Collier v. Reliastar Life Insurance Company

Filing 26

STIPULATION AND ORDER Extending Time for Mediation to January 24, 2012. Signed by Judge Samuel Conti on 11/21/11. (tdm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/21/2011)

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Laurence F. Padway (SBN 89314)
[e-mail]
Law Offices of Laurence F. Padway
1516 Oak Street, Suite 109
Alameda, CA 94501
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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David Linden (SBN 41221)
Law Offices of David Linden
Box 5780
Napa, CA 94581
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Plaintiff
James P. Collins, Jr. (SBN 47608)
[e-mail]
MURCHISON & CUMMING, LLP
200 West Santa Ana Boulevard, Suite 801
Santa Ana, CA 92701-4134
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
William D. Hittler (MN Reg. No. 153916) Pro Hac Vice
[e-mail]
NILAN JOHNSON LEWIS PA
400 One Financial Plaza, 120 South Sixth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402-4501
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Defendants

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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Wendy Collier,

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Plaintiff,
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Court File No. 11-01760 SC
AMENDED
JOINT STIPULATION EXTENDING
TIME FOR MEDIATION AND
[PROPOSED] ORDER

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ReliaStar Life Insurance Company,
Defendant.

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Plaintiff Wendy Collier and Defendant ReliaStar Life Insurance Company,

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through their respective counsel, hereby stipulate and request that the Court extend the deadline

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for conducting mediation in this action from November 22, 2011 to January 25, 2012.

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Whereas, mediation in this matter was scheduled to take place on November 21,
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2011 before Eric Danoff, Esq., the court appointed mediator; and

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Whereas, on August 15, 2011, counsel for the parties participated in a telephonic
conference with Eric Danoff, Esq., the Court-appointed mediator and it was determined that

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some discovery, including physician depositions, was necessary before a successful a
mediation could be held; and

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Whereas, the Court extended the mediation deadline until November 22, 2011 to allow
this discovery to take place; and

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Whereas, the necessary depositions were scheduled to take place the week of November
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Whereas, on November 3, 2011, Laurence F. Padway, counsel for Plaintiff,
learned of a death in his family which made him unavailable to attend the depositions
scheduled in this matter the week of November 7th; and
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Whereas, the depositions were unable to be rescheduled until the week of

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December 12, 2011 due to the schedules of the doctors; and

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Whereas, mediation has been rescheduled to January 24, 2012.
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Now, therefore, the parties stipulate that the deadline for mediation be extended
to January 25, 2012. This extension will not require any change in or affect any pretrial
deadlines or the trial date.

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LAW OFFICES OF LAURENCE F. PADWAY

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Dated: 11/18/2011
By: /s/ Laurence F. Padway
Laurence F. Padway

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Dated: 11/18/2011

NILAN JOHNSON LEWIS PA

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By: /s/ William D. Hittler
William D. Hittler (Pro Hac Vice)

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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