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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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MILLER 

LAW 

GROUP A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

LARKSPUR, CALIFORNIA

Michele Ballard Miller (SBN 104198) 

 mbm@millerlawgroup.com 

Lisa C. Hamasaki (SBN 197628) 

 lch@millerlawgroup.com 

Katherine L. Kettler (SBN 231586) 

 klk@millerlawgroup.com 

MILLER LAW GROUP 

A Professional Corporation 

60 E. Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ste. 302 

Larkspur, CA 94939 

Tel. (415) 464-4300 

Fax (415) 464-4336 

Attorneys for Defendant 

AT&T UMBRELLA BENEFIT PLAN NO. 1 

(erroneously sued as AT&T DISABILITY INCOME PLAN) 

Sara Smith Ray (SBN 140564) 

 sray@altmanray.com 

ALTMAN & RAY 

20700 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 128 

Woodland Hills, CA 91436 

Tel. (818) 907-6900 

Fax (818) 907-6906 

Attorneys for Plaintiff CARL T. EDWARDS 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

CARL T. EDWARDS, 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

AT&T DISABILITY INCOME PLAN, 

 Defendants. 

Case No.: C 07-4573 PJH 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

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[Civil L.R. 6-1] 

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WHEREAS, on May 29, 2008, the Court ordered that the parties file CrossMotions for Summary Judgment of the issues in this case by October 1, 2008, and 

scheduled the hearing on the parties’ Cross-Motions for November 5, 2008, at 9:00 a.m.; 

WHEREAS, on July 28, August 12 and August 27, 2008 the parties 

participated in a mediation of their claims with Court-appointed Early Neutral Evaluator 

Geoffrey V. White, in a diligent and extended effort to resolve their dispute; 

WHEREAS, despite the efforts of counsel and the mediator the parties have 

not agreed to a settlement of this case; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff’s counsel has informed Defendant’s counsel informally of 

Plaintiff’s intention to take two non-party depositions, including one deposition out-of-state 

and the deposition of a designated “person most knowledgeable” on several issues; 

WHEREAS, Defendant has objected informally to Plaintiff’s proposed notices 

of deposition; 

WHEREAS, counsel for the parties have engaged in, and intend to continue to 

engage in, meet and confer efforts to limit discovery in this action; and 

WHEREAS, the parties agree that the current cross-motion filing deadline 

would not provide sufficient time for the parties to both conclude their efforts to meet and 

confer as to any agreeable method(s) and scope of discovery, nor would the existing 

discovery deadline provide sufficient time for any remaining unresolved discovery dispute(s) 

to be resolved in a reasonable and sufficient time before the parties would be required to file 

their Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment on October 1, 2008. 

NOW, THEREFORE, 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between Plaintiff CARL 

T. EDWARDS (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant AT&T UMBRELLA BENEFIT PLAN NO. 1 

(erroneously sued as AT&T DISABILITY INCOME PLAN, and hereinafter “Defendant”), by 

and through their respective undersigned attorneys of record, to continue the date set by the 

Court for hearing on the parties’ Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment as well as all 

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associated deadlines, including the applicable deadlines for the filing of the parties’ 

opposition and reply briefs: 

January 21, 2009 Last day for Plaintiff and Defendant to file and 

serve opening briefs to Cross-Motions for 

Summary Judgment. 

February 4, 2009 

February 11, 2009 

Last day for Plaintiff and Defendant to file and 

serve reply briefs to Cross-Motions for Summary 

Judgment. 

Last day for Plaintiff and Defendant to file and 

serve reply briefs to Cross-Motions for Summary 

Judgment. 

February 25, 2009 

9:00 a.m. 

Hearing on the parties’ Cross-Motions for 

Summary Judgment 

Good cause exists for this continuance of the existing deadline for filing the 

Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment, and all associated deadlines, because it will allow 

the parties time to engage in further meet and confer efforts in an attempt to resolve their 

discovery disputes without judicial intervention, and provide the parties time to conduct any 

agreed-upon discovery in sufficient time to complete such discovery before filing any CrossMotions for Summary Judgment. 

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 IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: September 16, 2008 ALTMAN & RAY 

By: /S/ 

Sara Smith Ray 

Attorneys for Plaintiff CARL T. EDWARDS 

Dated: September 16, 2008 MILLER LAW GROUP 

A Professional Corporation 

By: /S/ 

Katherine L. Kettler 

Attorneys for Defendant AT&T 

UMBRELLA BENEFIT PLAN NO. 1 

(erroneously sued as AT&T DISABILITY 

INCOME PLAN) 

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ORDER

Having reviewed the Stipulation executed by Plaintiff CARL T. EDWARDS and 

Defendant AT&T UMBRELLA BENEFIT PLAN NO. 1, and good cause appearing, the Court 

hereby orders that the November 5, 2008 hearing on the parties’ Motions for Summary 

Judgment and associated dates are VACATED, and are rescheduled pursuant to the 

schedule set forth below. 

___________, 2009 Last day for Plaintiff and Defendant to file and 

serve opening briefs to Cross-Motions for 

Summary Judgment. 

___________, 2009 Last day for Plaintiff and Defendant to file and 

serve opposition briefs to Cross-Motions for 

Summary Judgment. 

___________, 2009 Last day for Plaintiff and Defendant to file and 

serve reply briefs to Cross-Motions for Summary 

Judgment. 

February ___, 2009 

9:00 a.m. 

Hearing on the parties’ Cross-Motions for 

Summary Judgment 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: ________________________ _______________________________ 

 The Honorable Phyllis J. Hamilton 

 United States District Judge 

January 21 February 4

February 1125 Date Subject to Change based on court's availability 9/17/08

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton

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