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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 28:1132 E.R.I.S.A.

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1 Case No. 3:18-cv-06103-JST

STIP. AND PROP. ORDER TO DISMISS 

WHOLE FOODS MARKET LTD PLAN

LAW OFFICES

MESERVE,

MUMPER &

HUGHES LLP

Anna Maria Martin (Bar No. 154279)

amartin@mmhllp.com

Allison Vana (Bar No. 228282)

avana@mmhllp.com

MESERVE, MUMPER & HUGHES LLP

1000 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1860

Los Angeles, California 90017-2475

Telephone: (213) 620-0300

Facsimile: (213) 625-1930

Attorneys for Defendants

UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA and 

WHOLE FOODS MARKET LONG-TERM DISABILITY 

PLAN

Teresa S. Renaker, Cal. Bar No. 187800

Margo Hasselman Greenough, Cal. Bar No. 228529

Kirsten G. Scott, Cal Bar. No. 253464

RENAKER HASSELMAN SCOTT LLP

235 Montgomery St., Suite 944

San Francisco, CA 94104

Telephone: (415) 653-1733

Facsimile: (415) 727-5079

teresa@renakerhasselman.com

margo@renakerhasselman.com

kirsten@renakerhasselman.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff,

JULIO ESTEBAN TAICO SUAREZ

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JULIO ESTEBAN TAICO SUAREZ,

Plaintiff,

vs.

UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF 

AMERICA and WHOLE FOODS MARKET 

LONG-TERM DISABILITY PLAN,

Defendants.

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Case No. 3:18-cv-06103-JST

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER TO DISMISS WHOLE FOODS 

MARKET LONG-TERM DISABILITY 

PLAN

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Plaintiff JULIO ESTEBAN TAICO 

SUAREZ (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA 

(“Unum Life”), by and through their respective counsel, as follows:

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STIP. AND PROP. ORDER TO DISMISS 

WHOLE FOODS MARKET LTD PLAN

LAW OFFICES

MESERVE,

MUMPER &

HUGHES LLP

1. The Parties agree that this case is governed by the Employee Retirement Income 

Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. Section 1001, et seq.

2. Plaintiff named the WHOLE FOODS MARKET LONG-TERM DISABILITY PLAN 

(the “Plan”) as a defendant in this action.

3. The long-term disability benefits at issue in this case under the Plan are funded by a 

policy of long term disability insurance (the “Policy”) issued by Unum Life to Whole Foods Market, 

Inc.

4. In consideration for this Stipulation, Unum Life acknowledges and agrees that it will 

be responsible for any judgment relating to the long-term disability benefits under the Plan, if any, 

and attorney fees and costs, if awarded, as they relate to Plaintiff based on the allegations made in 

the Complaint against Unum Life in the above-entitled action.

5. By entering into this stipulation, Unum Life is not waiving any affirmative defenses 

and/or grounds for motions under Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

6. The Parties therefore stipulate and request that the Plan be dismissed without 

prejudice, with the Parties to bear their own attorney fees and costs pertaining to this Stipulation or

the dismissal of the Plan prior to entry of judgment in this matter. In the event that judgment is 

entered in this case, Unum Life disputes that attorney fees and costs are recoverable related to 

dismissal of the Plan. Unum Life shall remain the only named defendant.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: February 14, 2019 Teresa S. Renaker

Margo Hasselman Greenough

Kirsten G. Scott

RENAKER HASSELMAN SCOTT LLP

By: /s/ Kirsten G. Scott

Kirsten G. Scott

Attorneys for Plaintiff

JULIO ESTEBAN TAICO SUAREZ

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STIP. AND PROP. ORDER TO DISMISS 

WHOLE FOODS MARKET LTD PLAN

LAW OFFICES

MESERVE,

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HUGHES LLP

Dated: February 14, 2019 MESERVE, MUMPER & HUGHES LLP

Anna Maria Martin

Allison Vana

By: /s/ Anna Maria Martin

Anna Maria Martin

Attorneys for Defendants

UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 

OF AMERICA and WHOLE FOODS 

MARKET LONG-TERM DISABILITY 

PLAN

FILER’S ATTESTATION

The filing attorney attests that she has obtained concurrence regarding the filing of this 

document and its content from the signatories to this document.

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WHOLE FOODS MARKET LTD PLAN

LAW OFFICES

MESERVE,

MUMPER &

HUGHES LLP

[PROPOSED] ORDER

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant WHOLE FOODS MARKET LONG-TERM 

DISABILITY PLAN (the “Plan”) be dismissed from this action without prejudice, pursuant to the 

Parties’ stipulation. Unum Life Insurance Company of America shall remain the only named 

defendant in this action.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: ___________________ _________________________________

Hon. Jon S. Tigar

United States District Judge

February 15, 2019

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