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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Insurance Contract

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DENNIS F., et al.,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,

Defendant.

 /

No. C-12-2819 MMC

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

DEFERRING RULING IN PART ON

PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO MODIFY

BRIEFING SCHEDULE RE: PARTIES’

MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT;

ADVANCING CASE MANAGEMENT

CONFERENCE; DIRECTIONS TO

PARTIES

Before the Court is plaintiffs’ “Motion to Extend Deadline for Opening Briefs and

Summary Judgment,” filed November 16, 2015, by which plaintiffs seek an order extending

the current briefing schedule on the parties’ motions for summary judgment and propose an

alternative schedule. To afford defendant an opportunity to respond to the instant motion,

the Court, on November 18, 2015, extended the deadline for the filing of the parties’

respective opening briefs from November 19, 2015, to November 25, 2015. On November

19, 2015, defendant filed a statement of non-opposition to the instant motion. 

Accordingly, the Court hereby GRANTS in part and DEFERS ruling in part on

plaintiffs’ motion, as follows:

1. To the extent plaintiffs seek an order setting a new briefing schedule, the motion

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is hereby GRANTED, and the current briefing dates are hereby VACATED.

2. To the extent plaintiffs seek an order adopting plaintiffs’ proposed schedule, the

Court hereby DEFERS ruling pending the Case Management Conference, which is hereby

ADVANCED from March 18, 2016, to December 11, 2015. A Joint Case Management

Conference Statement shall be filed by the parties no later than December 4, 2015, in

which the parties shall address, inter alia, whether the individual plaintiffs are properly

joined in a single action pursuant to Rule 20(a)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 20, 2015 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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