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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 29:1132 E.R.I.S.A.: Employee Benefits

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Stip. extending time to respond to complaint 

(No. C-05-4720 PJH) 

NICOLE A. DILLER, State Bar No. 154842 

DONALD P. SULLIVAN, State Bar No. 191080 

MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 

One Market, Spear Street Tower 

San Francisco, CA 94105-1126 

Tel: 415.442.1000 

Fax: 415.442.1001 

Attorneys for Defendant 

SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

MICHAEL MEYER, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

RELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE 

COMPANY, NORTHWESTERN 

NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE 

COMPANY, and SUMMIT MEDICAL 

CENTER, 

Defendants. 

Case No. C 05-4720 PJH 

STIPULATION TO EXTEND 

DEFENDANT SUMMIT MEDICAL 

CENTER’S TIME TO RESPOND TO 

COMPLAINT AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

WHEREAS, Defendant Summit Medical Center is a nominal party in this action because 

the employee benefit plan in this action is fully-insured by Defendant ReliaStar Life Insurance 

Company; 

WHEREAS, Defendant Summit Medical Center has tendered the defense of this case and 

made an indemnity demand to Defendant ReliaStar Life Insurance Company; 

WHEREAS, Defendant ReliaStar Life Insurance Company has not yet decided whether it 

will accept the defense of this matter and indemnify Defendant Summit Medical Center; and 

WHEREAS, Defendant Summit Medical Center would like to avoid the cost of 

responding to Plaintiff Michael Meyer’s Complaint until after Defendant ReliaStar decides 

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whether or not it will accept the defense of and indemnify Defendant Summit Medical Center; 

WHEREAS, Defendant Summit Medical Center has not previously requested an extension 

of its time to respond to the Complaint; and 

WHEREAS, the requested extension of time will not require the modification of any 

deadlines previously set by the Court. 

NOW THEREFORE, FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN, PLAINTIFF AND DEFENDANT 

SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER HEREBY STIPULATE and AGREE as follows: 

1. Summit Medical Center’s time to answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff’s initial 

complaint shall be extended to April 19, 2006. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED: 

Dated: April 3, 2006 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 

 By: /S/ 

 Donald P. Sullivan 

 Attorneys for Defendant 

SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER 

Dated: April 3, 2006 DELFINO GREEN & GREEN 

 By: /S/ 

William Green 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

MICHAEL MEYER 

IT IS SO ORDERED: 

Dated: ____________ 

The Hon. Phyllis J. Hamilton 

United States District Judge 

1-SF/7352546.1 

4/6/06

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

I

A

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton

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