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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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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RENA LEVI,

Plaintiff,

v.

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE 

COMPANY, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 15-cv-00518-JST 

SCHEDULING ORDER AND ORDER 

OF REFERENCE TO MAGISTRATE 

JUDGE FOR SETTLEMENT

At today’s Case Management Conference, the parties to this case requested that the matter 

be referred to a randomly assigned Magistrate Judge for settlement, and that the Court order a

settlement conference to be held within ninety days of the date of the request. 

Accordingly, the Court hereby refers this case to a Magistrate Judge for a settlement 

conference, which shall be held by September 18, 2015. The Magistrate Judge to whom the 

matter is assigned will advise the parties of how that Judge intends to proceed. After a Magistrate 

Judge has been assigned, all matters related to settlement shall be filed pursuant to that Judge’s 

procedures. 

The Court hereby also sets the following case deadlines pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 16 and Civil Local Rule 16-10:

Event Deadline

Deadline to add parties or amend the pleadings 4/1/151

 

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This deadline having already passed, amendment of a pleading will require a showing of good 

cause. 

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Event Deadline

Deadline to file motion to compel discovery 11/7/15

Deadline to file cross-motions for judgment under Rule 52 of the 

F.R.C.P. 3/17/16

Opposition briefs due 3/31/16

Reply briefs due 4/14/16

Bench trial 5/2/16 at 2:00 p.m.

The bench trial will proceed as a motion hearing. 

Counsel may not modify these dates without leave of court. The parties shall comply with 

the Court’s standing orders, which are available at cand.uscourts.gov/jstorders.

The parties must take all necessary steps to conduct discovery, compel discovery, hire 

counsel, retain experts, and manage their calendars so that they can complete discovery in a timely 

manner and appear at trial on the noticed and scheduled dates. All counsel must arrange their 

calendars to accommodate these dates, or arrange to substitute or associate in counsel who can. 

Trial dates set by this Court should be regarded as firm. Requests for continuance are 

disfavored. The Court will not consider any event subsequently scheduled by a party, partycontrolled witness, expert or attorney that conflicts with the above trial date as good cause to grant 

a continuance. The Court will not consider the pendency of settlement discussions as good cause 

to grant a continuance. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 20, 2015

_______________________________________

JON S. TIGAR

United States District Judge

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