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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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-1- Case No. 3:15-cv-05269-MMC 

JOINT STIPULATION TO EXTEND MEDIATION COMPLETION DEADLINE; ORDER 

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JORDAN S. ALTURA (SBN: 209431)

TINO X. DO (SBN: 221346) 

GORDON & REES LLP 

275 Battery Street, Suite 2000 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: (415) 986-5900 

Facsimile: (415) 986-8054 

Attorneys for Defendant and Counterclaimant 

AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 

JULIA CAMPINS (SBN 238023) 

HILLARY BENHAM-BAKER (SBN 265019) 

CAMPINS BENHAM-BAKER, LLP 

935 Moraga Road, Suite 200 

San Francisco, CA 94549 

Tel. (415) 373-5333 

Fax (415) 373-5334 

julia@cbbllp.com

hillary@cbbllp.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counterdefendant 

MARK VARNES 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MARK VARNES

Plaintiff, 

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AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 

Defendant. 

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CASE NO. 3:15-cv-05269-MMC

JOINT STIPULATION TO 

EXTEND MEDIATION 

COMPLETION DEADLINE (ADR 

LOCAL RULE 6-5); [PROPOSED] 

ORDER 

Hon. Maxine M. Chesney 

Complaint Filed: November 18, 2015 

TIPU

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JOINT STIPULATION TO EXTEND MEDIATION COMPLETION DEADLINE; ORDER 

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TO THE HONORABLE COURT: 

Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant Mark Varnes (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant/Counter-Claimant 

Aetna Life Insurance Company (“Aetna”) (collectively, “Parties”) hereby stipulate as follows: 

WHEREAS, the Parties have agreed to conduct mediation pursuant to the Court’s ADR 

Local Rule 6; 

WHEREAS, the Parties agreed to hold the mediation by the presumptive deadline of 

ninety (90) days from the date of the Court’s Order referring the case to mediation; 

WHEREAS, on February 10, 2016, the Court issued an order for the Parties to conduct 

mediation pursuant to their stipulation; 

WHEREAS, the Parties’ deadline to complete the mediation is May 10, 2016; 

WHEREAS, Geoffrey White has been assigned as mediator in this matter; 

WHEREAS, the earliest the Parties and Mr. White could agree to conduct mediation is 

May 19, 2016 due to their respective schedules; 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Plaintiff and Aetna through their 

respective counsel of record to extend the deadline to complete mediation to May 19, 2016. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED 

Respectfully submitted, 

Dated: April 12, 2016 CAMPINS BENHAM-BAKER, LLP 

By /s/ Julia Campins 

Julia Campins 

Hillary Benham-Baker 

Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counterdefendant 

MARK VARNES 

Dated: April 12, 2016 GORDON & REES LLP 

By /s/ Jordan S. Altura 

Jordan S. Altura 

Tino X. Do 

Attorneys for Defendant and Counterclaimant 

AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 

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JOINT STIPULATION TO EXTEND MEDIATION COMPLETION DEADLINE; ORDER 

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ATTESTATION OF E-FILED SIGNATURE 

I, Jordan S. Altura , am the ECF user whose ID and password are being used to file this. 

Joint Stipulation to Extend Mediation Completion Deadline. In compliance with Local Rule 5-

1(i), I hereby attest thatJulia Campins, counsel for Plaintiff Mark Varnes, has concurred in this 

filing.

Dated: April 12, 2016 /s/ Jordan S. Altura

Jordan S. Altura 

ORDER 

The Court having considered the parties’ Stipulation, and good cause appearing, finds 

that the deadline for the parties to complete mediation should be extended to May 19, 2016. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: _________________________________________ 

Honorable Maxine M. Chesney 

United States District Judge 

1112452/27571205v.1

1101030/21976909v.1

April 13, 2016

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