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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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Stip. of Dismissal with Prejudice and [Proposed] Order / Case No. C06-00498 MMC 

LIPTON & HALLBAUER 

Mark H. Lipton (SBN 51010) 

liptonapc@aol.com 

1380 Lead Hill Blvd., Suite 106 

Roseville, CA 95661 

Telephone: (916) 652-2221 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

LOU ANNE VARGAS 

SEYFARTH SHAW LLP 

Carolyn A. Knox (SBN 181317) 

cknox@seyfarth.com 

560 Mission Street, Suite 3100 

San Francisco, California 94105 

Telephone: (415) 397-2823 

Facsimile: (415) 397-8549 

Attorneys for Defendants 

THE GROUP PLAN FOR NEW YORK LIFE EMPLOYEES, 

LONG TERM DISABILITY and CIGNA LIFE INSURANCE 

COMPANY OF NEW YORK

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

IN AND FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

LOU ANNE VARGAS 

Plaintiff, 

v.

CIGNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF 

NEW YORK, NEW YORK LIFE EMPLOYEE 

LTD PLAN 

Defendant.

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Case No. C06-00498 MMC 

STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL WITH 

PREJUDICE, PURSUANT TO 

FED.R.CIV.P. 41(a) AND ORDER 

Plaintiff LOU ANNE VARGAS and Defendants THE GROUP PLAN FOR NEW YORK 

LIFE EMPLOYEES, LONG TERM DISABILITY (erroneously sued as NEW YORK LIFE 

EMPLOYEE LTD PLAN) and CIGNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK have 

reached a resolution of this matter. The parties agree to dismiss this action in its entirety with 

prejudice, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(a). Each party shall bear its own fees and costs.

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Stip. of Dismissal with Prejudice and [Proposed] Order / Case No. C06-00498 MMC 

The parties seek the Court’s approval of dismissal of this action with prejudice through the order 

listed infra.

DATED: July 3, 2006 LIPTON & HALLBAUER 

By /s/ Mark H. Lipton 

 Mark H. Lipton 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

LOU ANNE VARGAS 

DATED: July 5, 2006 SEYFARTH SHAW LLP 

By /s/ Carolyn A. Knox 

Carolyn A. Knox 

Attorneys for Defendants 

THE GROUP PLAN FOR NEW YORK 

LIFE EMPLOYEES, LONG TERM 

DISABILITY (erroneously sued as NEW 

YORK LIFE EMPLOYEE LTD PLAN) and 

CIGNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 

OF NEW YORK 

IT IS SO ORDERED that this case is dismissed with prejudice and the parties will bear 

their own fees and costs. 

DATED: July 7, 2006 ____________________________________ 

 Honorable Maxine M. Chesney 

 District Court Judge 

SF1 28241273.1 

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