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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KIMBERLY WHITLEY,

NO. CIV. S-07-1284 LKK/GGH

Plaintiff,

v.

TRUSTEE OF THE GROUP

INSURANCE TRUST FOR

EMPLOYERS IN THE RETAIL

TRADE INDUSTRY; LIFE 

INSURANCE OF NORTH AMERICA,

Defendants.

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STATUS (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING) CONFERENCE

READ THIS ORDER CAREFULLY. IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT DATES WHICH

THE COURT WILL STRICTLY ENFORCE AND WITH WHICH ALL COUNSEL AND

PARTIES MUST COMPLY. A FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THIS

ORDER MAY RESULT IN THE IMPOSITION OF MONETARY AND ALL OTHER

SANCTIONS WITHIN THE POWER OF THE COURT, INCLUDING DISMISSAL OR AN

ORDER OF JUDGMENT. 

Pursuant to court order, a Status (Pretrial Scheduling)

Conference was held in Chambers on January 22, 2008. Thornton

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Davidson appeared telephonically as counsel for plaintiff; Dennis

J. Rhodes appeared telephonically as counsel for defendant. After

hearing, the court makes the following findings and orders:

SERVICE OF PROCESS

All parties defendant have been served and no further service

is permitted except with leave of court, good cause having been

shown.

JOINDER OF PARTIES/AMENDMENTS

No further joinder of parties or amendments to pleadings is

permitted except with leave of court, good cause having been shown.

See Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604 (9th Cir.

1992).

JURISDICTION/VENUE

Jurisdiction is predicated upon 28 U.S.C. § 1331, is

undisputed and is hereby found to be proper, as is venue.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

The parties shall file cross-motions for summary judgment on

or before June 30, 2008, responses to motions on or before July 28,

2008, replies, if any, on or before August 11, 2008 and a hearing

on the motions is set for August 25, 2008 at 10:00 a.m.

The parties are reminded that pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P.

16(b), the Status (pretrial scheduling) Order shall not be modified

except by leave of court upon a showing of good cause. Counsel are

cautioned that changes to any of the scheduled dates will

necessarily result in changes to all other dates. Thus, even where

good cause has been shown, the court will not grant a request to

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change the discovery cutoff date without modifying the pretrial and

trial dates.

Agreement by the parties pursuant to stipulation does not

constitute good cause. Nor does the unavailability of witnesses

or counsel, except in extraordinary circumstances, constitute good

cause.

The parties are reminded of their continuing obligation to

supplement their statements relative to the identification of

parent corporations and any publicly held company that owns 10% or

more of the party's stock within a reasonable time of any change

in the information.

The parties are admonished that they are not to cite or refer

to any of the quotations inscribed in the pavers on the front plaza

of the United States Courthouse in any written or oral presentation

to the court or a jury.

There appear to be no other matters presently pending before

the court that will aid the just and expeditious disposition of

this matter.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: January 25, 2008.

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