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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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STIPULATION EXTENDING TIME TO FILE RESPONSIVE 

PLEADING, STIPULATION TO CONTINUE INITIAL CMC AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER: CASE NO. 3:08-CV-01375 PJH

JOSEPH A. CREITZ, STATE BAR NO. 169552

Law Office of Joseph Creitz

22 Battery Street, Suite 1000

San Francisco, CA 94111

Telephone: (415) 269-3675

Facsimile: (415) 513-4475

JOSEPH A. GAROFOLO, STATE BAR NO. 214614

Law Office of Joseph A. Garofolo

22 Battery Street, Suite 1000

San Francisco, CA 94111

Telephone: (415) 981-9775

Facsimile: (415) 981-9776

Attorneys for Plaintiff

LENA MONZON RAMOS

REBECCA A. HULL, STATE BAR NO. 99802

SHAWN M. WROBEL, STATE. BAR NO. 230030

SEDGWICK, DETERT, MORAN & ARNOLD LLP

One Market Plaza

Steuart Tower, 8th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94105

Telephone: (415) 781-7900

Facsimile: (415) 781-2635

Attorneys for Defendants

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and

Bank of America Long Term Disability Benefits Plan

(erroneously sued as Bank of America Long Term Disability 

Plan)

PATRICIA K. GILLETTE, STATE BAR NO. 74461

pgillette@orrick.com

KRISTEN M. JACOBY, STATE BAR NO. 243857

kjacoby@orrick.com

ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP

The Orrick Building

405 Howard Street

San Francisco, CA 94105-2669

Telephone: +1-415-773-5700

Facsimile: +1-415-773-5759

Attorneys for Defendant

BANK OF AMERICA GROUP BENEFITS PROGRAM 

(erroneously identified by Plaintiff as “Bank of America”)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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STIPULATION EXTENDING TIME TO FILE RESPONSIVE 

PLEADING, STIPULATION TO CONTINUE INITIAL CMC AND

[PROPOSED] ORDER: CASE NO. 3:08-CV-01375 PJH

LENA MONZON RAMOS,

Plaintiff,

v.

BANK OF AMERICA, a corporation, in its 

capacity as administrator of the BANK OF 

AMERICA LONG TERM DISABILITY 

PLAN; METROPOLITAN LIFE 

INSURANCE COMPANY, a corporation, in 

its capacities as a fiduciary and an 

administrator of the BANK OF AMERICA 

LONG TERM DISABILITY PLAN; and 

BANK OF AMERICA LONG TERM 

DISABILITY PLAN an ERISA-regulated 

employee benefit plan,

Defendants.

Case No. 3:08-cv-01375 PJH

STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME 

FOR DEFENDANT BANK OF 

AMERICA TO FILE A RESPONSIVE 

PLEADING, STIPULATION TO 

CONTINUE INITIAL CMC, AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER CONTINUING

INITIAL CMC

Date: July 10, 2008

Time: 2:30 p.m.

Judge: Hon. Phyllis J. Hamilton

Defendant Bank of America Group Benefits Program’s (erroneously sued as Bank of 

America) responsive pleading to Plaintiff’s Complaint is currently due on July 27, 2008. The 

parties hereby stipulate to an extension of time for Defendant Bank of America Group Benefits 

Program to file a responsive pleading. The responsive pleading will now be due on July 11, 

2008.

The initial Case Management Conference is currently set for July 10, 2008. In order to 

allow time for the filing of a responsive pleading on behalf of Defendant Bank of America Group 

Benefits Program, and to allow sufficient time for the parties to meet and confer, all parties 

stipulate to, and request that the Court grant, a continuance of the Case Management Conference 

to July 31, 2008 at 2:30 p.m., with associated deadlines to be continued accordingly.

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STIPULATION EXTENDING TIME TO FILE RESPONSIVE 

PLEADING, STIPULATION TO CONTINUE INITIAL CMC AND

[PROPOSED] ORDER: CASE NO. 3:08-CV-01375 PJH

Dated: June 26, 2008 JOSEPH A. CREITZ

Law Office of Joseph Creitz 

/s/ Joseph A. Creitz

JOSEPH A. CREITZ

Attorneys for Plaintiff

Lena Monzon Ramos

Dated: June 27, 2008 REBECCA A. HULL

SHAWN M. WROBEL

Sedgwick, Detert, Moran, & Arnold LLP

/s/ Rebecca A. Hull

REBECCA A. HULL

SHAWN M. WROBEL

Attorneys for Defendants

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and Bank of 

America Long Term Disability Benefits Plan

Dated: June 27, 2008 PATRICIA K. GILLETTE

KRISTEN M. JACOBY

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

/s/ Kristen M. Jacoby

PATRICIA K. GILLETTE

KRISTEN M. JACOBY

Attorneys for Defendant

Bank of America Group Benefits Program

[PROPOSED] ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: _________________________

HONORABLE PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

6/30/08

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

I

A

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton

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