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

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STIPULATION REGARDING CONTINUATION OF PRIVATE MEDIATION DATE; 

[PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON – C 07 00371-CW 

SF1 1483553v.1

Geoffrey M. Ezgar (SBN 184243) 

gezgar@sidley.com 

SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP 

555 California Street, Ste. 2000 

San Francisco, California 94104 

Tel: (415) 772-1200 

Fax: (415) 772-7400 

Joel S. Feldman 

jfeldman@sidley.com 

Peter M. Flanagan (SBN 234528) 

pmflanagan@sidley.com 

Ashwin Janakiram 

ajanakiram@sidley.com 

SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP 

One South Dearborn Street 

Chicago, Illinois 60603 

Tel: (312) 853-7000 

Fax: (312) 853-7036 

Attorneys For Defendant 

JACKSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

OAKLAND DIVISION

JANICE KENNEDY, individually, and on 

Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly 

Situated, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

JACKSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE 

COMPANY, a Michigan corporation, 

Defendant. 

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Civil Action No. 07-cv-00371-CW 

STIPULATION REGARDING 

CONTINUATION OF PRIVATE 

MEDIATION DATE; 

ORDER THEREON 

Before: The Honorable Claudia 

 Wilken 

Case 4:07-cv-00371-CW Document 61 Filed 01/15/08 Page 1 of 5
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STIPULATION REGARDING CONTINUATION OF PRIVATE MEDIATION DATE; 

[PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON – C 07 00371-CW 

STIPULATION REGARDING 

CONTINUATION OF PRIVATE MEDIATION DATE

This Stipulation is made between the Plaintiff Janice Kennedy and Defendant Jackson 

National Life Insurance Company (“Jackson National”), by their respective counsel of record, with 

respect to the following: 

WHEREAS, the Court, in its Minute Order and Case Management Order, dated July 2, 2007, 

referred this case to the ADR process of private mediation; 

WHEREAS, the Court ordered that such private mediation be held by January 31, 2008; 

WHEREAS, the parties are currently conducting discovery relevant to their claims and 

defenses and believe that the mediation deadline should be continued to allow for the completion of 

additional discovery; 

WHEREAS, no prior request to extend the deadline for private mediation has been made in 

this case; and 

WHEREFORE, the parties hereby respectfully request that the deadline for completing 

private mediation in this case be extended to July 31, 2008. 

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STIPULATION REGARDING CONTINUATION OF PRIVATE MEDIATION DATE; 

[PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON – C 07 00371-CW 

FINKELSTEIN & KRINSK LLP 

By: /s/ Howard D. Finkelstein 

Dated: January 14, 2008 

Howard D. Finkelstein 

One of the Attorneys for Plaintiff Janice Kennedy

SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP 

By: /s/ Geoffrey M. Ezgar 

Dated: January 14, 2008 

Geoffrey M. Ezgar 

One of the Attorneys for Defendant 

Jackson National Life Insurance Company 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON – C 07 00371-CW 

ATTESTATION OF SIGNATURE

(N.D. Cal. General Order 45) 

Pursuant to General Order No. 45, § X(B), I hereby attest under penalty of perjury that 

concurrence in the filing of the document has been obtained from all the signatories. 

SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP 

By: /s/ Geoffrey M. Ezgar 

Dated: January 14, 2008 

 Geoffrey M. Ezgar 

One of the Attorneys for Defendant 

Jackson National Life Insurance Company 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON – C 07 00371-CW 

ORDER

Based upon the Stipulation of the parties, and good cause appearing therefore, IT IS 

HEREBY ORDERED that the January 31, 2008, deadline for private mediation is HEREBY 

CONTINUED to July 31, 2008. 

Dated: January 15, 2008 

Hon. Claudia Wilken 

United States District Judge 

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