F. ovo Aetna

Filing 156

ORDER APPROVING STIPULATION TO SEVER INDIVIDUAL CAUSES OF ACTION. The claims of all plaintiffs in this action except the single claim asserted by the first three named plaintiffs -- Dennis F., Carol F., and Grace F. -- are dismissed without pr ejudice. Within 60 days, plaintiffs shall file eleven separate complaints, each asserting a separate claim for benefits on behalf of the dismissed plaintiffs. The status conference currently set for January 29, 2016, is continued to April 22, 2016. Signed by Judge Maxine M. Chesney on January 22, 2016. (mmclc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/22/2016)

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RICHARD J. DOREN, SBN 124666
[e-mail]
HEATHER L. RICHARDSON, SBN 246517
[e-mail]
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP
333 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90071-3197
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 213.229.7520
GEOFFREY M. SIGLER (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP
1050 Connecticut Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036-5306
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 202.467.0539
Attorneys for Defendant,
AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DENNIS F., CAROL F., and GRACE F.;
MARK P. and KESTREL P.; MAURA T.
EDWARD T. and EMILY T.; ED L. and
MINDY L.; KIM B.; ALISON B.; WILLIAM
B.; LLOYD B. and TALYA B.; TIM B. and
BENJAMIN B., ALAN C. and BROOKE C.;
ROBIN C.; JAMES D. and TIFFANY D.;
MARK E. and MELISSA E.; KEVIN F.;
ANDREW G. and DANIEL G.; MARGARET
K. and TREVOR K.; MARK L. and ELAINE
L.; LEONARD L. and WILLIAM L.; N.M.
and M. M.; PERRY P. and EVAN P.;
TIFFANY B. and GABRIELLE R.;
RICHARD R.; WILLIAM R.; LAWRENCE
S.; DAGMAR W. and SAMANTHA W.;
SHERMAN W. and ELEAZAR W.; CHERYL
N.; RODNEY K. and BRIAN K., and HARRY
T., CHRISTOPHER T., and ALEX T.,

CASE NO. CV-12-2819-MMC
[PROPOSED] ORDER APPROVING
STIPULATION TO SEVER INDIVIDUAL
CAUSES OF ACTION
The Hon. Maxine M. Chesney

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Plaintiffs,
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v.
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AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
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Defendant.
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[PROPOSED] ORDER APPROVING STIPULATION TO SEVER INDIVIDUAL CAUSES OF ACTION, CASE NO. 12-2819-MMC

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

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Good cause being shown in the parties’ Joint Stipulation To Sever Individual Causes of

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Action, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

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1. The Court shall dismiss without prejudice the claims of all of the Plaintiffs in this action
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except the single claim asserted by the first three named Plaintiffs—Dennis F., Carol F., and
Grace F.; -- are hereby DISMISSED without prejudice;

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2. Within 60 days of the Court’s dismissal, Plaintiffs shall file eleven separate complaints, each

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asserting a separate claim for benefits under an ERISA-governed health benefits plan, on

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behalf of:

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a) Kim B., on behalf of minor A.B.;

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b) Alison B., on behalf of minor D.B.;

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c) William B., on behalf of minor R.B.;

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d) Lloyd B. and Talya B.;

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e) Mark L. and Elaine L.;

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f) R.M. and M.M.;

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g) Perry P. and Evan P.;

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h) Richard R., on behalf of minor S.S.R.;

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i) Dagmar W. and Samantha W.;

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j) Cheryl N., on behalf of minor T.W.; and

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k) Rodney K. and Brian K.;

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3. Plaintiffs shall file motions to relate each of the eleven complaints enumerated above, and this

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action, and to transfer each action to this Court;

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4. Subject to the Court’s approval of these motions to relate the cases, after the cases are related,
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the Court shall set a consolidated, joint status conference regarding all related cases at which
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the parties and the Court shall discuss procedures and timelines for resolving all related cases.

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[PROPOSED] ORDER APPROVING STIPULATION TO SEVER INDIVIDUAL CAUSES OF ACTION, CASE NO. 12-2819-MMC

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hereby CONTINUED to April 22, 2016.
5. The status conference currently set for January 29, 2016 is taken off-calendar.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED this ____ day of ______________, 2016
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January

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The Hon. Maxine M. Chesney
United States District Court Judge for the
Northern District of California

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[PROPOSED] ORDER APPROVING STIPULATION TO SEVER INDIVIDUAL CAUSES OF ACTION, CASE NO. 12-2819-MMC