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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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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE THE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND SET 

BRIEFING SCHEDULE ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS

CASE NO. 3:15-CV-05003-WHO

MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS, LLP

GREGORY N. PIMSTONE (Bar No. 150203)

Email: gpimstone@manatt.com

JOHN LEBLANC (Bar No. 155842)

Email: jleblanc@manatt.com

ILEANA M. HERNANDEZ (Bar No. 198906)

Email: ihernandez@manatt.com

LEAH R. ADAMS (Bar No. 266645)

Email: ladams@manatt.com

11355 West Olympic Boulevard

Los Angeles, CA 90064-1614

Telephone: (310) 312-4000

Facsimile: (310) 312-4224

Attorneys for Defendants

CALIFORNIA PHYSICIANS’ SERVICE dba BLUE 

SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA, BLUE SHIELD OF 

CALIFORNIA LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE 

COMPANY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

ARAM HOMAMPOUR, JOHN 

BARTELS, and JON NAKA on behalf of 

themselves and all others similarly situated,

Plaintiff,

v.

CALIFORNIA PHYSICIANS’ SERVICE 

dba BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA, 

BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA LIFE 

AND HEALTH INSURANCE 

COMPANY,

Defendant.

No. 3:15-cv-05003-WHO

Hon. William H. Orrick

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

CONTINUE THE JUNE 14, 2016 INITIAL 

CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

AND SET BRIEFING SCHEDULE ON 

DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS

Case Management Conference

Date: June 14, 2016

Time: 2:00 p.m.

Trial Date: None set

Action filed: October 30, 2015

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Plaintiffs Aram Homampour (“Homampour”), John Bartels (“Bartels”) and Jon Naka

(“Naka”) (collectively “Plaintiffs”) and Defendants California Physicians’ Service dba Blue 

Shield of California (“Blue Shield of California”) and Blue Shield of California Life and Health 

Insurance Company (“Blue Shield Life”) (collectively “Defendants”) stipulate, pursuant to Civil 

Local Rule 6-2, as follows:

1. Plaintiff Homampour filed his Complaint against Blue Shield Life on October 30, 

2015 and served Blue Shield Life with the Complaint on November 13, 2015.

2. On November 2, 2015, this Court set an initial case management conference 

(“CMC”) for February 2, 2016 at 2:00 p.m.

3. On December 1, 2015, Plaintiff Homampour and Blue Shield Life filed a 

stipulation, pursuant to Local Rule 6-1(a), to extend the time for Blue Shield Life to respond to 

the initial Complaint, to and including January 8, 2016.

4. On December 31, 2015, Plaintiff Homampour and Blue Shield Life filed a 

stipulation to the filing of a First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) and to continue the initial case 

management conference. (Dkt. No. 14.) On January 4, 2016, the Court entered its Order on the 

stipulation. (Dkt. No. 15.) In the Order, the Court noted that, “[i]n the event [Blue Shield Life] 

moves to dismiss the FAC, the Court will entertain a stipulation to hold the Case Management 

Conference on the same date as the hearing on the motion.”

5. On January 15, 2016, Plaintiff Homampour filed his FAC, adding Plaintiff Bartels 

and Naka and Defendant Blue Shield of California. (Dkt. No. 16.)

6. On January 21, 2016, the parties filed a stipulation to further continue the initial 

case management conference to May 24, 2016, and to extend the time for Defendants to respond 

to the FAC until April 22, 2016. (Dkt. No. 21.) The Court entered its Order on the stipulation on 

January 25, 2016. (Dkt. No. 22.)

7. The Court thereafter advanced the Initial Case Management Conference to 

May 17, 2016. (Dkt. No. 23.)

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8. On April 14, 2016, the parties filed a stipulation regarding Plaintiffs’ filing of a 

Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) and continuing the case management conference to 

June 14, 2016. (Dkt. No. 24.) The Court entered its Order on the stipulation on April 29, 2016. 

(Dkt. No. 25.)

9. Plaintiffs filed their Second Amended Complaint on May 6, 2016. Pursuant to the 

parties’ stipulation, Defendants’ response to the Second Amended Complaint is due on May 27, 

2016.

10. The parties met and conferred by telephone on May 23, 2016. Defendants 

informed Plaintiffs that they intend to file a motion to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint. 

The parties also discussed the upcoming initial case management conference.

11. The parties agreed that Defendants’ motion to dismiss will be heard on 

Wednesday, August 10, 2016, at 2:00 p.m., or a date convenient to the Court. The parties also 

agreed on the following briefing schedule for Defendants’ motion to dismiss: Plaintiffs’

opposition will be due on July 13, 2016, and Defendants’ reply will be due on July 27, 2016.

12. The parties also agreed that it would be in the interest of judicial economy to 

continue the June 14, 2016 case management conference to the August 10, 2016 hearing on the 

motion to dismiss. 

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SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: May 26, 2016 MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS, LLP

By: /s/ Ileana M. Hernandez

Gregory Pimstone

John LeBlanc

Ileana M. Hernandez

Leah R. Adams

Attorneys for Defendants

CALIFORNIA PHYSICIANS’ SERVICE 

dba BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA, 

BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA LIFE 

AND HEALTH INSURANCE 

COMPANY

Dated: May 26, 2016 KANTOR & KANTOR LLP

By: /s/ Timothy J. Rozelle

Glenn R. Kantor

Timothy J. Rozelle

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

ARAM HOMAMPOUR, JOHN 

BARTELS, and JON NAKA

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 27, 2016

Honorable William H. Orrick

 United States District Judge

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