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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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Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GARY ORTEGA,

Plaintiff,

v.

LIBERTY LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY 

OF BOSTON, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 15-cv-00699-JST 

SCHEDULING ORDER

The Court hereby sets the following case deadlines pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 16 and Civil Local Rule 16-10:

Event Deadline

Fact discovery cut-off 12/1/2015

Defendant’s opening motion for judgment 1/28/2016

Plaintiff’s opening motion and opposition brief 2/11/2016

Defendant’s opposition and reply briefs 2/25/2016

Plaintiff’s reply brief 3/3/2016

Bench trial 3/21/16 at 2:00 p.m.

Counsel may not modify these dates without leave of court. The parties shall comply with 

the Court’s standing orders, which are available at cand.uscourts.gov/jstorders.

The parties must take all necessary steps to conduct discovery, compel discovery, hire 

counsel, retain experts, and manage their calendars so that they can complete discovery in a timely 

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manner and appear at trial on the noticed and scheduled dates. All counsel must arrange their 

calendars to accommodate these dates, or arrange to substitute or associate in counsel who can. 

Trial dates set by this Court should be regarded as firm. Requests for continuance are 

disfavored. The Court will not consider any event subsequently scheduled by a party, partycontrolled witness, expert or attorney that conflicts with the above trial date as good cause to grant 

a continuance. The Court will not consider the pendency of settlement discussions as good cause 

to grant a continuance. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 10, 2015

______________________________________

JON S. TIGAR

United States District Judge

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