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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 28:1132 E.R.I.S.A.

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NEIL MARK SORGER,

Plaintiff,

v.

NOVARTIS CORPORATION DEATH 

BENEFIT & DISABILITY PLAN, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 19-cv-00105-JSC 

PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER

As discussed at the Initial Case Management Conference held on May 16, 2019, the parties

shall file a written submission notifying the Court whether they agree to private mediation by May 

24, 2019. If the parties do not agree to private mediation, the Court will refer them to ADR. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT:

I. CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULE 

Fact Discovery Cut-Off: July 31, 2019

Deadline for Filing Dispositive Motions: August 23, 2019

Deadline for Filing Opposition Briefs: September 20, 2019

Deadline for Filing Reply Briefs: October 4, 2019

Hearing Date for Dispositive Motions: October 18, 2019

II. TRIAL DATE

A. The Court will conduct a Rule 52 bench trial on October 18, 2019, at 9:00 a.m., in 

Courtroom F, 15th Floor, U.S. District Court, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 17, 2019

JACQUELINE SCOTT CORLEY

United States Magistrate Judge

Case 3:19-cv-00105-JSC Document 28 Filed 05/17/19 Page 1 of 1