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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 ELECT REFERRAL OF ACTION TO VOLUNTARY 

DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROGRAM (VDRP) PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 16-271 

CASE NO.: 2:08-CV-00894 LKK-KJM 

BARGER & WOLEN LLP 

650 CALIFORNIA ST. 

NINTH FLOOR 

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108 

(415) 434-2800 

Robert K. Renner (155283) 

BARGER & WOLEN LLP 

19800 MacArthur Boulevard, Suite 800 

Irvine, California 92612-2427 

Telephone: (949) 757-2800 

Facsimile: (949) 752-6313 

William Lee (148652) 

BARGER & WOLEN LLP 

650 California St., 9th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94108 

Telephone: (415) 434-2800 

Facsimile: (415) 434-2533 

Attorneys for Defendants 

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and Verizon 

Wireless Group Long Term Disability Plan 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JERRY WOODARD, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE 

COMPANY, VERIZON WIRELESS 

GROUP LONG TERM DISABILITY 

PLAN, 

Defendants. 

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CASE No.: 2:08-CV-00894 LKK-KJM 

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO ELECT 

REFERRAL OF ACTION TO 

VOLUNTARY DISPUTE RESOLUTION 

PROGRAM (VDRP) PURSUANT TO 

LOCAL RULE 16-271 

 

Pursuant to Local Rule 16-271, the parties hereby agree to submit the above-entitled 

action to the Voluntary Dispute Resolution Program. 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO ELECT REFERRAL OF ACTION TO VOLUNTARY 

DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROGRAM (VDRP) PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 16-271 

CASE NO.: 2:08-CV-00894 LKK-KJM

BARGER & WOLEN LLP 

650 CALIFORNIA ST. 

NINTH FLOOR 

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108 

(415) 434-2800 

Dated: July __, 2008 BARGER & WOLEN LLP 

 

 By: _____________________________________ 

 ROBERT K. RENNER 

WILLIAM LEE 

Attorneys for Defendants 

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and 

Verizon Wireless Group Long Term Disability 

Plan 

Dated: July __, 2008 By: _____________________________________ 

JESSE S. KAPLAN 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

Jerry Woodard 

 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: July 23, 2008 

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