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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 29:1144(a) E.R.I.S.A supersedes state law employee benefits

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STIPULATION AND ORDER FURTHER CASE NO. C 10-00456 PVT

EXTENDING TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT

RONALD K. ALBERTS (SBN 100017)

ralberts@gordonrees.com

GORDON & REES LLP

633 West Fifth Street, Suite 4900

Los Angeles, CA 90071

Telephone: (213) 576-5000

Facsimile: (213) 680-4470

TAD A. DEVLIN (SBN 190355)

tdevlin@gordonrees.com

LESLIE K. CRARY (SBN 148260)

lcrary@gordonrees.com

GORDON & REES LLP

275 Battery Street, Suite 2000

San Francisco, CA 94111

Telephone: (415) 986-5900

Facsimile: (415) 986-8054

Attorneys for Defendants

AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, and

AETNA HEALTH OF CALIFORNIA, INC.,

HUGO N. GERSTL (SBN 37927)

Hugo@gerstlandhudson.com

GERSTL & HUDSON

2460 Garden Road, Suite C

Monterey, CA 93940

Telephone: (831) 649-0669

Facsimile: (831) 649-8007

Attorneys for Plaintiff

DAVID GARBER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DAVID GARBER,

Plaintiff,

v.

AETNA, INC., a Delaware corporation,

AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a

Delaware corporation, AETNA HEALTH, INC.

a Connecticut corporation, AETNA HEALTH

OF CALIFORNIA, INC., a California

corporation, and DOES 1-10, inclusive,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. C10-00456

STIPULATION AND ORDER

FURTHER EXTENDING TIME

TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT;

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STIPULATION AND ORDER FURTHER CASE NO. C 10-00456 PVT

EXTENDING TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT

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The parties hereby stipulate as follows:

WHEREAS the parties, through their respective counsel, have been meeting and

conferring about whether it is possible to settle this action;

WHEREAS, Defendants anticipate that if this action is not informally resolved, it may be

appropriate to file a motion to dismiss or other motion, rather than an answer, as their initial

responsive pleading;

WHEREAS Defendants’ response to the Complaint filed by Plaintiff in this action is

currently due May 3, 2010. The parties agree that Defendants’ response is extended until Jun 2,

2010 to enable ongoing settlement discussions and gathering of information to continue for

further evaluation.

WHEREAS the parties anticipate that settlement discussions will be disrupted if

Respondents must prepare a responsive pleading, including a motion to dismiss, before those

discussions are concluded;

THE PARTIES HEREBY STIPULATE, by and through their respective counsel, that

Defendants’ time to respond to Plaintiff’s Complaint is extended up to and including June 2,

2010.

DATED: April 30, 2010 GORDON & REES LLP

/s/ Leslie K. Crary

By____________________________

Ronald K. Alberts

Tad A. Devlin

Leslie K. Crary

Attorneys for Defendants

AETNA LIFE INSURANCE

COMPANY, and AETNA HEALTH

OF CALIFORNIA, INC.

DATED: April 30, 2010 GERSTL & HUDSON

/s/ Hugo N. Gerstl

By______________________________

Hugo N. Gerstl

Attorneys for Plaintiff

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STIPULATION AND ORDER FURTHER CASE NO. C 10-00456 PVT

EXTENDING TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT

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DAVID GARBER

I, LESLIE K. CRARY, hereby attest that HUGO N. GERSTL, counsel for plaintiff,

concurs in the filing of this Stipulation.

/s/ Leslie K. Crary

DATED: April 30, 2010 By_____________________________

Leslie K. Crary

IT IS SO ORDERED. Also, the CMC is continued to 2:00 p.m. on June 29, 2010.

DATED: __4/30___, 2010

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United States Magistrate Judge

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