Theresa Antman v. Blue Shield Life and Health Insurance Company

Filing 18

STIPULATION AND ORDER CONTINUING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE: Case Management Statement due by 11/5/2014. Initial Case Management Conference set for 11/12/2014 08:00 AM in Courtroom 8, 19th Floor, San Francisco. Signed by Judge William Alsup on 10/24/2014. (whasec, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/24/2014)

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Glenn R. Kantor – SBN 122643
E-mail: [e-mail]
KANTOR & KANTOR LLP
19839 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, California 91324
[phone] (Tel)
[phone] (Fax)

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Attorneys for Plaintiff,
THERESA ANTMAN

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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THERESA ANTMAN,
Plaintiff,

KANTOR & KANTOR LLP
19839 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, California 91324
[phone]

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v.
BLUE SHIELD LIFE AND HEALTH
INSURANCE COMPANY,
Defendant.

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Case No.: C 14-03573 WHA
STIPULATION AND (PROPOSED)
ORDER TO CONTINUE INITIAL CASE
MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
Assigned to the Honorable William H. Alsup
OLD DATE: November 6, 2014
TIME: 11:00 a.m.
Courtroom 8, 19th Floor
PROPOSED NEW DATE: December 4, 2014
TIME: 11:00 a.m.
Courtroom 8, 19th Floor
Complaint Filed: August 7, 2014

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Plaintiff THERESA ANTMAN (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant BLUE SHIELD LIFE AND
HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY, hereby stipulate as follows:
WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed a Complaint in the United States District Court, Northern
District of California on August 7, 2014;
WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed a Notice of Errata to Complaint on September 11, 2014;

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STIPULATION AND (PROPOSED) ORDER TO CONTINUE INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

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WHEREAS, this Court initially set this matter for an Initial Case Management Conference
on November 4, 2014;

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WHEREAS, on September 17, 2014, Defendant filed an Answer in the above-referenced
matter;

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WHEREAS, Defendant filed a Notice of Declining Magistrate Jurisdiction on October 1,
2014;

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WHEREAS, on October 6, 2014, Judge Alsup was reassigned to this case;

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WHEREAS, this case is currently scheduled for an Initial Case Management Conference

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on Thursday, November 6, 2014, at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to the Clerk’s Notice Setting Initial Case
Management Conference dated October 22, 2014;

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WHEREAS, Glenn R. Kantor, the lead counsel for Plaintiff Theresa Antman wishes

KANTOR & KANTOR LLP
19839 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, California 91324
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personally to attend the Initial Case Management Conference, but he is not available on the date

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and time presently scheduled;

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WHEREAS, before Plaintiff had even filed this lawsuit which resulted in this Court’s

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Order setting the Initial Case Management Conference, Plaintiff's counsel, Glenn R. Kantor, had

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scheduled to be out-of-state on November 6, 2014;

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WHEREAS, immediately after the Court issued the Initial Case Management Conference

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Order, Mr. Kantor contacted Defendant’s counsel, John M. LeBlanc, to discuss his unavailability

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for November 6 and the need to continue the Initial Case Management Conference to November

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20, 2014. Mr. LeBlanc agreed that the parties should request a continuance. He likewise advised

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Mr. Kantor that he would be out-of-state on November 20, 2014 representing a client in another

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matter.

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Due to these circumstances, both counsel agreed to request a continuance of the Initial
Case Management Conference to December 4, 2014, at 11:00 a.m.
Based on the foregoing, the parties respectfully request that the Court continue the Initial

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Case Management Conference to Thursday, December 4, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. The parties likewise

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request that the deadline for filing the CMC statement be continued to one week before any new

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Initial Case Management Conference date;
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STIPULATION AND (PROPOSED) ORDER TO CONTINUE INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

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NOW THEREFORE, it is hereby stipulated and agreed, subject to the Court’s approval,

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that the Initial Case Management Conference, currently scheduled for November 6, 2014, at 11:00

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am, may be continued to Thursday, December 4, at 11:00 a.m., or such other date that all counsel

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are available as the Court may allow.

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Dated: October 24, 2014

KANTOR & KANTOR, LLP

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By: /s/ Glenn R. Kantor
Glenn R. Kantor
Attorney for Plaintiff
THERESA ANTMAN

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Dated: October 24, 2014

MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS, LLP

KANTOR & KANTOR LLP
19839 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, California 91324
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By: /s/ John M. LeBlanc
John M. LeBlanc
John T. Fogarty
Attorneys for Defendant
BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA
LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE
COMPANY

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STIPULATION AND (PROPOSED) ORDER TO CONTINUE INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

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The Court having considered the parties’ stipulation and good cause appearing therefore,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Initial Case Management Conference currently scheduled for

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October 6, 2014 is continued to November 12, 2014, at 8:00 a.m. Please file a joint statement
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