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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Breach of Contract

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO FURTHER CONTINUE MEDIATION 

COMPLETION DEADLINE

SEDGWICK LLP 

REBECCA A. HULL Bar No. 99802 

rebecca.hull@sedgwicklaw.com 

MARK J. HANCOCK Bar No. 160662 

mark.hancock@sedgwicklaw.com 

333 Bush Street, 30th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Telephone: (415) 781-7900 

Facsimile: (415) 781-2635 

Attorneys for Defendant 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

CATHY A. REYNOLDS 2008 REVOCABLE 

TRUST; R.W. “SKIP” REYNOLDS, 

TRUSTEE OF CATHY A. REYNOLDS 2008 

REVOCABLE TRUST; RHYS HOSKINS, 

Beneficiary of Cathy A. Reynolds 2008 

Revocable Trust and heir of Cathy A. Reynolds, 

Decedent; MELORIA HOSKINS, Beneficiary 

of Cathy A. Reynolds 2008 Revocable Trust 

and heir of Cathy A. Reynolds, Decedent; 

ESTATE OF CATHY A. REYNOLDS; R. W. 

“SKIP” REYNOLDS as Executor of the Estate 

of Cathy A. Reynolds; and R. W. “SKIP” 

REYNOLDS as Conservator of the Estate of 

Cathy A. Reynolds, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE 

COMPANY, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 2:12-cv-00417 JAM-DAD 

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

FURTHER CONTINUE MEDIATION 

COMPLETION DEADLINE

 IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between Plaintiffs and 

Defendant Metropolitan Life Insurance Company by and through their respective attorneys of 

record, as follows: 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO FURTHER CONTINUE MEDIATION 

COMPLETION DEADLINE

Mediation had been scheduled to take place on October 4, 2012 before JAMS Mediator 

Judge Ellen Sickle James (Ret.). However, attorney-scheduling issues arose after the mediation 

was set and the mediation was taken off calendar. Since then, the court has four times extended 

the mediation-completion deadline as a result of the parties’ conclusion that further investigation 

was needed before the case would be ripe for mediation. Most recently, the court extended to 

August 7, 2013 the deadline for the parties to report on mediation. 

 The parties have not yet completed mediation. The parties continue to cooperate in the 

factual investigation. They have conferred and concluded that additional time is needed for 

investigation and document production before proceeding with mediation. Accordingly, the 

parties agree that it would be best to further postpone the mediation-completion and –reporting 

dates. 

At this time the parties seek an order that: (1) they be given approximately 90 days from 

August 7, 2013, or until November 5, 2013, to complete mediation; (2) they be excused from 

filing an updated joint status report by August 14, 2013; and (3) they be given until November 

12, 2013 to submit an updated joint status report concerning the outcome of the rescheduled 

mediation. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

DATED: August 15, 2013 HELLER & HIBBERT 

 By: /s/ Steven M. Heller (as authorized on 8/15/13)

 Steven M. Heller 

 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

DATED: August 15, 2013 SEDGWICK LLP 

 By: /s/ Mark J. Hancock Rebecca A. Hull 

 Mark J. Hancock 

 Attorneys for Defendant 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO FURTHER CONTINUE MEDIATION 

COMPLETION DEADLINE

ORDER 

Good cause appearing and pursuant to the above Joint Stipulation to Continue Mediation 

Completion Deadline, it is HEREBY ORDERED as follows: 

1. The parties shall have until November 5, 2013 to complete mediation; 

2. The parties are excused from filing an updated joint status report by August 14, 2013; 

3. The parties shall have until November 12, 2013 to submit an updated joint status report 

concerning the outcome of the mediation. 

Date: 8/16/2013 

 /s/ John A. Mendez_____________ 

 JOHN A. MENDEZ 

 United States District Court Judge 

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