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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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STIPULATION TO 

AMEND 

COMPLAINT

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Julia Campins – CA State Bar No. 238023

Hillary Benham-Baker – CA State Bar No. 265019

CAMPINS BENHAM-BAKER, LLP

935 Moraga Road, Suite 200

Lafayette, CA 94549

Tel. (415) 373-5333

Fax (415) 373-5334

julia@cbbllp.com

hillary@cbbllp.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

MARK VARNES,

Plaintiff,

vs.

AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Defendant.

AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,

Counterclaimant,

vs.

MARK VARNES

Counterdefendant.

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Case No. 15-cv-5269 MMC

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER TO AMEND COMPLAINT

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WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed his Complaint in this action on November 18, 2015, 

Defendant filed its Answer and Counterclaims on December 24, 2015, Plaintiff filed his Answer 

to Counterclaims on January 13, 2016 and no party has yet amended the pleadings;

WHEREAS, the Court has not set a deadline to amend the pleadings in this action;

WHEREAS, Plaintiff has recently discovered that his Life Insurance Waiver of Premium 

benefits were also terminated in September 2014;

WHEREAS, Defendant has agreed to waive the exhaustion requirement for this benefits 

claim and permit Plaintiff to amend his current Complaint immediately to add in a claim for Life 

Insurance Waiver of Premium benefits on the basis of the current record;

WHEREAS, Defendant has reviewed Plaintiff’s proposed First Amended Complaint 

(attached as Exhibit 1) and do not object to Plaintiff filing it;

NOW, THEREFORE, all parties, through their respective counsel, stipulate that Plaintiff

shall be permitted to file the proposed First Amended Complaint.

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: February 29, 2016 CAMPINS BENHAM-BAKER, LLP

By: /s/ Julia Campins 

Julia Campins

Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counterdefendant

Dated: February 29, 2016 GORDON REES

By: /s/ Jordan Altura 

Jordan Altura

Attorneys for Defendant and 

Counterclaimant

Pursuant to Local Rule 5-1(i), I hereby attest that the signatories above have concurred in 

the filing of this document.

/s/ Julia Campins

Julia Campins

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

It is ordered that Plaintiff is permitted to file the proposed First Amended Complaint.

Dated: ____________, 2016 _________________

Hon. Maxine M. Chesney

United States District Judge

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