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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 29:1001 E.R.I.S.A.: Employee Retirement

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FATEN BARRANTI,

Plaintiff,

 v.

SUTTER HEALTH LONG TERM

DISABILITY PLAN,

Defendant. /

No. C 09-03977 CRB

ORDER RESCHEDULING MOTION

HEARING AND SETTING

SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEFING

SCHEDULE

Now pending before the Court is Defendant Sutter Health Long Term Disability

Plan’s Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to F.R.C.P. Rule 12(b)(6) or in the Alternative for

Summary Judgment Pursuant to F.R.C.P. Rule 56. The motion is currently set to be heard on

Friday, January 22, 2010. In its Opposition to Defendant’s motion, Plaintiff did not address

the merits of Unum’s decision, arguing only that Defendant’s motion is premature because

without full disclosures the Court cannot know the appropriate standard of review to apply,

or whether a conflict of interest tainted the claims administrator’s decisions. Defendant’s

Reply argued that “[e]ven were this Court to apply the less deferential or de novo standard of

review[,] Unum’s decision should be affirmed.” 

In the interest of fairness, the Court hereby VACATES the hearing in this case on

January 22, 2010 and DIRECTS each party to submit a supplemental brief, if it chooses to do

so, addressing whether Unum’s decision should be affirmed even if the Court were to apply a 

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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less deferential or de novo standard of review. The briefs shall be no longer than ten (10)

pages in length, and shall be filed with the Court by Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 4:00

p.m. The hearing on Defendant’s motion is rescheduled for Friday, February 5, 2010 at

10:00 a.m.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 19, 2010 

CHARLES R. BREYER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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