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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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ORDER, page 1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

HOBIE H. TRIVITTE, Administrator of the

Estate of Eleanor Ann Trivitte,

Plaintiff,

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HEALTHCOMP, INC., et al.,

Defendant.

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Case No.: C04-3125 PVT

PRETRIAL CONFERENCE ORDER

On April 25, 2006, the parties appeared before Magistrate Judge Patricia V. Trumbull for the

final pretrial conference. Based on the parties’ submissions and the discussions at the pretrial

conference,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the court adopts the statements of “Stipulations, Agreed

Statement and Undisputed Facts,” “Disputed Factual Issues,” and “Disputed Legal Issues” set forth

in Plaintiff’s pretrial conference statement with the following modifications, as discussed at the

pretrial conference:

• The date “September 3, 2002.” at page 2, line 20 is replaced with the date “September

2, 2002”;

• The word “benefits” at page 3, line 6 is replaced with the word “payments”;

• The words “and if so, who” are added to the end of Disputed Factual Issue No. 3 (at

page 3, lines 10-11);

• Disputed Factual Issue Nos. 9 and 10 (at page 4, lines 4-9) are no longer at issue

based on Defendants’ waiver of the failure to exhaust argument;

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1 Disputed Factual Issue No. 2 from Defendants’ pretrial conference statement reads

“Whether HealthComp ever was provided the UB92 or HCFA 1500 forms and the steps taken by

HealthComp to obtain those forms.” Disputed Factual Issue No. 9 from Defendants’ pretrial conference

statement reads “Whether HealthComp could process the claims of Eleanor Ann Trivitte without the

UB92 or HCFA 1500 forms and the information as to the other potential sources of insurance and/or

third party payments.

2 Disputed Legal Issue No. 2 from Defendants’ pretrial conference statement reads “What

standard of review is to be applied.”

ORDER, page 2

• Disputed Factual Issue Nos. 2 and 91 from Defendants’ pretrial conference statement

shall be added to Plaintiff’s Disputed Factual Issues;

• Disputed Legal Issue No. 22 from Defendants’ pretrial conference statement shall be

added to Plaintiff’s Disputed Legal Issues.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff requested permission to supplement his exhibit

list with five additional exhibits, made at the pretrial conference, is granted. The court adopts the

parties’ respective witness and exhibit lists, without prejudice to objections to admission at trial.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that trial will commence at 9:30 a.m. on May 1, 2006. If the

trial goes into a second day, it will reconvene at 1:00 p.m. on May 2, 2006.

Dated: 4/26/06

 

PATRICIA V. TRUMBULL

United States Magistrate Judge

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