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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GERALD SMALLEY, )

) 2:06-cv-2053-GEB-EFB

Plaintiff, )

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v. ) ORDER RE: SETTLEMENT

) DISPOSITION DOCUMENT

ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP; )

ASTRAZENECA LONG TERM DISABILITY )

INSURANCE PLAN; ASTRAZENECA )

ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE; HIGH )

MARK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; )

BROADSPIRE INTEGRATED DISABILITY )

MANAGEMENT; BROADSPIRE SERVICES, )

INC.; BROADSPIRE ADMINISTRATOR )

SERVICES, INC., )

)

Defendants. )

)

On June 8, 2007, Defendants were issued an Order to Show

Cause (“OSC”) since they failed to file either an opposition or a

statement of non-opposition to Plaintiff’s pending discovery motion. 

Following issuance of the OSC, one of the parties contacted chambers

to explain that the OSC issued in a settled case. Yet chambers had

not been notified of this settlement before the OSC issued and

therefore, worked on Plaintiff’s pending motion. On June 11, 2007,

Plaintiff filed a Notice of Settlement “advis[ing] the [C]ourt that

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this action has been settled and that a dispositional document shall

be on file within the time specified by [Local Rule] 16-160.” 

Therefore, Plaintiff’s pending discovery motion filed on January 10,

2007 is deemed withdrawn. On June 11, 2007, Plaintiff also filed a

declaration from Plaintiff’s counsel detailing the status of the case. 

This declaration explained that the parties reached a “tentative

resolution of the case” on May 8, 2007. It is unclear why the parties

failed to seek a continuance of Plaintiff’s pending discovery motion,

so that judicial resources were not needlessly expended on the matter

in light of the parties’ tentative settlement. Nevertheless, the OSC

filed on June 8, 2007, is withdrawn, even though the parties appear to

have caused the needless expenditure of judicial resources on

Plaintiff’s motion that has been deemed withdrawn. A dispositional

document shall be filed no later than June 27, 2007. Failure to file

a dispositional document by this deadline may be construed as consent

to dismissal of this action without prejudice, and a dismissal order

could be filed. See L.R. 16-160(b) (“A failure to file dispositional

papers on the date prescribed by the Court may be grounds for

sanctions.”). 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 11, 2007

 

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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