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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Insurance Contract

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MANATT, PHELPS &

PHILLIPS, LLP 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO 

CONTINUE CASE MGMT CONFERENCE

Case No. C 05-02189 JSW 

MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS, LLP 

HENRY C. WANG (CA Bar No. 196537) 

S. NANCY WHANG (CA Bar No. 211389) 

11355 West Olympic Boulevard 

Los Angeles, California 90064-1614 

Telephone: (310) 312-4000 

Facsimile: (310) 312-4224 

Attorneys for Defendants 

ZURICH LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, and 

FEDERAL KEMPER LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY 

BONNETT, FAIRBOURN, FRIEDMAN & BALINT, P.C. 

ANDREW S. FRIEDMAN 

2901 N. Central, Suite 1000 

Phoenix, Arizona 85012 

Telephone: (602) 274-1100 

Facsimile: (602) 274-1199 

COHEN & PAIK, LLP 

DEAN D. PAIK (CA Bar No. 126920) 

177 Post Street, Suite 600 

San Francisco, California 94108 

Telephone: (415) 398-3900 

Facsimile: (415) 398-7500 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

MICHELLE MEEK, KATHERINE WEBB and

MICHAEL SEMLER 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MICHELLE MEEK and KATHERINE 

WEBB, on behalf of themselves, all other 

similarly situated California residents and 

the general public, and MICHAEL 

SEMLER, on behalf of the general public, 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

ZURICH LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 

OF AMERICA, FEDERAL KEMPER 

LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, and 

Does 1-100, 

Defendants.

Case No. C-05-02189 JSW 

STIPULATION TO CONTINUE CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE; [PROPOSED] 

ORDER THEREON 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO 

CONTINUE CASE MGMT CONFERENCE

Case No. C 05-02189 JSW 

IT IS HEREBY AGREED AND STIPULATED by and between Plaintiffs Michelle 

Meek, Katherine Webb, and Michael Semler (“Plaintiffs”) and defendants Zurich Life Insurance 

Company Of America, and Federal Kemper Life Assurance Company (“Defendants,” 

collectively, the “Parties”), by and through their undersigned counsel of record herein, that the 

Case Management Conference currently scheduled for September 23, 2005 at 1:30 p.m. be 

continued to October 28, 2005 at 1:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as it may be held, and that the 

Joint Case Management Conference Statement and Proposed Order be filed no later than October 

21, 2005, or five (5) court days prior to the continued Case Management Conference date, 

whichever is later. 

The Stipulation is premised on the following considerations: 

1. On May 27, 2005, Defendants removed the instant case to this Court from the 

California Superior Court for the County of San Francisco. 

2. Soon thereafter, the Parties began engaging in settlement discussions. 

3. In an effort to further settlement discussions and save judicial resources, the 

Parties filed a Stipulation to Extend Further Time to allow Defendants until September 19, 2005 

to respond to the First Amended Complaint. 

4. The Parties believe they will be able to settle this matter and expect to have a 

settlement agreement resolving the matter within the next 30 days. 

5. The Case Management Conference is currently scheduled for September 23, 2005 

at 1:30 p.m. 

6. In anticipation of the Scheduling Conference, the Parties are required to file a Joint 

Case Management Statement no later than five (5) court days prior to the conference.

7. In the interest of utilizing settlement opportunities and conserving judicial 

resources, good cause exists: 

 a. To extend the time for Defendants to respond to Plaintiffs’ First Amended 

Complaint until October 19, 2005. 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO 

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Case No. C 05-02189 JSW 

 b. To continue the Case Management Conference from September 23, 2005 at 

1:30 p.m. to October 28, 2005 at 1:30 p.m. in Courtroom 2, 17th Floor, or 

as soon thereafter as may be held. 

 c. For the Joint Case Management Statement and Proposed Order be filed no 

later than October 21, 2005, or five (5) court days prior the continued Case 

Management Conference date, whichever is later. 

Date: September 20, 2005 COHEN & PAIK, LLP 

By: /s/ Dean D. Paik, Esq. 

Dean D. Paik, Esq. 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

MICHELLE MEEK, KATHERINE WEBB and 

MICHAEL SEMLER 

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

Nancy Whang hereby attests that concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained. 

Date: September 20, 2005 MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS, LLP 

By: /s/ S. Nancy Whang, Esq. 

S. Nancy Whang, Esq. 

Attorneys for Defendants

ZURICH LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF 

AMERICA, and FEDERAL KEMPER LIFE 

ASSURANCE COMPANY

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO 

CONTINUE CASE MGMT CONFERENCE

Case No. C 05-02189 JSW 

[PROPOSED] ORDER

Based on the parties’ stipulation, and good cause appearing, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Defendants’ time to respond to Plaintiffs’ First 

Amended Complaint is extended to October 19, 2005, the Joint Case Management Conference 

must be filed no later than October ___, 2005, or five (5) court days prior to the continued Case 

Management Conference date, whichever is later, and that the Scheduling Conference currently 

scheduled for September 23, 2005 at 1:30 p.m. in Courtroom 2, 17th Floor is continued to 

October ___, 2005 at __:__ _.m. in Courtroom 2, 17th Floor. 

DATED: , 2005 

 The Honorable Jeffrey S. White 

 United States District Court Judge 

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