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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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JOINT STIP AND PROPOSED ORDER RE BRIEFING SCHEDULE

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HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP

350 South Grand Ave., Suite 3600

Los Angeles, CA 90071-3476

213-680-2800

ROBERT E. HESS (SBN 178042)

rhess@hinshawlaw.com

HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP

350 South Grand Ave., Suite 3600

Los Angeles, CA 90071-3476 

Telephone: (213) 680-2800 

Facsimile: (213) 614-7399 

Attorneys for Defendants 

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and Bank of 

America Group Benefits Program

MICHELLE L. ROBERTS (SBN 239092) 

mroberts@kantorlaw.net

KANTOR & KANTOR

1050 Marina Village Pkwy., Ste. 105 

Alameda, CA 94501

Telephone: (510) 992-6130 

Facsimile: (510) 280-7564 

Attorneys for Plaintiff,

Nazir Hamid

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NAZIR HAMID, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE 

COMPANY; BANK OF AMERICA GROUP 

BENEFITS PROGRAM, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 3:20-cv-01601-VC

(Honorable Vince Chhabria) 

JOINT STIPULATION AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER TO REVISE

FINAL BRIEFING SCHEDULE

Crtrm: 4 - 17th Floor - San Francisco

Trial/Hearing Date: January 21, 2021

Complaint Filed: March 4, 2020 

Plaintiff Nazir Hamid (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant Metropolitan Life Insurance

Company (“MetLife”) and Bank of America Group Benefits Program (collectively, 

“Defendants”), by and through their undersigned counsel of record, hereby stipulate, 

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213-680-2800

subject to Court approval, to continue the final briefing schedule in this ERISA-governed 

action, as requested below, for the following reasons:

1. Whereas, on October 22, 2020, Plaintiff filed his Opening Brief/Motion for 

Judgment, and on November 5, 2020, Defendants filed their Opening Brief/Cross-Motion for 

Judgment. 

2. Whereas, the bench trial for this ERISA-governed case is scheduled for January 21, 

2021. 

3. Whereas, the schedule for the Parties’ remaining briefing is as follows:

Plaintiff’s opposition/reply brief due: 11/19/2020 

Defendants’ reply brief due: 12/3/2020 

3. Whereas, because Defendants’ next brief is currently due just after the Thanksgiving 

holiday, and Defendants’ counsel is scheduled to be on an out-of-town vacation during that holiday, 

the Parties have stipulated to a slightly revised schedule for their final briefing in this case, without 

changing the currently scheduled trial date of January 21, 2021. 

5. Now, therefore, for good cause showing, the parties request the final briefing 

schedule be revised as follows:

Plaintiff’s opposition/reply brief due: 11/24/2020 

Defendant’s reply brief due: 12/15/2020 

Bench trial/hearing: 1/21/2021 at 10:00 a.m. (unchanged) 

DATED: November 6, 2020

By:

HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP

/s/ Robert Hess

ROBERT HESS

Attorneys for Defendants Metropolitan Life 

Insurance Company and Bank of America 

Group Benefits Program

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350 South Grand Ave., Suite 3600

Los Angeles, CA 90071-3476

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DATED: November 6, 2020

By:

KANTOR & KANTER LLP

/s/ Michelle L. Roberts

MICHELLE L. ROBERTS

Attorneys for Plaintiff Nazir Hamid 

Filer’s Attestation: Pursuant to Local Rule 5-1(i)(3) regarding signatures, Michelle Robert hereby 

attests that concurrence in the filing of this document and its content has been obtained by all 

signatures listed. 

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