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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 TO EXTEND BRIEFING SCHEDULE AND HEARING RE STANDARD OF REVIEW MOTION

Constantin V.Roboostoff, Esq. (SBN: 69328) 

 cvr1@earthlink.net 

ROBOOSTOFF & KALKIN 

369 Pine Street, Suite 500 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Telephone: (415) 732-0282 

Facsimile: (415) 732-0287 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

CHRISTINE ONDERSMA 

Rebecca A. Hull, Esq. (SBN: 99802) 

 rebecca.hull@sdma.com 

Michael N. Westheimer, Esq. (SBN: 178938) 

 michael.westheimer@sdma.com 

SEDGWICK DETERT MORAN & ARNOLD, LLP 

One Market Plaza 

Steuart Tower, 8th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

Telephone: (415) 781-7900 

Facsimile: (415) 781-2635 

Attorneys for Defendant 

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY LONG TERM 

DISABILITY PLAN and METROPOLITAN LIFE 

INSURANCE COMPANY 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

CHRISTINE ONDERSMA, 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE 

COMPANY, WELLS FARGO & COMPANY 

SHORT TERM DISABILITY PLAN, WELLS 

FARGO & COMPANY LONG TERM 

DISABILITY PLAN, 

Defendants.

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Case No. C-06-0258 MMC 

STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR 

EXTENSION OR CONTINUANCE OF 

BRIEFING SCHEDULES AND 

HEARING DATES

Plaintiff Christine Ondersma and Defendants Wells Fargo & Company Long Term 

Disability Plan and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, (collectively, the “parties”), by and 

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STIPULATION TO EXTEND BRIEFING SCHEDULE AND HEARING RE STANDARD OF REVIEW MOTION

through their respective counsel, hereby stipulate as follows: 

Whereas, at the case management conference on April 14, 2006, the Court set briefing 

schedules and hearing dates in this action, which arises under the Employee Retirement Income 

Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. section 1001 et seq., whereby defendants are currently 

scheduled to file an opening brief on a standard of review motion by August 18, 2006 and the 

hearing is set on September 22, 2006, and the parties are currently scheduled to file opening briefs 

for cross-motions for summary judgment by November 10, 2006, which are set for hearing or trial 

on December 15, 2006; and 

Whereas, plaintiff propounded requests for production of documents in this ERISA action, 

and the parties are currently meeting and conferring regarding her discovery requests, and

Whereas, plaintiff contends that the outcome of the pending discovery dispute will affect 

the briefing of the standard of the review motion, and in the interest of judicial economy the parties 

wish to resolve the discovery issues before briefing the standard of review motion, and 

Whereas, the parties participated in an ADR phone conference with the Court’s ADR unit 

on April 11, 2006 per the Court’s ADR local rules, and agreed at that time to participate in 

mediation before a Court-appointed mediator, but the ADR Unit still has not appointed a mediator 

in this action, and 

Whereas, the mediation is not likely to be completed prior to the briefing of the standard of 

review motion, and in the interest of judicial economy the parties wish to proceed with mediation 

before incurring the time and expense of briefing the standard of review motion, and

Whereas, plaintiff’s counsel will be on vacation and unavailable for any purpose from 

September 25, 2006 to October 13, 2006, and 

Whereas, none of the parties will be prejudiced by a continuance of the briefing schedule 

and hearing on the standard of review motion, or the briefing schedule and hearing or trial on the 

cross-motions for summary judgment; 

Now, therefore, the parties hereby stipulate to and mutually request that the Court grant an 

extension of the briefing schedule and hearing of the standard of review motion, in which the date 

by which defendants are to file their opening brief is extended to October 13, 2006 and the hearing 

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STIPULATION TO EXTEND BRIEFING SCHEDULE AND HEARING RE STANDARD OF REVIEW MOTION

date is continued to November 17, 2006; and that the court grant an extension of the briefing 

schedule and hearing or trial of the cross-motions for summary judgment, in which the date by 

which the parties are to file their opening briefs is extended to January 12, 2007 and the hearing or 

trial date is continued February 16, 2007. 

Dated: August 11, 2006 ROBOOSTOFF & KALKIN 

 /s/ 

 ______________________________ 

 Constantin V. Roboostoff 

 Attorneys for Plaintiff 

 Christine Ondersma 

Dated: August 11, 2006 SEDGWICK DETERT MORAN & 

ARNOLD, LLP 

 /s/ 

 ______________________________ 

 Michael N. Westheimer 

 Rebecca A. Hull 

 Attorneys for Defendant 

Wells Fargo & Company Long Term 

Disability Plan, and Metropolitan Life 

Insurance Company 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: August 14, 2006 __________________________________ 

 Honorable Maxine M. Chesney 

 United States District Judge 

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