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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Breach of Contract

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5 Attorneys for Plaintiff I JUDITH LOURENE SILVERS 

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SEDGWICK, DETERT, MOWN & ARNOLD LLP 

BRUCE D. CELEBREZZE Bar No. 102181 

bruce.celebrezze@sdma.com 

DEAN J. MCELROY Bar No. 213 132 

sray@altmanray.com 

20700 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 128 

Woodland Hills, CA 91364 

Telephone: (818) 907-6900 

Facsimile: (81 8) 907-6906 

dean.mcelroy@sdma.com 

MICHELLE Y, MCISAAC Bar No. 215294 

michelle.mcisaac@sdma.com 

One Market Plaza 

Steuart Tower, 8th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94105 

Telephone: (41 5) 781-7900 

Facsimile: (415) 781-2635 

13 Attorneys for Defendant I 1-IARTFORD LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY 

I5 I UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

l6 l EASTERN DISTRICT OF ChLlFORNlA 

l7 1 JUDITH LOIIRENE SILVERS, 18 

/ CASE NO. l:O7-CV-00781 Awl-DLU 

24 /) IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties hereto, Ulruugh their 

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25 1 respective attorneys of record, that the California Comciional Peace Officers Association 

26 11 Benefit Trust Health and Welfare Pian's ("the Plan7') accidental death and diimembennent 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

THE HARTFORD LIFE AND 

ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, 

and DOES 1 through 100, inclusive, 

Defendants. 

benefit for retirees C'Retiree AD&D Benefit"), and the Hartford Life and Accident Insurance 

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STIPULATION THAT ACTION IS 

GOVERNED BY ERISA AND FOR FILING 

OF FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT; 

] OIWER 

STIPULATION THAT ACTION IS GOVERNED BY ERTSA AND FOR FILING OF FIRST AMENDED 

COMPLAINT; [PROPOSED] ORDER 

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Company ("Hartford") group insurance policy insuring the Plan's Retiree AD&D Benefit, 

through which Plaintiff seeks to recover benefits in this action, is an employee welfare benefit 

plan governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"). 

IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED that Plaintiff may file a First Amended Complaint 

asserting an ERISA cause of action for recovery of Plan benefits pursuant to 29 U.S.C. ji 

1132(a)(l). Hartford is not a proper party under 29 U.S.C. Q 1132(a)(l). See Ford v.MC1 

I Commun~cotion8 Corp Health md We@m Plan, 399 F.3d 1076 (9th Cir. 2005). The parties 11 agree that llartford will be dismissed without prejudice tom this action. A copy of PlaintiiPs 

I 1 First Amended Complaint is filed herewith as Exhibit A. 

I 1 DATED: December4 2007 ALTMAN & RAY 

By: 

JUDITH LOURENE SILVERS 

i DATED: December /7,2007 SEDGWICK, DETERT, MORAN & ARNOLD LLP 

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By: 

MICHELLE Y. MCISAAC 

Attorneys for Defendant 

HARTFORD LIFE AND ACCIDENT 

INSURANCE COMPANY 

STIPULAT~ON THAT ACTION IS GOVERNED BY ERISA AND FOR FILING OF FIRST AMENDED 

COMPLAWT; [PROPOSED] ORDER 

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ORDER 

Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties that this action is governed by the Employee 

Xetirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), plaintiff Judith Lourene Silvers' request to 

hle a first amended complaint alleging an ERISA cause of action is GRANTED. Plaintiff may 

ile the proposed First Amended Complaint, as attached to the parties' stipulation. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE 

STIPULATION THAT ACTION IS GOVERNED BY ERISA AND FOR FILIN~EAMENDED - 

COMPI.AINT; [PROPOSED] ORDER 

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