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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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27 _____________________________________________________________________

JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT AND

PROPOSED ORDER

Samuel F. Barnum (SBN 075767)

LAW OFFICES OF SAMUEL F. BARNUM

4302 Redwood Highway, Suite 100

San Rafael, CA 94903

Telephone: (415) 492-9800

Facsimile: (415) 492-9808

Attorney for Plaintiff

Lesley Cooper

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LESLEY COOPER,

Plaintiff,

v.

UFCW NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

EMPLOYERS JOINT PENSION PLAN,

Defendant.

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Case No. C 05 4835 JL

JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT

STATEMENT AND PROPOSED ORDER

Judge: Hon. James Larson

Date: July 19, 2006

Time: 10:30 am

The parties submit the following Joint Case Management Conference Statement and

Proposed Order in connection with the Case Management Conference set for July 19, 2006. 

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

At the initial Case Management Conference on April 5, 2006, the Court referred this case

to Early Neutral Evaluation based on the parties  stipulation.

The ENE session occurred as scheduled on June 21, 2006. In conjunction with that

proceeding, the parties have commenced settlement discussions. Plaintiff s settlement demand is

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under consideration by Defendant. Any decision regarding settlement in this case must be

considered by Defendant s Board of Trustees. The next regularly scheduled meeting of the

Board does not occur until August 2, 2006. Consequently, the parties will need some additional

time for purposes of the pending settlement negotiations and therefore request that the Court

continue the Case Management Conference for at least 60 days. 

 

Dated: July 12, 2006 LAW OFFICES OF SAMUEL BARNUM

By /s/ Samuel F. Barnum 

Samuel Barnum

Attorney for Plaintiff, Lesley Cooper

Dated: July 12, 2006 DAVIS, COWELL & BOWE, LLP

By /s/ J. Thomas Bowen____________

J. Thomas Bowen

Attorneys for Defendant,

UFCW Northern California 

Employers Joint Pension Plan

CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER

The Case Management Statement and Proposed Order is hereby adopted by the Court as

the Case Management Order for the case. A further Case Management Conference is set for

September 27, 2006.

Dated: ___________________ _____________________________________________

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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