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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Petition for Removal

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JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE STATEMENT

Case No. C05 02238 RMW RS

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GARY S. ROSE #83744

FLYNN, ROSE & PERKINS

59 North Santa Cruz Avenue, Suite Q

Los Gatos, California 95030

(408) 399-4566

Email: gsroselaw@hotmail.com

Attorney for Plaintiff

SUSANNA SOTELO

JEFFREY S. KRAVITZ

KELLY K. BRAR

LORD, BISSELL & BROOK, LLP

300 South Grand Avenue, 8th Floor

Los Angeles, California 90071-3119

(213) 485-1500

Email:

Attorney for Defendant

OLD REPUBLIC LIFE INSURANCE CO.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SUSANNA SOTELO,

Plaintiff,

vs.

OLD REPUBLIC LIFE INSURANCE

COMPANY; and DOES 1 though 10,

inclusive,

Defendants.

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Case No. C05 02238 RMW RS

JOINT CASE MANAGENT CONFERENCE

STATEMENT

Date: March 24, 2006

Time: 10:30 a.m.

The parties in the above-entitled action jointly submit this Case Management Statement.

Since the Case Management Conference of October 21, 2005, the parties have completed

their voluntary disclosures of witnesses and documents, records have been subpoenaed, and

additional formal discovery has been completed. The parties resolved a potential dispute over

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certain documents alleged to be trade secret, by filing a Stipulation with this court regarding said

records on or about December 12, 2005.

The parties have also agreed to use the Honorable Leonard Sprinkles (Ret.) as a mediator is

this matter.

However, in attempting to complete the exchange of certain trade secret documents and to

produce witnesses for depositions in Chicago, Illinois, the parties encountered difficulties.

Certain company witnesses are no longer employed by Old Republic Life, and defense

counsel has been attempting to contact them and obtain their agreement to appear for a deposition

without the need of formal subpoenas.

The associate on the defense team most closely involved in this case resigned her position,

which has lead to some additional delays, along with a family medical condition which has

affected the time available to counsel involved in the development of this case. For that and other

reasons, the parties not having completed the discovery necessary to conduct a mediation.

The parties respectfully request that this court, as it deems appropriate, either continue the

current Case management Conference, set for March 24, 2006 by approximately 75 days, or

alternatively, the parties are prepared to set this matter for a jury trial, of approximately 7 days

duration, any time on or after January 15, 2007, as the court’s calendar permits.

Under either option, the parties intend to complete such further, limited discovery as they

deem necessary, in order to get this matter into mediation, before the expenditure of the heavy

commitments of time and money necessary for trial preparation.

DATE: March , 2006 FLYNN, ROSE & PERKINS

By /s/ Gary S. Rose GARY S. ROSE

Attorney for Plaintiff

SUSAN SOTELO

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DATE: March 17, 2006 LORD, BISSELL & BROOK, LLP

By /s/ Jeffrey S. Kravitz 

JEFFREY S. KRAVITZ

Attorney for Defendant

OLD REPUBLIC LIFE INSURANCE CO.

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

Gary S. Rose herby attests that concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained.

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