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Nature of Suit Code: 445
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Employment Discrimination

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JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE DEADLINE TO CONDUCT RULE 26(F) CONFERENCE AND SUBMIT 

JOINT STATUS REPORT / CASE NO. 2:15-CV-02359-JAM-AC 

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LE CREC & LE CREC LLP 

Christopher R. LeClerc (SBN 233479) chris@leclreclaw.com 

235 Montgomery Street, Suite 1019 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

Telephone: (415) 445-0900 

Facsimile: (415) 445-9977 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

DANIELLE CUMMINGS-REED 

SEYFARTH SHAW LLP 

Laura Maechtlen (SBN 224923) lmaechtlen@seyfarth.com 

Pritee K. Thakarsey (SBN 266168) pthakarsey@seyfarth.com 

Robin E. Devaux (SBN 233444) rdevaux@seyfarth.com 

560 Mission Street, 31st Floor 

San Francisco, California 94105 

Telephone: (415) 397-2823 

Facsimile: (415) 397-8549 

Attorneys for Defendants 

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED 

(erroneously sued as United Health Group) 

and OPTUM360 SERVICES, INC. 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

DANIELLE CUMMINGS-REED, an individual,

Plaintiff, 

v. 

UNITED HEALTH GROUP; OPTUM30 

SERVICES, INC., and DOES 2 through 50, 

Inclusive, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 2:15-cv-02359-JAM-AC

JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE 

DEADLINE TO CONDUCT RULE 26(F) 

CONFERENCE AND SUBMIT JOINT 

STATUS REPORT 

Complaint Filed: October 7, 2015 

Dept.: Courtroom 6, 14th Floor 

Judge: Hon. John A. Mendez

Pursuant to Rule 143 of the Civil Local Rules for the United States District Court in the Eastern 

District of California, the Parties to the above entitled action, Plaintiff Danielle Cummings-Reed 

(“Plaintiff”) and Defendant Optum360 Services, Inc. (“Defendant” or “Optum360”) (Plaintiff and 

Defendants collectively referred to herein as “the parties”), by and through their undersigned counsel, 

hereby stipulate and agree as follows: 

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WHEREAS, on November 13, 2015, the Court issued an Order that the parties conduct a Rule 

26(f) Conference and file Joint Status Report within sixty (60) of the removal of this action to Federal 

Court. 

WHEREAS, the parties Joint Status Report was due on January 12, 2016. 

WHEREAS, on December 14, 2015, Defendant filed its motion to compel arbitration, which was 

to be heard on January 26, 2016. 

WHEREAS, on December 28, 2015, the Court granted Defendant’s ex parte application to 

continue the deadline to conduct a Rule 26(f) Conference and file Joint Status Report to February 12, 

2016. 

WHEREAS, on January 13, 2015, the Court dismissed Defendant’s Motion to Compel 

Arbitration without prejudice and ordered that Defendant meet and confer with Plaintiff, preferably in 

person, prior to filing its Motion to Compel Arbitration. 

WHEREAS, on February 9, 2015, after meeting and conferring with Plaintiff’s counsel in 

person, Defendant re-filed its Motion to Compel Arbitration, which will be heard on March 22, 2016. 

 WHEREAS, Defendant would like to continue the deadline to conduct a Rule 26(f) Conference 

and file a Joint Status Report until after the Court has determined whether the matter will be submitted 

to arbitration. 

WHEREAS, Defendant’s position is that continuing the deadline to conduct a Rule 26(f) 

Conference and file a Joint Status Report until after March 22, 2016, will prevent the parties from 

incurring undue time and expense if the matter is submitted to arbitration. 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff does not believe that there is an enforceable agreement to arbitrate this 

dispute, yet nevertheless is willing to continue the deadline for completing the Rule 26 conference to 

maintain the status quo until Defendant’s motion may be heard by the Court. 

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WHEREAS, the parties have met and conferred and agree to continue the deadline to conduct the 

Rule 26(f) Conference and file a Joint Status Report until April 8, 2016. 

WHEREAS, continuing the deadline to conduct a Rule 26(f) Conference and file a Joint Status 

Report until April 8, 2016 will not result in any change to any other applicable case deadline. 

NOW THEREFORE, all parties hereto stipulate and agree that the Court may enter an Order 

continuing the deadline to conduct a Rule 26(f) Conference and file a Joint Status Report until April 8, 

2016. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD. 

DATED: February 9, 2016 LE CREC & LE CREC LLP 

By: /s/ Christopher R. LeClerc________

 Christopher R. LeClerc 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

DANIELLE CUMMINGS-REED 

Attorney for plaintiff agreed with the contents of 

this document and authorized the filer to use his 

electronic signature. 

DATED: February 9, 2016 SEYFARTH SHAW LLP 

By: /s/ Pritee K. Thakarsey 

Laura Maechtlen 

Robin E. Devaux 

Pritee K. Thakarsey 

Attorneys for Defendants 

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED 

(erroneously sued as United Health Group) 

and OPTUM360 SERVICES, INC. 

 

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ORDER 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, AND GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, IT IS SO ORDERED 

that the deadline to conduct a Rule 26(f) Conference and file Joint Status Report is continued until April 

8, 2016. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: 2/9/2016 /s/ John A. Mendez____________ 

 Hon. Judge John A. Mendez 

 United States District Court Judge 

24438664v.3 / 023845-000802 

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