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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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JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE TIME TO COMPLETE SETTLEMENT; AND PROPOSED ORDER 

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FRANK N. DARRAS #128904 

SHERNOFF BIDART & DARRAS, LLP 

3257 East Guasti Road, Suite 300 

Ontario, CA 91761 

Telephone: (909) 390-3770 

Facsimile: (909) 974-2121 

Email: fdarras@sbd-law.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JERRY CHAPMAN, 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE 

COMPANY; A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, 

INC. LTD PLAN, 

 Defendants. 

Case No.: 2:07-CV-00561-WBS-GGH 

JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE 

TIME TO COMPLETE SETTLEMENT; 

AND PROPOSED ORDER 

Date Action Filed: March 22, 2007 

Trial Date: February 26, 2008 

TO THE HONORABLE COURT AND TO ALL PARTIES HEREIN AND THEIR 

ATTORNEYS OF RECORD: 

 Plaintiff JERRY CHAPMAN and Defendants METROPOLITAN LIFE 

INSURANCE COMPANY and A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC. LTD PLAN, by and 

through their respective counsel of record, hereby stipulate and respectfully request that 

the date to complete settlement regarding this action be continued for thirty days. The 

date to complete settlement in this matter is presently scheduled for December 10, 

2007. The parties are working diligently and expect to have the settlement finalized 

within the next thirty days. The parties respectfully request a brief continuance of the 

time to complete the settlement process from December 10, 2007 to January 9, 2008, in 

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order to allow the parties to finalize the settlement. 

For all the stated reasons above, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED 

by and between the parties and their respective counsel of record, and it is respectfully 

requested that the Court permit and enter an Order to continue the time to complete the 

settlement process date currently set for December 10, 2007 to January 9, 2008. 

DATED: December 10, 2007 SHERNOFF BIDART & DARRAS, LLP 

 

 /s/ Frank N. Darras 

FRANK N. DARRAS 

 Attorneys for Plaintiff 

DATED: December 10, 2007 SEDGWICK, DETERT, MORAN & 

ARNOLD LLP 

 

 /s/ Michael N. Westheimer 

 REBECCA A. HULL 

 MICHAEL N. WESTHEIMER 

 Attorneys for Defendants 

ORDER

 Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties and their respective counsel, IT IS 

HEREBY ORDERED that the date for the parties to complete the settlement process 

currently set for December 10, 2007 is continued to January 9, 2008. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: December 11, 2007 

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 Jerry Chapman v. Met Life

Case No: 2:07-CV-00561-WBS-GGH 

PROOF OF SERVICE 

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO 

I am employed in the county of San Bernardino, State of California. I am over the age of 18 and not a party to the 

within action; my business address is: 3257 East Guasti Road, Suite 300, Ontario, California 91761. 

On December 10, 2007, I served the foregoing document described as: 

JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE TIME TO COMPLETE SETTLEMENT; AND 

PROPOSED ORDER 

on all interested parties in this action by placing [ ] the original [ x ]a true copy thereof enclosed in sealed envelopes 

addressed as follows: 

Rebecca A. Hull, Esq. 

Michael N. Westheimer, Esq. 

SEDGWICK, DETERT, MORAN & ARNOLD LLP 

One Market Plaza 

Steuart Tower, 8th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

Phone: (415) 781-7900 

Fax: (415) 781-2635 

Attorneys for Defendants: METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY and A. G. 

EDWARDS & SONS, INC. LTD PLAN 

[ x ]BY MAIL 

I caused such envelope to be deposited in the mail at Ontario, California. The envelope was mailed with 

postage thereon fully prepaid. I am "readily familiar" with this firm's practice of collection and processing 

correspondence for mailing. It is deposited with U.S. postal service on that same day in the ordinary course 

of business. I am aware that on motion of party served, service is presumed invalid if postal cancellation 

date or postage meter date is more than 1 day after date deposit for mailing in affidavit. 

[ ]BY PERSONAL SERVICE 

I caused to be delivered by hand to the above-listed addressees or to the addressees on the list attached 

hereto. A proof of service executed by the delivery person will be mailed under separate cover. 

[ ]BY OVERNIGHT MAIL/COURIER 

To expedite the delivery of the above-named document, said document was sent via overnight courier for 

next day delivery to the above-listed party. 

[ ]BY FACSIMILE ("FAX") 

In addition to the manner of proof of service indicated above, a copy was sent by FAX to the above-listed 

party. 

I declare that I am employed in the office of a member of the bar of this court at whose direction the service was 

made. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of California that the above is true and correct.

Executed on December 10, 2007, at Ontario, California. 

 /s/ Catherine Carvalho

Catherine Carvalho 

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