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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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JOINT REQUEST AND [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR TELEPHONIC APPEARANCE AT CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

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THORNTON DAVIDSON, #166487 

ERISA Law Group, LLP 

2055 San Joaquin Street 

Fresno, California 93721 

Telephone (559) 256-9800 

Telefax (550) 256-9799 

thornton@erisalg.com

Attorney for Plaintiff, SALLY KAYE 

PATRICK C. DICARLO, #220339 

Alston & Bird, LLP 

1201 West Peachtree Street 

Atlanta, Georgia 30309 

Telephone (404) 883-4512 

Telefax (404) 253-8571 

Pat.dicarlo@alston.com

MARK SLATER ASKANAS, #122745 

DYLAN B. CARP, #196846 

Jackson Lewis, LLP 

199 Freemont Street, 10th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94150 

Telephone (415) 394-9400 

Telefax (415) 394-9401 

askanasm@jacksonlewis.com

carpd@jacksonlewis.com 

Attorneys for Defendant, BEAZER HOMES USA, INC. LONG TERM DISABILITY 

COVERAGE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES PLAN 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR 

THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SALLY KAYE ) 

 ) Case No. 09-cv-03887 

Plaintiff, ) 

) JOINT REQUEST AND 

) [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR 

v. ) TELEPHONIC APPEARANCE 

) AT CASE MANAGEMENT 

) CONFERENCE 

) 

BEAZER HOMES USA, INC., LONG ) Date: January 29, 2010 

TERM DISABILITY COVERAGE FOR ) Time: 10:30 a.m. 

ALL EMPLOYEES PLAN, ) Crtrm: 3, 5th Floor 

 ) Judge: Hon. Jeremy Fogel 

 Defendant. ) Loc: 280 South First Street, San Jose 

 ) 

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**E-Filed 1/6/2010**

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 Thornton Davidson, attorney of record for plaintiff SALLY KAYE, Patrick DiCarlo, and 

Mark Slater Askanas, attorneys for defendant BEAZER HOMES USA, INC., LONG TERM 

DISABILITY COVERAGE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES PLAN do hereby jointly request to 

participate in the initial Case Management Conference in this matter by telephone. This request is 

made for the following reasons:

 1. The Scheduling Conference is scheduled for January 29, 2010 at 10:30 

a.m. in Courtroom 3 before the Honorable Jeremy Fogel. 

 2. Counsel for the parties have prepared and filed the Joint Case 

Management Statement 

 3. This request to appear by telephone is made because Plaintiff’s counsel 

maintain their offices in the City of Fresno, California, a distance of 

approximately 200 miles from the courthouse, and Defendant’s lead 

counsel Patrick DiCarlo maintains his office in Atlanta, Georgia, a 

distance of more than 200 miles away. 

 4. Plaintiff’s counsel and Defendant’s counsel have consulted and agree that 

their are no objections to either party appearing telephonically at the Case 

Management Conference 

. 

Dated: December 7, 2009

S/ Thornton Davidson .

THORNTON DAVIDSON, 

Attorney for Plaintiff, SALLY 

KAYE 

Dated: December 7, 2009

/S/ Patrick C. DiCarlo .

PATRICK C. DICARLO, Attorney 

for Defendant, BEAZER HOMES 

USA, INC., LONG TERM 

DISABILITY COVERAGE FOR 

ALL EMPLOYEES PLAN 

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Dated: December 7, 2009

/S/ Mark Slater Askanas .

MARK SLATER ASKANAS, 

Attorney for Defendant, BEAZER 

HOMES USA, INC., LONG 

TERM DISABILITY 

COVERAGE FOR ALL 

EMPLOYEES PLAN 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

 Plaintiff’s counsel, Thornton Davidson, and Defendant’s lead counsel Patrick DiCarlo 

may participate in the initial Case Management Conference in this action by telephone. 

Dated: _____________________ _______________________________________ 

 HONORABLE JEREMY FOGEL 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE 

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1/4/2010

Counsel shall

contact Court Call at 866-582-6878 in ADVANCE of the hearing to arrange for the appearance.

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