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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 29:1001 E.R.I.S.A.: Employee Retirement

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Joint Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Shortening Notice and

Briefing Schedule for Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint Case No. CV 07-01130 CRB

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Arnold R. Levinson (State Bar No. 066583)

Rebecca Grey (State Bar No. 196960)

Brian H. Kim (State Bar No. 215492)

PILLSBURY & LEVINSON, LLP

The Transamerica Pyramid

600 Montgomery St., 31st Floor

San Francisco, California 94111

Telephone: (415) 433-8000

Facsimile: (415) 433-4816

Email: alevinson@pillsburylevinson.com, rgrey@pillsburylevinson.com

bkim@pillsburylevinson.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff

DAVID E. FINKELSTEIN, M.D.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DAVID E. FINKELSTEIN, M.D.,

Plaintiff,

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THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE

COMPANY OF AMERICA, THE

GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE

COMPANY OF AMERICA LONG TERM

DISABILITY PLAN, RICHARD

SULLIVAN,

Defendants.

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Case No. CV 07-01130 CRB

JOINT STIPULATION AND

[PROPOSED] ORDER

SHORTENING NOTICE AND

BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR

LEAVE TO FILE SECOND

AMENDED COMPLAINT

STIPULATION

Plaintiff David E. Finkelstein, M.D. ("Plaintiff"), Defendant The Guardian Life

Insurance Company of America (“The Guardian”) and Defendant Richard Sullivan

(“Sullivan”), by and through their respective counsel of record, hereby stipulate and

agree as follows:

1. Plaintiff intends to file a motion for leave to file his Second Amended

Complaint on May 16, 2008.

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2. The current deadline for non-expert discovery is July 9, 2008, as

reflected in the parties’ May 14, 2008 Joint Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Setting

Pretrial Deadlines.

3. In light of the July 9, 2008 deadline for non-expert discovery, IT IS

HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties hereto through their respective

attorneys of record that the notice and briefing deadlines for Plaintiff’s motion for

leave to file his Second Amended Complaint be shortened to the following deadlines:

May 16, 2008 – Plaintiff’s Notice of Motion and Motion and supporting papers;

May 23, 2008 – Defendants’ Opposition and supporting papers; and

May 27, 2008 – Plaintiff’s Reply and supporting papers.

The hearing for Plaintiff’s motion for leave to file his Second Amended

Complaint shall be on May 30, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. before the Honorable Charles R.

Breyer.

DATED: May 15, 2008 PILLSBURY & LEVINSON, LLP

REBECCA GREY

By: /s/

REBECCA GREY

Attorneys for Plaintiff David E. Finkelstein, M.D.

DATED: May 15, 2008 LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD &

SMITH LLP

DUANE C. MUSFELT

By: /s/

DUANE C. MUSFELT

Attorneys for Defendant Richard Sullivan

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DATED: May 15, 2008 BURKE, WILLIAMS & SORENSEN, LLP

MICHAEL F. BELL

STEPHEN H. GALTON

KEIKO J. KOJIMA

By: /s/

STEPHEN H. GALTON

Attorneys for Defendant The Guardian Life

Insurance Company of America

[PROPOSED] ORDER

Upon consideration of the foregoing request, and with good cause appearing

therefor,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the notice and briefing deadlines for Plaintiff’s

motion for leave to file his Second Amended Complaint be shortened to the following

deadlines:

May 16, 2008 – Plaintiff’s Notice of Motion and Motion and supporting papers;

May 23, 2008 – Sullivan’s Opposition and supporting papers; and

May 27, 2008 – Plaintiff’s Reply and supporting papers.

The hearing for Plaintiff’s motion for leave to file his Second Amended

Complaint shall be on May 30, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. before the Honorable Charles R.

Breyer.

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May __, 2008 _________________________________

Hon. Charles R. Breyer

United States District Court

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IT IS SO ORDERED

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