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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHRISTINA PARKS, ) NO. CIV-S 04-1947 GEB (KJM)

Plaintiff, )

) ORDER WITHDRAWING MOTION FOR 

) LEAVE TO CONDUCT DISCOVERY AND

v. ) AMENDING STATUS (PRETRIAL

) SCHEDULING) ORDER

) 

)

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE )

COMPANY, et al., )

Defendants. )

)

On May 27, 2005, the parties filed a stipulation requesting

that pretrial scheduling dates be continued so that the parties could

attempt to resolve this case through private mediation. The parties

assert that private mediation will occur by the end of September 2005. 

In addition, the parties stipulate that the pretrial conference be

waived, contending that it is unnecessary to hold a pretrial

conference in this ERISA action. However, this has not been shown, so

a final pretrial conference will be held. Finally, the parties

stipulate that Plaintiff’s May 10, 2005, motion for leave to conduct

discovery (“Plaintiff’s Motion”), which is scheduled for hearing on

the last day to hear such a motion, be taken off-calendar until

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further notice.

As to Plaintiff’s Motion, it is unclear whether Plaintiff is

entitled to more information than is available in the administrative

record, which has not been filed. The parties’ February 28, 2005,

Joint Status Conference Statement indicated that Defendant MetLife

would produce the administrative record, but did not state when this

would occur. (Jt. Statement at p.3, ln.25-26.) Since Plaintiff’s

Motion indicates that MetLife had not produced the administrative

record (Pl.’s Mot. at p.3, ln.18-19), Defendant MetLife shall file a

copy of the administrative record on or before September 16, 2005. 

Plaintiff’s Motion is deemed withdrawn because it is unclear whether

Plaintiff is entitled to discovery other than what is in the

administrative record.

As to the stipulated changes to the Status Order, the

parties’ proposed modifications are unworkable. But to accommodate

the parties desire to have time to attempt to resolve this action in

private mediation, the Status Order is modified as follows:

1. The last hearing date for motions seeking leave to

conduct additional discovery is November 7, 2005, at 9:00 a.m.

2. The last hearing date for motions is February 13, 2006,

at 9:00 a.m.

3. The final pretrial conference shall be held on 

April 3, 2006, at 3:30 p.m.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 6, 2005

/s/ Garland E. Burrell, Jr.

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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