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

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PH ILLIPS , LLP

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

CASE NO. 05-03167 CW

LAW OFFICES OF LAURENCE F. PADWAY

Laurence F. Padway (Bar No. CA 83914)

1516 Oak Street, Suite 109

Alameda, CA 94501

Telephone: (510) 814-6100

Facsimile: (510) 814-0650

Attorneys for Plaintiff

SHIRLEY RIVERS

MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS, LLP

MARGARET LEVY (Bar No. CA 066585)

S. NANCY WHANG (Bar No. CA 211389)

11355 West Olympic Boulevard

Los Angeles, CA 90064-1614

Telephone: (310) 312-4000 Facsimile: (310) 312-4224

Attorneys for Defendant

AMERICAN FAMILY LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF 

COLUMBUS (Aflac) erroneously named and sued herein as 

AMERICAN FAMILY LIFE ASSURANCE OF 

COLUMBUS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA – OAKLAND DIVISION

SHIRLEY RIVERS,

Plaintiff,

vs.

AMERICAN LIFE ASSURANCE OF 

COLUMBUS; and DOES 1 through 

100, inclusive,

Defendants.

Case No. 05-03167 CW

ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION 

TO EXCUSE LEAD TRIAL 

COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT 

FROM ATTENDING THE CASE 

MANAGEMENT 

Date: December 9, 2005

Time: 1:30 p.m.

Courtroom: 2, 4th Floor

Judge: Hon. Claudia Wilken

TO THE HONORABLE CLAUDIA WILKEN, UNITED STATES 

DISTRICT JUDGE:

IT IS STIPULATED by and between Plaintiff Shirley Rivers (“Plaintiff”) 

and Defendant American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus (Aflac) 

(“Defendant”) (collectively the “parties”), through their respective counsels of 

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record, that lead trial counsel for Defendant be excused from attending the Case 

Management Conference scheduled for December 9, 2005 at 1:30 p.m. and that cocounsel Nancy Whang be permitted to attend in her place, or in the alternative, that 

the Case Management Conference be continued to January 20, 2006, or as soon 

thereafter as the Court’s calendar permits, but not January 27, 2006 as lead trial 

counsel for Defendant is not available on that date.

This Stipulation is based on the following:

1. The Case Management Conference is currently set for December 9, 

2005 at 1:30 p.m.

2. Local Rule 16-10(a) requires lead trial counsel for each party to attend 

the Case Management Conference unless excused by the Court. 

3. Lead trial counsel for Defendant will be out of the state on December 

9 and unable to attend the Case Management Conference scheduled for December 

9, 2005. 

4. Based on the foregoing, the parties agreed and now request:

• That lead trial counsel for Defendant be excused from attending the 

Case Management Conference and that co-counsel Nancy Whang be 

permitted to attend in her place; or, 

• In the alternative, that the Case Management Conference be continued 

to January 20, 2006, or as soon thereafter as the Court’s calendar 

permits, but not January 27, 2006 as lead trial counsel for Defendant 

is not available on that date.

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Dated: December 7, 2005 MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS, LLP

MARGARET LEVY

S. NANCY WHANG

By: /s/ S. Nancy Whang

S. Nancy Whang

Attorneys for Defendant

AMERICAN FAMILY LIFE

ASSURANCE COMPANY OF

COLUMBUS (Aflac)

Dated: December 7, 2005 LAW OFFICES OF LAURENCE PADWAY

LAURENCE PADWAY

By: /s/ Laurence Padway

Laurence Padway

Attorneys for Plaintiff

SHIRLEY RIVERS

Filer’s Attestation: Pursuant to General Order No. 45, Section X(B) 

regarding signatures, S. Nancy Whang hereby attests that concurrence in the filing 

of this document has been obtained

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ORDER

Based on the parties’ stipulation, and good cause appearing,

IT IS ORDERED:

That lead trial counsel for Defendant is excused from attending the Case 

Management Conference and co-counsel Nancy Whang will attend the Case 

Management Conference; or, 

 12/8/05 /s/ CLAUDIA WILKEN

Dated: _______________, 2005 ___________________________________

Honorable Claudia Wilken

United States District Judge

40949173.2

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