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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Interpleader Action

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REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCE OF CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

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ADRIENNE C. PUBLICOVER (SBN 161432)

Email: Adrienne.Publicover@wilsonelser.com

DENNIS J. RHODES (SBN 168417)

Email: Dennis.Rhodes@wilsonelser.com

WILSON, ELSER, MOSKOWITZ EDELMAN & DICKER LLP

525 Market Street, 17th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94105-2725

Telephone: 415.433.0990

Facsimile: 415.434.1370

Attorneys for Plaintiff, SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF 

CANADA,

Plaintiff,

vs.

KARINE MANOOKIAN REVOCABLE TRUST, by 

and through Norma Gordoa, Trustee, and GAGIK 

MANOOKIAN, Individually and in his capacity as 

Parent and Natural Guardian of E.S.M., a Minor,

Defendant.

Case No. 3:15-cv-02113 CRB

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF 

CANADA’S REQUEST FOR 

CONTINUANCE OF CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND 

ORDER THEREON

Supporting Document(s):

Declaration of Dennis J. Rhodes

Plaintiff Sun Life and Health Insurance Company (U.S.) (“Sun Life”), hereby requests an 

order from this Court continuing the Case Management Conference, currently set for August 21, 

2015, for good cause as follows. 

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Sun Life filed this interpleader action on May 13, 2015. (Docket Entry, #1). In the action, 

Sun Life noted the competing claims of defendants Gagik Manookian, E.S.M. a minor and the 

Karine Manookian Revocable Trust (Defendant Trust). The Court issued summonses on May 13, 

2015. (Docket Entries #7, #8.) 

On May 20, 2015, Sun Life requested all defendants accept service via a waiver of service of 

summons by mailing said request to each defendant. Defendant Trust, though trustee Norma 

Gordoa, returned the signed waiver, dated May 27, 2015 and Sun Life duly filed notice of service of 

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summons. (Docket Entry #9.) Defendant Gagik Manookian in his individual capacity and as 

guardian of minor defendant E.S.M. returned the waiver, which was received by counsel for Sun 

Life on June 10, 2015 and the certificate of service filed with this Court on June 11, 2015. (Docket 

Entry # 11.) Accordingly, Defendants’ responsive pleadings were due July 20, 2015.

This Court issued its Order Setting Case Management Conference on June 29, 2015. (Docket 

Entry #16.) Pursuant to this Court’s rules, the Order Setting Case Management Conference was 

provided to defendants on July 17, 2015 and the certificate of said service filed that same date. 

(Docket Entry #17.)

CURRENT STATUS

As noted above, Defendants’ responsive pleadings were due on July 20, 2015. To date, 

Defendants have not responded. Therefore, the matter is not at issue.

On August 6, 2015, counsel for Sun Life has sent letters Defendants advising that their

responses to the complaint are overdue. Counsel also requested a response be filed within 10 days of 

the date of the letter. (See accompanying Declaration of Dennis J. Rhodes in support of the request 

for continuance of the Case Management Conference.)

Therefore, because the matter is not yet at issue, Sun Life requests a continuance of the Case 

Management Conference from August 21, 2015 to October 9, 2015 to allow Defendants time to 

appear in the action and all parties to meet and confer on case management issues in advance of the 

conference. In the event that the proposed date is not convenient for this Court, Sun Life request that 

the Case Management Conference be continued to a date as soon thereafter as best accommodates 

this Court’s docket.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED:

Date: August 6, 2015 WILSON, ELSER, MOSKOWITZ,

EDELMAN & DICKER LLP

 By: /s/ Dennis J. Rhodes ________

ADRIENNE C. PUBLICOVER

DENNIS J. RHODES

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA

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ORDER

Pursuant to the request herein, the Case Management Conference is continued to October 9, 

2015 at 8:30 a.m. 

Dated: August 10, 2015

CHARLES R. BREYER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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