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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE

COMPANY,

NO. CIV. S-05-1767 LKK/KJM

Plaintiff,

v. O R D E R

LESLEE MANTEGANI,

Defendant.

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Pursuant to court order, a Status (Pretrial Scheduling)

Conference is currently set for November 14, 2005 in the abovecaptioned case. In its status report, plaintiff states that it has

not served the complaint in order to facilitate settlement

negotiations. While that effort is laudable, plaintiff has failed

to serve process in contravention of the court’s Order Setting

Status Conference and without prior leave of court. Plaintiff

requests a continuance of the status conference, while the parties

engage in settlement negotiations. The court will grant one

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continuance of the initial Status Conference; however, no further

continuances will be granted and plaintiff is directed to serve

process so that defendant shall answer or otherwise respond before

the continued Status Conference date.

Accordingly, the Status Conference currently set for November

14, 2005, is CONTINUED to January 23, 2006 at 2:30 p.m. The

parties are reminded of their obligation to file status reports not

later than ten days preceding the Conference. Counsel for

plaintiff shall give notice of the continued Status Conference date

with service of process. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: November 10, 2005

/s/Lawrence K. Karlton 

LAWRENCE K. KARLTON

SENIOR JUDGE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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