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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 29:1132 E.R.I.S.A.: Employee Benefits

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28 -1- Case No. 4:16-cv-00035-WHA

JOINT STIPULATION TO FURTHER EXTEND DEADLINE 

TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT

Gordon

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Rees L

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275 Battery

Street, S

uite 2000

San

Francisco, C

A 94111

JORDAN S. ALTURA (SBN: 209431) 

TINO X. DO (SBN: 221346)

GORDON & REES LLP

275 Battery Street, Suite 2000

San Francisco, CA 94111

Telephone: (415) 986-5900

Facsimile: (415) 986-8054

jaltura@gordonrees.com

tdo@gordonrees.com

Attorneys for Defendant

CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Kirk J. Wolden, SBN 138902

CARTER WOLDEN CURTIS, LLP

1111 Exposition Blvd., Suite 602

Sacramento, CA 95815

Telephone: (916) 567-1111

Facsimile: (916) 567-1112

kirk@cwclawfirm.com

Eamon P. Kelly (Pro Hac Vice Admission to be sought)

Nathan A. Shev (Pro Hac Vice Admission to be sought)

SPERLING & SLATER, P.C.

55 West Monroe Street, Suite 3200

Chicago, IL 60603

Telephone: (312) 641-3200

Facsimile: (312) 641-6492

ekelly@sperling-law.com

nshev@sperling-law.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

AVIATION WEST CHARTERS, LLC D/B/A 

ANGEL MEDFLIGHT, et al.

Plaintiffs, 

vs.

CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE 

COMPANY

Defendant.

CASE NO. 3:16-cv-00035-WHA

JOINT STIPULATION TO 

FURTHER EXTEND DEADLINE 

TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT

(CIVIL L.R. 16(e) AND 6-1(a))

Complaint Filed: January 11, 2016

Order re: Order re:

Case 3:16-cv-00035-WHA Document 22 Filed 04/22/16 Page 1 of 5
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28 -2- Case No. 4:16-cv-00035-WHA

JOINT STIPULATION TO FURTHER EXTEND DEADLINE 

TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT

Gordon

&

Rees L

L

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275 Battery

Street, S

uite 2000

San

Francisco, C

A 94111

TO THE HONORABLE COURT:

The parties hereto, Plaintiffs AVIATION WEST CHARTERS, LLC d/b/a ANGEL 

MEDFLIGHT and ERIN GAAL (collectively “Plaintiffs”) and Defendant CONNECTICUT 

GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (“CIGNA”), by and through their respective 

counsel of record, hereby stipulate as follows:

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs filed their Complaint on January 5, 2016, and served CIGNA with 

the Summons and Complaint on January 8, 2016.

WHEREAS, following joint stipulations, CIGNA’s deadline to file a response to the 

Complaint was extended to April 22, 2016, based on the Parties’ agreement to conduct an early

mediation on March 31, 2016 with Judge Edward Infante (Ret.) to attempt to resolve this case

and potentially resolve other, related claim disputes in their entirety.

WHEREAS, following entry of the Court’s March 10, 2016 order continuing the initial 

Case Management Conference and CIGNA’s responsive pleading filing deadline, the Parties

engaged in further discussions concerning the scope of and process for mediation and ultimately

agreed that they will attempt to resolve thirteen (13) distinct, disputed claims at the mediation, 

including this matter. 

WHEREAS, given the time required for the Parties to reach an agreement on which 

claims would be addressed at the mediation, and the complexities of the thirteen disputed claims 

that will be at issue, it has taken longer than anticipated to prepare for the mediation, and the 

Parties agreed to move the mediation date to May 4, 2016 to allow sufficient time to adequately 

prepare and ensure a meaningful attempt at resolution. 

WHEREAS, the Parties are simultaneously filing with this Stipulation their Rule 26 joint 

report, but agree that sufficient time should be allowed post-mediation to permit resolution 

efforts to continue and, if the Parties are unable to resolve their disputes, to allow CIGNA 

adequate time to prepare its response to the Complaint.

WHEREAS, the Plaintiffs have agreed to further extend CIGNA’s deadline to file a 

response to the Complaint to May 18, 2016 (two weeks after the mediation).

Order re:

Case 3:16-cv-00035-WHA Document 22 Filed 04/22/16 Page 2 of 5
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28 -3- Case No. 4:16-cv-00035-WHA

JOINT STIPULATION TO FURTHER EXTEND DEADLINE 

TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT

Gordon

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Rees L

L

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275 Battery

Street, S

uite 2000

San

Francisco, C

A 94111

WHEREAS, the Parties respectfully submit that they do not believe the continuance of 

CIGNA’s responsive pleading filing deadline will interfere with any deadline previously set by

the Court, and they will be prepared to discuss all issues required under Rule 26 at the April 28, 

2016 Initial Case Management Conference.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Plaintiffs and CIGNA through their 

respective counsel of record that the deadline for CIGNA to file a responsive pleading is 

extended up to May 18, 2016.

 

IT IS SO STIPULATED

Dated: April 21, 2016 CARTER WOLDEN CURTIS, LLP

By /s/ Kirk J. Wolden

Kirk J. Wolden

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

AVIATION WEST CHARTERS, LLC d/b/a 

ANGEL MEDFLIGHT and ERIN GAAL

Dated: April 21, 2016 GORDON & REES LLP

By /s/ Tino X. Do

Jordan S. Altura

Tino X. Do

Attorneys for Defendant 

CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE 

COMPANY

Order re:

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28 -4- Case No. 4:16-cv-00035-WHA

JOINT STIPULATION TO FURTHER EXTEND DEADLINE 

TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT

Gordon

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Rees L

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275 Battery

Street, S

uite 2000

San

Francisco, C

A 94111

ATTESTATION OF E-FILED SIGNATURE

I, Jordan S. Altura, am the ECF user whose ID and password are being used to file this

Joint Stipulation to Further Extend Deadline to Respond to Complaint. In compliance with 

Local Rule 5-1(i), I hereby attest that Kirk J. Wolden, counsel for Plaintiffs, has concurred in this 

filing.

Dated: April 21, 2016 /s/ Tino X. Do

Tino X. Do

Order re:

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28 -5- Case No. 4:16-cv-00035-WHA

JOINT STIPULATION TO FURTHER EXTEND DEADLINE 

TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT

Gordon

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275 Battery

Street, S

uite 2000

San

Francisco, C

A 94111

PROPOSED ORDER

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED that Defendant Connecticut 

General Life Insurance Company file its response to Plaintiffs’ Complaint by May 18, 2016 in 

the event this case is not resolved at the May 4, 2016 mediation.

Dated: ________________ __________________________

Hon. William Alsup

United States District Judge

1114817/27735135v.1

April 22, 2016. Order re:

Case 3:16-cv-00035-WHA Document 22 Filed 04/22/16 Page 5 of 5