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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 29:1131 E.R.I.S.A. Collection of Delinquent Trust Funds

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER EXTENDING CASE DEADLINES 

[CASE NO. C05-00225 CW] Page 1

Marc I. Machiz

R. Joseph Barton - CA State Bar No. 212340

COHEN, MILSTEIN, HAUSFELD & TOLL, P.L.L.C.

1100 New York Avenue, N.W. Suite 500

Washington, D.C. 20005

Telephone: (202) 408-4600

Facsimile: (202) 408-4699

E-mail: MMachiz@CMHT.com

Jeffrey Lewis – CA State Bar No. 066587

Vincent Cheng – CA State Bar No. 230827

LEWIS, FEINBERG, RENAKER & JACKSON, P.C.

1330 Broadway, Suite 1800

Oakland, CA 94612

Telephone: (510) 839-6824

Facsimile: (510) 839-7839

E-mail: jlewis@lewisfeinberg.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

OAKLAND DIVISION

JAMES W. SIMPSON, individually and on

behalf of all others similarly situated,

Plaintiff,

vs.

FIREMAN’S FUND INSURANCE

COMPANY,

Defendant,

and

FIREMAN’S FUND MEDICAL PLAN,

Nominal Defendant. 

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Case No. C05-00225 CW

ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION

EXTENDING CASE DEADLINES

[Civil L.R. 6-1]

WHEREAS the parties have been actively engaged in discovery as well as settlement

negotiations;

WHEREAS the parties participated in a full-day mediation on October 26, 2005 through

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the Court’s ADR process; 

WHEREAS the parties wish to continue their settlement negotiations through private

mediation between now and early December 2005 to determine if these settlement negotiations

will be successful;

WHEREAS Plaintiff is currently reviewing documents recently produced by Defendants; 

WHEREAS Plaintiff would like to complete review of all documents produced by

Defendants before taking depositions of individuals who have played a key role in the

amendment to the leave of absence policy at issue;

WHEREAS, the parties are in the process of meeting and conferring to decide on a

mutually agreed-upon mediator, schedule a date for the private mediation, and determine the

availability of potential deponents in November and December 2005; 

WHEREAS, the parties have not requested any prior extensions relating to case deadlines

in this action. 

NOW, THEREFORE, 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between Plaintiff James W.

Simpson and Defendants Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company and Fireman’s Fund Medical Plan,

through their respective attorneys of record, that the case deadlines be extended by

approximately five weeks, as follows:

1. Completion of Fact Discovery: December 20, 2005

2. Disclosure of Identities and Reports of Expert 

Witnesses: December 20, 2005

3. Completion of Expert Discovery: December 20, 2005

4. Plaintiffs’ Motion filing cutoff: January 19, 2006

5. Defendants’ Opposition and Cross-Motion: February 6, 2006

6. Plaintiffs’ Reply and Opposition to Cross-Motion: February 13, 2006

7. Defendants’ Reply on Cross-Motion: February 20, 2006

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8. Hearing on Dispositive Motions and Final Case March 10, 2006

Management Conference at 10:00 a.m. on: _______________

[previously scheduled for

1/27/06]

9. Final Pre-Trial Conference at 1:30 p.m. on: September 8

_______________, 2006; 

[previously scheduled for 

3/10/06]

10. Trial: 4-day court trial will begin at 8:30 a.m. on: September 18, 

_______________, 2006.

[previously scheduled for

3/20/06

Dated: _________________ COHEN, MILSTEIN, HAUSFELD & TOLL,

P.L.L.C.

LEWIS, FEINBERG, RENAKER & JACKSON, 

P.C.

By: /s/ Jeffrey Lewis 

Jeffrey Lewis

Attorneys for Plaintiff

Date: __________________ MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP

By: /s/ Ward Kallstrom 

D. Ward Kallstrom

Attorneys for Defendants

FIREMAN’S FUND INSURANCE

COMPANY and FIREMAN’S FUND

MEDICAL PLAN

IT IS SO ORDERED.

11/9/05

Date: __________________ _______________________________

Claudia Wilken

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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