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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 29:1132 E.R.I.S.A.-Employee Benefits

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

KRISTEN ANGERER, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE 

COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:15-CV-2223 KJM AC 

STATUS (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING) 

ORDER 

 An initial scheduling conference was held in this ERISA case on January 21, 2016. 

Peter Sessions appeared for plaintiff; Timothy Nally appeared for defendant. 

 Having reviewed the parties’ Joint Status Report filed on January 5, 2016, and 

discussed a schedule for the case with counsel at the hearing, the court makes the following 

orders: 

I. SERVICE OF PROCESS 

 All named defendants have been served and no further service is permitted without 

leave of court, good cause having been shown. 

II. ADDITIONAL PARTIES/AMENDMENTS/PLEADINGS 

 No further joinder of parties or amendments to pleadings is permitted without 

leave of court, good cause having been shown. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b); Johnson v. Mammoth 

Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604 (9th Cir. 1992). 

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III. JURISDICTION/VENUE 

 Jurisdiction is predicated upon 28 USC § 1332(a), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1132(a), (e) & (g). 

Jurisdiction and venue are not disputed. 

IV. DISCOVERY 

 Defendant will have produced a complete copy of the claim file relevant to 

plaintiff’s claim for benefits by January 29, 2016, and to the extent plaintiff has any documents 

that are not duplicative of that file, she will produce them by February 12, 2016. All discovery 

shall be completed by July 26, 2016. In this context, “completed” means that all discovery shall 

have been conducted so that all depositions have been taken and any disputes relative to 

discovery shall have been resolved by appropriate order if necessary and, where discovery has 

been ordered, the order has been obeyed. All motions to compel discovery must be noticed on the 

magistrate judge’s calendar in accordance with the local rules of this court. While the assigned 

magistrate judge reviews proposed discovery phase protective orders, requests to seal or redact 

are decided by Judge Mueller as discussed in more detail below. In addition, while the assigned 

magistrate judge handles discovery motions, the magistrate judge cannot change the schedule set 

in this order, even in connection with a discovery matter. 

V. MOTION HEARING SCHEDULE 

 This matter will be decided by cross-motions for judgment under Rule 52 of the 

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 

- Cross-motions shall be filed no later than September 30, 2016. 

- Responsive pleadings shall be filed no later than October 21, 2016. 

- Hearing on cross-motions is set for December 2, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom No. 

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VI. SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE 

 The parties have discussed the court’s Voluntary Dispute Resolution Program 

(VDRP) in compliance with Local Rule 271(d) and agree that settlement prospects would be 

maximized by participating in private mediation rather than in VDRP. The parties shall inform 

the court of the results of their mediation efforts by August 26, 2016. 

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 In the event that a court settlement conference date or referral to the Voluntary 

Dispute Resolution Program (VDRP) is requested, the parties shall file said request jointly, in 

writing. 

 Counsel are instructed to have a principal with full settlement authority present at 

any Settlement Conference or to be fully authorized to settle the matter on any terms. Each judge 

has different requirements for the submission of settlement conference statements; the appropriate 

instructions will be sent to you after the settlement judge is assigned. 

VII. MODIFICATION OF STATUS (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING) ORDER 

 The parties are reminded that pursuant to Rule 16(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure, the Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Order shall not be modified except by leave of court 

upon a showing of good cause. Agreement by the parties pursuant to stipulation alone does not 

constitute good cause. Except in extraordinary circumstances, unavailability of witnesses or 

counsel does not constitute good cause. 

VIII. OBJECTIONS TO STATUS (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING) ORDER 

 This Status Order will become final without further order of the court unless 

objections are filed within fourteen (14) calendar days of service of this Order. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: February 3, 2016. 

 

 

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