFICE OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES GROUP LIFE INSURANCE, an administrative Date: division of METLIFE, Time: Dept: Defendants. Judge:

WHEREAS, the Court scheduled the initial case management conference for August 14, 2009 at 8:30 a.m.; WHEREAS, lead trial counsel for Defendant Metropolitan Life Insurance Company ( MetLife ), Linda G. Moore , Esq., practices in Dallas, Texas and has been admitted to appear in this matter pro hac vice; WHEREAS, Ms. Moore desires to appear on behalf of MetLife at the initial case management conference; and WHEREAS it would be more efficient if Ms. Moore could appear telephonically at the case management conference rather than travel from Texas to the Northern District of California for the 1
STIPULATION TO APPEAR TELEPHONICALLY AT THE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE Case No. 09-01694

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appearance; The parties, by and through their respective counsel of record, hereby stipulate and respectfully request the Court to permit Linda G. Moore to appear telephonically at the August 21, 2009 case management conference. IT IS SO STIPULATED. K&L GATES LLP

Dated: July 30, 2009

By:

/s/ Linda G. Moore Linda G. Moore, appearing pro hac vice Edward P. Sangster Kara V. Warner Attorneys for Defendant Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO United States Attorney

Dated: July 30, 2009

By:

/s/ Melissa Brown MELISSA K. BROWN Assistant United States Attorney

Morton, Lulofs & Wood LLP 19 20 Dated: July 30, 2009 21 22 23 By: /s/ Larry Lulofs LARRY E. LULOFS Attorney for Plaintiff

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