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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

OAKLAND DIVISION 

STEVE LIN, 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE 

COMPANY, et al., 

 Defendants. 

Case No: C 15-2126 SBA 

ORDER DIRECTING PARTIES TO 

MEET AND CONFER 

Plaintiff has filed a Motion for Leave to File an Amended Complaint, which is 

noticed for hearing on March 9, 2016. Dkt. 24. This Court’s Standing Orders require 

parties to meet and confer prior to filing any motion or request, and to certify in writing that 

they have complied with this requirement. In his motion, Plaintiff avers the following: 

“Plaintiff’s counsel contacted Defendants’ counsel to obtain Defendants’ consent to the 

amendment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15. However, Defendants have not 

responded with consent or opposition to the filing of the Amended Complaint as of the time 

of this filing.” Dkt. 24 at 2. The Court cannot discern from Plaintiff’s cursory statement 

whether he, in fact, made a good faith effort to meet and confer in an effort to obviate the 

need for judicial intervention. Accordingly, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT by no later than the close of business on 

February 5, 2016, the parties shall meet and confer in person or by telephone regarding 

Plaintiff’s request to amend his complaint. If the parties are able to reach an agreement, 

they shall file a stipulation and proposed order withdrawing Plaintiff’s motion for leave to 

amend and authorizing Plaintiff to file an amended complaint. In the event no agreement is 

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reached, Defendants shall file their opposition to the motion for leave to amend by 

February 18, 2016, and Plaintiff shall file his reply by February 25, 2016. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 2/3/16 ______________________________ 

SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG 

Senior United States District Judge 

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