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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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Gordon & Rees LLP

633 West Fifth Street

Suite 4900

Los Angeles, CA 90071

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STIPULATION EXTENDING THE TIME OF DEFENDANT AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY TO 

ANSWER TO COMPLAINT

RONALD K. ALBERTS (SBN: 100017)

GORDON & REES LLP

633 West Fifth Street

Suite 4900

Los Angeles, CA 90071

Telephone: (213) 576-5000

Facsimile: (213) 680-4470

ralberts@gordonrees.com

Attorneys for Defendant AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MELINDA CARSTENS,

Plaintiff,

v.

AETNA LIFE INSURANCE 

COMPANY, THE UNITED STATES 

SHOE CORPORATION, and DOES 1-

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Defendants.

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CASE NO. C 07 1662 TEH

STIPULATION EXTENDING 

THE TIME OF DEFENDANT 

AETNA LIFE INSURANCE

COMPANY TO ANSWER TO 

COMPLAINT

TO THE COURT:

The parties hereto, Plaintiff Melinda Carstens and Defendant Aetna Life 

Insurance Company (“Aetna”), by and through their respective counsel of record, 

hereby stipulate as follows:

WHEREAS Aetna’s response to Plaintiff’s Complaint is due to be filed on 

or before March 29, 2007;

WHEREAS Plaintiff’s counsel agrees to permit Aetna to file and serve its 

answer to Plaintiff’s Complaint on or before April 6, 2007.

WHEREAS Plaintiff’s consent to additional time for Aetna to answer shall 

not be deemed to be consent to the propriety of Aetna’s removal, or consent to 

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STIPULATION EXTENDING THE TIME OF DEFENDANT AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY TO 

ANSWER TO COMPLAINT

federal jurisdiction and Aetna agrees not to rely upon Plaintiff’s consent to 

additional time to advance any argument that Plaintiff has consented to federal 

jurisdiction or to the propriety of Aetna’s removal.

IT IS SO STIPULATED:

DATED: March 29, 2007 LEWIS, FEINBERG, LEE, RENAKER & 

JACKSON

By: /S/________________________

Cassie Springer-Sullivan

Attorneys for Plaintiff

MELINDA CARSTENS

DATED: March 29, 2007 GORDON & REES

By: /S/________________________

Ronald K. Alberts

Attorneys for Defendant 

AETNA LIFE INSURANCE 

COMPANY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Thelton E. Henderson

04/02/07

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