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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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(PROPOSED) ORDER GRANTING JOINT REQUEST FOR REFERRAL TO SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE AND/OR VDRP – CASE 

NUMBER CIV S-05-1172 DFL GGH 

STEVEN P. COGER (State Bar No. 170765) 

AT&T SERVICES, INC. 

2600 Camino Ramon, Room 2W955 

San Ramon, California 94583 

Telephone: 925.823.9489 

Facsimile: 925.244.9083 

Attorneys for Defendant 

PACIFIC TELESIS GROUP COMPREHENSIVE 

DISABILITY BENEFITS PLAN 

JESSE S. KAPLAN (State Bar No. 103726) 

5441 Fair Oaks Boulevard, Suite C-1 

Carmichael, California 95608 

Telephone: 916.488.3030 

Facsimile: 916.489.9297 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

BERNADETTE GOUGH 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

BERNADETTE GOUGH, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

PACIFIC TELESIS GROUP 

COMPREHENSIVE DISABILITY BENEFITS 

PLAN, PLAN ADMINISTRATOR PACIFIC 

TELESIS GROUP COMPREHENSIVE 

DISABILITY BENEFITS PLAN, 

Defendants. 

Case No. CIV S-05-1172 DFL GGH 

ORDER GRANTING THE PARTIES’ 

JOINT REQUEST FOR REFERRAL 

TO A COURT SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE BEFORE A 

MAGISTRATE JUDGE AND/OR 

REFERRAL TO THE COURT’S 

VOLUNTARY DISPUTE 

RESOLUTION PROGRAM 

[CIV LR 16-270 & 16-271] 

Having considered the parties joint request for referral to a court settlement conference 

before a magistrate judge and/or referral to the court’s voluntary dispute resolution program, and 

good cause appearing. 

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(PROPOSED) ORDER GRANTING JOINT REQUEST FOR REFERRAL TO SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE AND/OR VDRP – CASE 

NUMBER CIV S-05-1172 DFL GGH 2

IT IS ORDERED that this matter be referred to a Court Settlement Conference pursuant 

to Civil Local Rule 16-270 and that a settlement conference be calendared within thirty (30) days 

of this order, or as soon thereafter as practicable. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this matter be referred to the Court’s Voluntary 

Dispute Resolution Program pursuant to Civil Local Rule 16-271 within thirty (30) days of this 

order. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: August 17, 2006 

______________________________ 

DAVID F. LEVI 

United States District Judge

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