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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Fraud

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209161-10001 1

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

TO CONTINUE CERTAIN DEADLINES AND 

DATES AND VACATE FURTHER 

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE 

DANIEL G. MURPHY (SBN 141006) 

dmurphy@loeb.com 

W. ALLAN EDMISTON (SBN 228246) 

aedmiston@loeb.com 

LOEB & LOEB LLP 

10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 2200 

Los Angeles, California 90067-4120 

Telephone: 310-282-2000 

Facsimile: 310-282-2200 

Attorneys for DEFENDANTS 

MERRILL LYNCH LIFE 

INSURANCE COMPANY; and 

MERRILL LYNCH LIFE 

AGENCY INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

DALE SAKAI, in his capacity as Trustee of the Fusako Sakai 1995 

Revocable Trust under Trust Agreement 

dated June 27, 1995, 

Plaintiff, 

 v. 

MERRILL LYNCH LIFE 

INSURANCE COMPANY, a 

Washington Corporation; and 

MERRILL LYNCH LIFE AGENCY, 

INC. a Washington corporation, 

Defendants. 

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Case No. C 06-2581 (MMC) 

Assigned to Hon. Maxine M. Chesney 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]

ORDER TO CONTINUE CERTAIN

COURT-ORDERED DEADLINES

AND DATES AND VACATE

FURTHER SETTLEMENT

CONFERENCE

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

TO CONTINUE CERTAIN DEADLINES 

AND DATES AND VACATE FURTHER 

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE 

This stipulation is made by and between defendants Merrill Lynch Life 

Insurance Company and Merrill Lynch Life Agency Inc. (together, “Defendants”), 

on the one hand, and plaintiff Dale Sakai, in his capacity as Trustee of the Fusako 

Sakai 1995 Revocable Trust under Trust Agreement dated June 27, 1999 

(“Plaintiff”) (collectively with Defendants, the “Parties”), on the other hand, 

pursuant to N.D. Local Rule 7-12, with reference to the following facts: 

1. WHEREAS, on January 5, 2007, Plaintiff filed the Third Amended 

Complaint for Damages; 

2. WHEREAS, on February 12, 2007, the above-captioned Court entered 

the Pretrial Preparation Order, pursuant to which the Court, among other things, 

established September 7, 2007 as the non-expert discovery cut-off date; 

3. WHEREAS, on May 25, 2007, Defendants filed the Answer of 

Defendants to the Third Amended Complaint; 

4. WHEREAS, since February 12, 2007, the Parties have engaged in 

significant written and deposition discovery; 

5. WHEREAS, the Parties have agreed to submit this matter to private 

mediation; 

6. WHEREAS, given various scheduling issues and to permit completion 

of a private mediation, the Parties believe that a brief continuance of the following 

deadlines and dates is necessary and appropriate: 

Deadline to designate experts; 

Deadline to designate rebuttal experts; 

Expert discovery cut-off; and 

Deadline for filing dispositive motions. 

7. WHEREAS, the Parties further believe that, in light of their agreement to 

submit this matter to private mediation, the Further Settlement Conference should be 

vacated; 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

TO CONTINUE CERTAIN DEADLINES 

AND DATES AND VACATE FURTHER 

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE 

NOW THEREFORE, the Parties, through their respective attorneys, hereby 

stipulate as follows: 

1. The deadline to designate experts shall be, subject to the Court’s 

approval, continued by two weeks, from September 28, 2007 to October 12, 2007. 

2. The deadline to designate rebuttal experts shall be, subject to the 

Court’s approval, continued by two weeks, from October 12, 2007 to October 26, 

2007. 

3. The Further Status Conference shall be, subject to the Court’s approval, 

continued by two weeks, from October 26, 2007 to November 9, 2007. 

4. The expert discovery cut-off shall be, subject to the Court’s approval, 

continued by two weeks, from November 2, 2007 to November 16, 2007. 

5. The deadline for filing dispositive motions shall be, subject to the 

Court’s approval, continued by two weeks, from November 16, 2007 to 

November 30, 2007. 

6. Given the Parties’ agreement to submit this matter to private mediation, 

the Further Settlement Conference shall be, subject to the Court’s approval, vacated. 

7. Nothing in this stipulation shall be construed as a waiver or 

relinquishment of any party’s rights, remedies, objections, or defenses herein, all of 

which are expressly reserved. 

[Signatures on Following Page]

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

TO CONTINUE CERTAIN DEADLINES 

AND DATES AND VACATE FURTHER 

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE 

Dated: September 20, 2007 LOEB & LOEB LLP DANIEL G. MURPHY 

W. ALLAN EDMISTON 

By:/s/ W. ALLAN EDMISTON 

Attorneys for Defendants MERRILL 

LYNCH LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; 

and MERRILL LYNCH LIFE AGENCY 

INC. 

Dated: September 20, 2007 McGRANE GRENFIELD LLP WILLIAM McGRANE 

MAUREN HARRIGNTON 

BRIAN HANNON 

By: /s/ MAUREEN HARRINGTON 

Attorneys for Plaintiff DALE SAKAI, in 

his capacity as Trustee of the Fusako Sakai 

1995 Revocable Trust 

ORDER

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. It is FURTHER

ORDERED that the parties participate in private mediation pursuant to their

stipulation, but no later than November 16, 2007.

 Dated: September 25, 2007 ____________________________ 

 Maxine M. Chesney 

 United States District Judge 

 

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