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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Petition for Removal

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DRINKER BIDDLE &

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STIPULATION TO CONTINUE THE CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE BY 28 DAYS CASE NO. 3:15-CV-3797-EMC 

MICHAEL J. STORTZ (SBN 139386)

michael.stortz@dbr.com 

MARSHALL L. BAKER (SBN 300987) 

marshall.baker@dbr.com 

DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP

50 Fremont Street, 20th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94105-2235 

Telephone: (415) 591-7500 

Facsimile: (415) 591-7510 

STEPHEN C. BAKER (pro hac vice) 

stephen.baker@dbr.com 

TIMOTHY J. O’DRISCOLL (pro hac vice) 

timothy.odriscoll@dbr.com 

DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP

One Logan Square, Ste. 2000 

Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996 

Telephone: (215) 988-2700 

Facsimile: (215) 988-2757

Attorneys for Defendant 

THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE 

INSURANCE COMPANY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

SANFORD J. WISHNEV, individually and 

on behalf of all others similarly situated, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE 

INSURANCE COMPANY, a Wisconsin 

corporation, and DOES 1-10, inclusive, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 3:15-CV-3797-EMC

STIPULATION TO CONTINUE THE 

CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE BY 

TWENTY EIGHT (28) DAYS; 

DECLARATION OF MARSHALL L. 

BAKER; [PROPOSED] ORDER 

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STIPULATION TO CONTINUE THE CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE BY 28 DAYS - 1 - CASE NO. 3:15-CV-3797-EMC 

Plaintiff Sanford Wishnev (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant The Northwestern Mutual Life 

Insurance Company (“Northwestern Mutual”) (collectively, the “Parties”), by and through their 

attorneys of record, hereby agree and stipulate to continue the Case Management Conference 

(“CMC”) currently scheduled for June 2, 2016 as follows: 

WHEREAS, on March 28, 2016 this Court granted Northwestern Mutual’s Motion for 

Certification of Interlocutory Appeal and For Stay In Part Pending Appeal. See Dkt. No. 50; 

WHEREAS, on April 7, 2016, Northwestern Mutual timely filed a petition for permission 

to appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b) in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (the “Petition”). 

See Nw. Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. Sanford Wishnev, No. 16-80045 (Apr. 7, 2016 9th Cir.)); 

WHEREAS, on April 18, 2016, Plaintiff filed its Opposition to the Petition. See id. Dkt. 

No. 10; 

WHEREAS, on April 22, 2016, Northwestern Mutual sought leave to file a Reply in 

support of the Petition. See id. Dkt. No. 11; 

WHEREAS, the briefing on the Petition is now closed, and the Parties are awaiting the 

Ninth Circuit’s ruling; 

WHEREAS, in light of the foregoing, the Parties agree that a brief twenty-eight (28) day 

continuance of the CMC is appropriate given the pending ruling by the Ninth Circuit; 

WHEREAS, this brief continuance will not impact any other deadlines already set by the 

Court. 

WHEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED: 

The Case Management Conference currently scheduled for 10:30 a.m., June 2, 2016, is 

continued to June 30, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. 

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STIPULATION TO CONTINUE THE CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE BY 28 DAYS - 2 - CASE NO. 3:15-CV-3797-EMC 

Dated: May 27, 2016 DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP

By: /s/ Marshall L. Baker 

Michael J. Stortz 

Marshall L. Baker 

Attorneys for Defendant 

THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE 

INSURANCE COMPANY 

Dated: May 27, 2016 BRAMSON, PLUTZIK, MAHLER &

BIRKHAEUSER, LLP

By: /s/ Robert M. Bramson 

Robert M. Bramson 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

SANFORD J. WISHNEV

Attestation Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1(i) 

Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1(i), I, Marshall L. Baker, hereby attest that I have 

obtained concurrence in the filing of this document from the other signatory to this document. 

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the 

foregoing is true and correct. Executed this 27th day of May, 2016 in San Francisco, California. 

 /s/ Marshall L. Baker 

 Marshall L. Baker 

 

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STIPULATION TO CONTINUE THE CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE BY 28 DAYS - 3 - CASE NO. 3:15-CV-3797-EMC 

DECLARATION OF MARSHALL L. BAKER 

I, Marshall L. Baker, declare as follows: 

1. I am a member of the Bar of the State of California, admitted to practice before 

this Court, and an associate in the firm of Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, attorneys of record for 

Defendant The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company (“Northwestern Mutual”) in the 

above-entitled action. Pursuant to Civil L.R. 6-2, I make this Declaration in support of 

Defendant’s and Plaintiff Sanford J. Wishnev’s (“Plaintiff”) (collectively, the “Parties”) for a 

continuance of the Case Management Conference (“CMC”) currently scheduled for June 2, 2016. 

If called, I would testify to the matters set forth herein. 

2. In light of the pending ruling on Northwestern Mutual’s Petition for Interlocutory 

Appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C §1292(b) (the “Petition”), the Parties met and conferred regarding a 

brief continuance of the CMC. 

3. The Parties agreed that a ruling on the Petition was forthcoming and that a twentyeight day continuance of the CMC was therefore appropriate. 

4. The Parties request this continuance because it may provide sufficient time for the 

Ninth Circuit to issue its ruling and will not impact any deadlines already set by the Court or 

otherwise have any effect on the schedule of the case. 

5. To date, the other time modifications in this case are as follows: on 8/31/2015, the 

Court granted the Parties’ Stipulation As to Filing of the Amended Complaint and scheduled a 

response deadline for that pleading; on 11/05/2015, the Court reset the hearing on Defendant’s 

Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint and reset the Case Management 

Conference to 11/20/2015; on 11/20/2015, the Court reset the Case Management Conference to 

1/21/2016; on 01/12/2016, the Court reset the Case Management Conference to 3/3/2016; on 

02/23/2016, the Court Granted the Defendant’s Motion to Continue the Case Management 

Conference to 3/24/2016. 

 I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. 

Executed this 27th day of May, 2016 at San Francisco, CA. 

 /s/ Marshall L. Baker 

 Marshall L. Baker 

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STIPULATION TO CONTINUE THE CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE BY 28 DAYS - 4 - CASE NO. 3:15-CV-3797-EMC 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Date: 

Hon. Edward M. Chen 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

5/31/16

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Edward M. Chen

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