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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 29:1132 E.R.I.S.A.: Employee Benefits

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BARGER & WOLEN i:\office7\7197\097\05pleadings\2nd stip 2 continue hearing date disc motion.doc LLP

633 W. FIFTH ST.

FORTY-SEVENTH FLOOR

LOS ANGELES, CA 90071

(213) 680-2800

J. Russell Stedman (117130)

Michael A. S. Newman (205299)

Kathleen M. Dyer (227216)

BARGER & WOLEN LLP

650 California Street, 9th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94108

Telephone: (415) 434-2800

Fax: (415) 434-2533

Attorneys for Defendants

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

and Kaiser Permanente Flexible Benefits

Plan

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO/OAKLAND DIVISION

SANDRA STEIN,

Plaintiff,

vs.

KAISER PERMANENTE FLEXIBLE

BENEFITS PLAN and METROPOLITAN

LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,

Defendants.

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CASE NO.: C05-02566 CW (JCS)

Hon. Joseph C. Spero

STIPULATION TO CONTINUE HEARING

DATE FOR PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO

ALLOW DISCOVERY

Current Date: February 3, 2006

New Proposed Date: February 17, 2006

Time: 9:30 a.m.

Courtroom: A

Complaint Filed: June 23, 2005

Plaintiff SANDRA STEIN (“Plaintiff”), and Defendants METROPOLITAN LIFE

INSURANCE COMPANY (“MetLife”) and KAISER PERMANENTE FLEXIBLE BENEFITS

PLAN (the “Plan”) (collectively “Parties”), by and through their respective counsel of record have

now met and conferred on two occasions, in response to the Court’s December 16, 2006 Order. On

both occasions, the Parties have successfully resolved some of the discovery issues and have

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discussed procedures for resolving other issues. Pursuant to those discussions, the Parties hereby

stipulate to the following revised schedule:

January 17, 2006: MetLife and the Plan will provide formal responses to all discovery

requests that Plaintiff sent to MetLife and the Plan.

January 20, 2006: The Parties will meet and confer with respect to the January 17

responses.

January 24, 2006: The Parties will file a joint letter to the Court, describing what issues

remain in contention and describing the Parties’ respective positions.

January 27, 2006: MetLife and the Plan will file and serve their opposition to Plaintiff’s

Motion.

February 3, 2006: Plaintiff will file and serve her reply.

February 17, 2006: The Motion will be heard at 9:30 a.m.

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As the foregoing schedule will give the Parties the opportunity to (a) compromise and/or

resolve further discovery issues and (b) limit the range of issues that will be heard by the Court,

good cause exists.

Dated: January 9, 2006 BARGER & WOLEN LLP

By: /s/ Michael A. S. Newman

Michael A. S. Newman

Attorneys for Defendant

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE

COMPANY and KAISER

PERMANENTE FLEXIBLE BENEFITS

PLAN

Dated: January 9, 2006 LAW OFFICES OF STEVEN M. CHABRE

By: /s/ Steven M. Chabre

STEVEN M. CHABRE

Attorneys for Plaintiff

SANDRA STEIN

[PROPOSED] ORDER

Pursuant to the SUPPLEMENTAL STIPULATION TO CONTINUE HEARING DATE

FOR PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO ALLOW DISCOVERY and good cause appearing therefor, IT

IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

January 17, 2006: MetLife and the Plan will provide formal responses to all discovery

requests that Plaintiff sent to MetLife and the Plan.

January 20, 2006: The Parties will meet and confer with respect to the January 17

responses.

January 24, 2006: The Parties will file a joint letter to the Court, describing what issues

remain in contention and describing the Parties’ respective positions.

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January 27, 2006: MetLife and the Plan will file and serve their opposition to Plaintiff’s

Motion.

February 3, 2006: Plaintiff will file and serve her reply.

February 17, 2006, at 9:30 a.m.: The Court will hear Plaintiff’s Motion To Allow

Discovery.

Dated: By:

JOSEPH C. SPERO

United States Magistrate Judge

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Jan. 10, 2006

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