Phillips v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada

Filing 10

ORDER Granting 7 Stipulation. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada answer due 11/14/2016. Signed by Judge Richard F. Boulware, II on 10/21/16. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - ADR)

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Attorneys for Defendant Sun Life Assurance
Company of Canada

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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Wells Fargo Tower
Suite 1500, 3800 Howard Hughes Parkway
Las Vegas, NV 89169
Telephone: [phone]

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.

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JILL GARCIA
Nevada Bar No. 007805
[e-mail]
ERICA J. CHEE
Nevada Bar No. 12238
[e-mail]
OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART, P.C.
Wells Fargo Tower, Suite 1500
3800 Howard Hughes Parkway
Las Vegas, NV 89169
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

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ANA TERESA PHILLIPS,

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Case No. 2:16-cv-02322-RFB-GWF

Plaintiff,

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vs.

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SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF
CANADA; DOES I through X inclusive, and
ROE CORPORATIONS I through X, inclusive,

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND
TIME TO AMEND COMPLAINT AND
RESPOND TO COMPLAINT
(First Request)

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Defendants.

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Pursuant to LR IA 6-1, 6-2, and LR 7-1, Defendant, Sun Life Assurance Company of

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Canada (“Sun Life”), and Ana Teresa Phillips (“Plaintiff”) by and through their undersigned

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counsel of record, HEREBY STIPULATE AND AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

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1.

Plaintiff filed her Complaint in the instant action on August 18, 2016.

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2.

Sun Life filed its timely Notice of Removal with this Court on October 4, 2016.

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[ECF No. 1.]
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Sun Life and Plaintiff conferred, through counsel, on or about October 6, 2016

regarding governing law of the claims asserted in the Complaint.

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Sun Life and Plaintiff have agreed that this Court has federal question jurisdiction

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over the claims in the Complaint under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29

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U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. (hereinafter "ERISA");

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Sun Life and Plaintiff have agreed to an extension of time for Plaintiff to amend her

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Complaint under ERISA. Therefore, Plaintiff’s deadline to amend the Complaint is now October

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17, 2016.

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Sun Life and Plaintiff have agreed that Sun Life shall have twenty-eight (28) days

from the Plaintiff’s deadline to amend the Complaint, in which to respond. Therefore, Sun Life’s

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deadline to respond to the Complaint is now November 14, 2016.

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7.

This is the parties’ first request to extend the deadlines.

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8.

This request is made in good faith, and not for purposes of delay.

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Wells Fargo Tower
Suite 1500, 3800 Howard Hughes Parkway
Las Vegas, NV 89169
Telephone: [phone]

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED:
Dated: THIS 10TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2016.

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By: /s/ Cory M. Jones
Cory M. Jones
Jones Wilson LLP
1522 W. Warm Springs Road
Henderson, Nevada 89014
Attorneys for Plaintiff Ana Teresa Phillips

By: /s/Jill Garcia
JILL GARCIA
Nevada Bar No. 007805
ERICA J. CHEE
Nevada Bar No. 12238
OGLETREE, DEAKINS,
NASH, SMOAK & STEWART, P.C
Wells Fargo Tower
3800 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 1500
Las Vegas, NV 89169
Attorneys for Defendant Sun Life Assurance
Company of Canada

IT IS SO ORDERED:

IT IS SO ORDERED:

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
__________________________
RICHARD F. BOULWARE, II
DATED: _________________
United States District Judge
DATED this 21st day of October, 2016.

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