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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 for De Novo Review; [proposed] Order - Case No. C 05-4172 SC

Timothy J. Fricker (SBN 183309) 

James G. Mellen (SBN 122035) 

FRICKER & MELLEN & ASSOCIATES 

Tribune Tower 

409 13th Street, 17th Floor 

Oakland, CA 94612 

Telephone: (510) 663-8484 

Facsimile: (510) 663-0639 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

MARCO C. LOBASCIO 

C. Mark Humbert (SBN 111093) 

Joanne M. Ryan (SBN 199193) 

GREEN & HUMBERT 

220 Montgomery Street, Suite 438 

San Francisco, California 94104 

Telephone: (415) 837-5433 

Facsimile: (415) 837-0127 

Attorneys for Defendant 

URS CORPORATION SHORT AND 

LONG TERM DISABILITY PLAN 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MARCO C. LOBASCIO, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

URS CORPORATION’S SHORT AND 

LONG TERM DISABILITY PLAN, 

Defendant. 

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Case No. C 05-4172 SC 

STIPULATION FOR DE NOVO REVIEW; 

[proposed] ORDER

ORDER DENYING STIPULATION

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Stipulation for De Novo Review; [proposed] Order – Case No. C 05-4172 SC 2

WHEREAS, the parties attended a mediation in this case on May 24, 2006, and 

WHEREAS, the parties are in the process of investigating several issues raised 

at the mediation and hope to continue their settlement discussions, and 

WHEREAS, the parties wish to avoid the expense and delay of filing motions 

going to the appropriate standard of review, 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED BY AND BETWEEN THE 

PARTIES, THROUGH THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNSEL, THAT: 

Plaintiff’s claim for benefits under ERISA § 502(a)(1)(B) shall be reviewed de 

novo by the Court. 

DATE: June 27, 2006 FRICKER & MELLEN & ASSOCIATES 

By: /s/ Timothy J. Fricker 

TIMOTHY J. FRICKER 

JAMES G. MELLEN 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

MARCO C. LOBASCIO 

DATE: June 21, 2006 GREEN & HUMBERT 

By: /s/ Joanne M. Ryan 

C. MARK HUMBERT 

JOANNE M. RYAN 

Attorneys for Defendant 

URS CORPORATION SHORT AND 

LONG TERM DISABILITY PLAN 

I hereby attest that I have on file all holograph signatures for any signatures 

indicated by a “conformed” signature (/s/) within this efiled document. 

DATE: June 27, 2006 GREEN & HUMBERT 

By: /s/ Joanne M. Ryan 

JOANNE M. RYAN 

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Stipulation for De Novo Review; [proposed] Order – Case No. C 05-4172 SC 3

ORDER

Good cause appearing, and as stipulated by the parties, the Court hereby orders 

that Plaintiff’s claim for benefits under ERISA § 502(a)(1)(B) will be reviewed by the Court 

de novo. 

The hearing on Cross Motions on Standard of Review, currently set for August 4, 

2006, is hereby vacated. A Further Case Management Conference is set for 

___________________, 2006 at ________. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATE: 

SAMUEL CONTI 

United States District Judge 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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DENIED

Judge Samuel Conti

6/29/06

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