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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 29:1132 E.R.I.S.A.-Employee Benefits

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DIANA COATES, )

) 2:05-cv-0446-GEB-JFM

Plaintiff, )

) ORDER RE: SETTLEMENT

v. ) AND DISPOSITION

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HIGHMARK LIFE INS. CO., ET AL., )

)

Defendants. )

)

On July 26, 2006, Bradley Benbrook, the Neutral Attorney

appointed to facilitate this action in the Voluntary Dispute

Resolution Program, filed a letter addressed to my Courtroom Deputy in

which he states: “[The parties have been] able to reach a settlement.” 

In accordance with Local Rule 16-160(b), a dispositional document

shall be filed no later than August 15, 2006. Failure to respond by

this deadline may be construed as consent to dismissal of this action

without prejudice, and a dismissal order could be filed. See L.R. 16-

160(b) (“A failure to file dispositional papers on the date prescribed

by the Court may be grounds for sanctions.”).

The pretrial conference scheduled for August 28, 2006, is

rescheduled to commence at 1:30 p.m. on September 25, 2006, in the

event no dispositional document is filed, or if this action is not

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The pretrial conference is scheduled because the mere 1

representation that an action has been settled does not justify

removal of the action from a district court’s trial docket. Cf.

Callie v. Near, 829 F.2d 888, 890 (9th Cir. 1987) (indicating

that a representation that claims have been settled does not

necessarily establish the existence of a binding settlement

agreement). 

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otherwise dismissed. Further, a joint pretrial statement shall be 1

filed seven days prior to the conference. The trial date remains

unchanged.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 28, 2006

/s/ Garland E. Burrell, Jr.

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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