Bardill v. Lincoln National Life Insurance Company et al

Filing 20

ORDER granting re 17 Request To Appear Telephonically At Mediation, filed by Caminar, Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, Caminar Comprehensive Health and Welfare Benefit Plan, Jefferson Pilot Financial Insurance Company. Signed by Judge Charles R. Breyer on 4/19/10. (fj, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/21/2010)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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) ) Plaintiff, ) v. ) ) THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE ) INSURANCE COMPANY; JEFFERSON ) PILOT FINANCIAL INSURANCE ) COMPANY; CAMINAR COMPREHENSIVE ) HEALTH AND WELFARE BENEFIT PLAN; ) and CAMINAR, in its capacity as Plan ) Administrator of the Caminar Comprehensive ) Health and Welfare Benefit Plan, ) ) Defendants. ) ) SHARON BARDILL, an individual,

CASE NO. C09-03025 CRB [PROPOSED] ORDER ALLOWING DEFENDANTS' REPRESENTATIVE TO APPEAR TELEPHONICALLY AT MEDIATION

Defendants THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; JEFFERSON PILOT FINANCIAL INSURANCE COMPANY; CAMINAR COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH AND WELFARE BENEFIT PLAN; and CAMINAR, in its capacity as Plan Administrator of the Caminar Comprehensive Health and Welfare Benefit Plan in this action (collectively "Defendants") requested permission from this Court for Defendants' representative, Charles D. Cunningham, to appear by phone at the mediation currently scheduled for May 4, 2010 with court-appointed mediator Robert F. Schwartz of Trucker Huss. Plaintiff's counsel and Mr. Schwartz do not oppose Defendants' telephonic appearance at mediation. The Court having considered Defendants' request for telephonic appearance at mediation -1[PROPOSED] ORDER ALLOWING DEFENDANTS' REPRESENTATIVE TO APPEAR TELEPHONICALLY AT MEDIATION CASE NO. C09-03025 CRB

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and good cause being shown in Defendants' request for telephonic appearance, it is ordered as follows: Defendants' representative will be permitted to appear telephonically at mediation in this case. IT IS SO ORDERED.

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