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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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Karen E. Wentzel (SBN 112179) 

DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP 

1717 Embarcadero Road 

Palo Alto, California 94303 

(650) 857-1717 : phone 

(650) 857-1288 : fax 

Email: efilingPA@dorsey.com 

wentzel.karen@dorsey.com 

Attorneys for Defendant 

NORTHWEST AIRLINES PENSION 

PLAN FOR CONTRACT EMPLOYEES 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN JOSE DIVISION 

WILLIE F. TICZON, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

NORTHWEST AIRLINES PENSION PLAN 

FOR CONTRACT EMPLOYEES, 

Defendants. 

CASE NO.: C 08-00676 RMW 

JOINT STATUS REPORT RE 

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION 

AND PROPOSED ORDER 

CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

DATE: JULY 25,2008 

TIME: 10:30 A.M. 

PLACE: COURTROOM 4, 6TH FLOOR 

WHEREAS Willie F. Ticzon has filed a complaint against the Northwest Airlines Pension 

Plan for Contract Employees ("the Plan") seeking disability pension benefits; 

WHEREAS the Court has previously, pursuant to the parties' stipulation, agreed to stay 

this action while the parties discuss potential alternative procedures for this matter; 

WHEREAS these alternative procedures would include an independent medical exam 

("IME") by a physician jointly agreed to by the parties; 

WHEREAS the parties have been working to find a mutually agreeable physician to 

conduct an IME; 

WHEREAS, Defendant is currently researching a new medical group proposed by 

Plaintiff, and both parties are hopeful that a mutually agreeable physician can be found for an 

JOINT STATUS REPORT RE ALTERNATIVE 

DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND PROPOSED ORDER 

CASE NO. C 08-00676 RMW xxxxxxxxx TO CONTINUE *E-FILED - 7/22/08*

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IME, which may forestall the need for further proceedings before this Court; 

NOW THEREFORE because of the ongoing discussions, the parties request that the 

Court's previously scheduled July 25,2008 Case Management Conference be moved to 

August 29, 2008, at which time the parties expect to have agreed upon a mutually acceptable 

physician. 

Dated: July 18, 2008 DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP 

By:. M. 

KAREN E. WENTZEL 

Attorneys for Defendant 

NORTHWEST AIRLINES PENSION PLAN FOR 

CONTRACT EMPLOYEES 

Dated: July 18, 2008 LAW OFFICES OF RUSSELL G. PETTI 

By:. JsL 

RUSSELL G. PETTI 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Willie Ticzon 

ORDER 

Pursuant to the Stipulation of the Parties, it is Hereby Ordered that the Case Management 

Conference currently set for July 25,2008 be continued to August 29,2008 at 10:30 a.m. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Date: 

HON. RONALD M. WHYTE, JUDGE 

JOINT STATUS REPORT RE ALTERNATIVE 

DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND PROPOSED ORDER 

CASE NO. C 08-00676 RMW xxxxxxxxxxx 7/22/08 September 5, 2008 (rmw) xxxxxxxxxxx September 5, 2008

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NOTICE OF E-FILING 

I hereby certify that on this 18th day of July, 2008,1 electronically transmitted the attached 

document to the Clerk of the Court using the ECF System for filing and transmittal of a notice of 

electronic filing to the following parties. 

/s/ Mildred Schwam 

Mildred Schwam 

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DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND PROPOSED ORDER 

CASE NO. C 08-00676 RMW 

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