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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract

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CHRISTOPHER C. FROST (SBN 315932)

cfrost@maynardcooper.com

MAYNARD, COOPER & GALE, P.C.

1901 Sixth Avenue North, Suite 2400

Birmingham, AL 35203

Telephone: (205) 254-1000

Facsimile: (205) 254-1999

Janet Choi (SBN 298809)

jchoi@maynardcooper.com

MAYNARD, COOPER & GALE, LLP

600 Montgomery Street, Suite 2600

San Francisco, CA 94111

Telephone: (415) 646-4700

Facsimile: (205) 254-1999

Attorney for Defendants

GENERAL AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

METROPOLITAN TOWER LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

METLIFE GROUP, INC.

CRAIG M. NICHOLAS (SBN 178444)

cnicholas@nicholaslaw.org

ALEX TOMASEVIC (SBN 245598)

atomasevic@nicholaslaw.org

NICHOLAS & TOMASEVIC, LLP

225 Broadway, 19th Floor

San Diego, CA 92101

Telephone: (619) 325-0492

Facsimile: (619) 325-0496

JACK B. WINTERS, JR. (SBN 82998)

jackbwinters@earthlink.com

GEORG M. CAPIELO (SBN 245491)

gcapielo@einsurelaw.com

SARAH BALL (SBN 292337)

sball@einsurelaw.com

WINTERS & ASSOCIATES

8489 La Mesa Boulevard

La Mesa, CA 91942

Telephone: (619) 234-9000

Facsimile: (619) 750-0413

Attorneys for Plaintiff SUSAN A. PITT

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers

11/28/18

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SUSAN A. PITT, Individually, as Successor-InInterest to Michael A. Pitt, Decedent, on Behalf of 

the Estate of Michael A. Pitt, and on Behalf of the 

Class,

Plaintiff,

vs.

GENERAL AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE 

COMPANY, a Missouri corporation; 

METROPOLITAN TOWER LIFE INSURANCE 

COMPANY, a Delaware Corporation; and 

METLIFE GROUP, INC., a New York 

Corporation

Defendants.

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Case No. 4:18-cv-06609-YGR

JOINT STIPULATION FOR 

EXTENSION OF TIME TO RESPOND 

TO COMPLAINT

Plaintiff SUSAN A. PITT (“Plaintiff”) and Defendants GENERAL AMERICAN LIFE 

INSURANCE COMPANY, METROPOLITAN TOWER LIFE INSURNACE COMPANY, and 

METLIFE GROUP, INC. (“Defendants”) hereby stipulate as follows:

1. Plaintiff filed her complaint on October 30, 2018. (D.E. 1). 

2. Defendants were each served with the complaint on November 5, 2018. (D.E. 12, 13, 

14). Absent an extension, Defendants’ responses to the complaint are due November 26, 2018.

3. Plaintiff and Defendants stipulate that the time for Defendants to respond to 

Plaintiff’s complaint is extended as follows:

a. If Defendants file an answer to the complaint, the answer will be filed not later 

than December 21, 2018;

b. If Defendants file a motion to dismiss the complaint, the motion to dismiss will 

be filed not later than January 15, 2019. 

4. Plaintiff and Defendants agree that no party is prejudiced by the stipulated extension 

of time for Defendants to respond to Plaintiff’s complaint. 

5. Plaintiff and Defendants agree that they will conduct the conference required by 

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Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f) on or before January 11, 2019, even if Defendants have not 

responded to Plaintiff’s complaint by that date.

Respectfully submitted,

DATED: November 26, 2018 NICHOLAS & TOMASEVIC, LLP

/s/ Craig M. Nicholas

 Craig M. Nicholas

Attorney for Plaintiff Susan A. Pitt

DATED: November 26, 2018 WINTERS & ASSOCIATES

/s/ Jack B. Winters, Jr.

 Jack B. Winters, Jr.

Attorney for Plaintiff Susan A. Pitt

DATED: November 26, 2018 MAYNARD, COOPER & GALE, P.C.

/s/ Christopher C. Frost

 Christopher C. Frost

Attorney for Defendants General 

American Life Insurance Company, 

Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance 

Company, and MetLife Group, Inc.

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