Luis v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

Filing 33

ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION TO CONTINUE OCTOBER 29, 2015 SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE 32 . Settlement Conference set for 12/17/2015 09:30 AM in Courtroom 7, 4th Floor, San Jose. Signed by Judge Nathanael Cousins on 10/23/2015. (lmh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/23/2015)

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Royal F. Oakes (SBN 080480)
[e-mail]
James C. Castle (SBN 235551)
[e-mail]
HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP
633 West 5th Street, 47th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071-2043
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 213-614-7399

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Attorneys for Defendant
METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY dba METLIFE

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Case No. 5:14-cv-04436-EJD

CELIA STAUTY LUIS,
Plaintiff,
vs.
METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY dba METLIFE; and DOES 1
to 50, inclusive,

STIPULATION OF THE PARTIES
TO CONTINUE THE OCTOBER
29, 2015 SETTLEMENT
CONFERENCE; ORDER
Complaint Filed: August 22, 2014

Defendants.

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Plaintiff Celia Stauty Luis ("Plaintiff") and Defendant Metropolitan Life

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Insurance Company ("MetLife") hereby stipulate to continue the Settlement

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Conference presently set before the United States Magistrate Judge Nathan Cousins

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from October 29, 2015 to December 17, 2015.

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Good cause exists for the continuance as MetLife has filed a Motion for

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Judgment on the Pleadings. It was set for hearing before the Honorable Edward

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Davilla on October 8, 2015, however, the Court took it under submission and has

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not as of yet ruled. The parties jointly believe that resolution of MetLife's motion

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should occur prior to the settlement conference to provide the greatest opportunity

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for success as the settlement conference. Until motion is ruled upon, the parties will

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continue to have very differing views of the viability of the Complaint, which may

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inhibit productive settlement discussions. Of course, there is also a possibility that

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MetLife's motion will moot the need to hold the settlement conference if MetLife

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prevails.

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The parties checked with Judge Cousin's clerk, Lili Harrell, who confirmed

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that December 17, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. was an available time for the rescheduled

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conference.

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DATED: October 20, 2015

NOLAND, HAMERLY, ETIENNE &
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By: /s/ Michael Masuda
Michael Masuda
Attorneys for Plaintiff
CELIA STAUTY LUIS

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DATED: October 20, 2015

HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP

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By: /s/ James C. Castle
Royal F. Oakes
James C. Castle
Attorneys for Defendant
METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY dba METLIFE

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[PROPOSED] ORDER
Having reviewed the parties' stipulation and good cause appearing, the
October 29, 2015 Settlement Conference is continued to December 17 at 9:30 a.m.

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