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

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Royal F. Oakes (SBN 080480)

roakes@mail.hinshawlaw.com

James C. Castle (SBN 235551)

jcastle@mail.hinshawlaw.com

HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP

633 West 5th Street, 47th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90071-2043

Telephone: 213-680-2800

Facsimile: 213-614-7399

Attorneys for Defendant 

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE 

COMPANY dba METLIFE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CELIA STAUTY LUIS, 

Plaintiff,

vs.

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE 

COMPANY dba METLIFE; and DOES 1 

to 50, inclusive,

Defendants.

Case No. 5:14-cv-04436-EJD

STIPULATION OF THE PARTIES 

TO CONTINUE THE AUGUST 7, 2015 SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE TO OCTOBER 29, 2015; ORDER 

Complaint Filed: August 22, 2014

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Plaintiff Celia Stauty Luis ("Plaintiff") and Defendant Metropolitan Life 

Insurance Company ("MetLife") hereby stipulate to continue the Settlement 

Conference presently set before the United States Magistrate Judge Nathan Cousins 

from August 7, 2015 to October 29, 2015. 

Good cause exists for the continuance as MetLife has filed a Motion for 

Judgment on the Pleadings. It is set for hearing before the Honorable Edward 

Davilla on October 8, 2015. The parties jointly believe that resolution of MetLife's 

motion should occur prior to the settlement conference to provide the greatest 

opportunity for success as the settlement conference. Until motion is heard, the 

parties will continue to have very differing views of the viability of the Complaint, 

which may inhibit productive settlement discussions. Of course, there is also a 

possibility that MetLife's motion will moot the need to hold the settlement 

conference if MetLife prevails. 

MetLife had hoped to set the hearing on its motion prior to the August 7, 

2015 settlement conference, however, Judge Davilla's clerk advised that the first 

available hearing date for the motion was October 8, 2015. Thus, the length of the 

current request for a continuance was necessitated by Judge Davilla's hearing 

schedule.

The parties checked with Judge Cousin's clerk, Lili Harrell, who confirmed 

that October 29, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. was an available time for the rescheduled 

conference.

DATED: July 22, 2015

By:

NOLAND, HAMERLY, ETIENNE & 

HOSS

/s/ Michael Masuda 

Michael Masuda

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

CELIA STAUTY LUIS

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DATED: July 22, 2015

By:

HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP

/s/ James C. Castle 

Royal F. Oakes

James C. Castle

Attorneys for Defendant 

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE 

COMPANY dba METLIFE

ORDER

Having reviewed the parties' stipulation and good cause appearing, the 

August 7, 2015 Settlement Conference is continued to October 29, 2015 at 9:30 a.m.

Settlement Conference Statements due by October 22, 2015.

Dated: July 23, 2015 

The Honorable Nathan Cousins

United States Magistrate Judge

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