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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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Gail E. Cohen (093210)

Misty A. Murray (196870)

BARGER & WOLEN LLP

633 West Fifth Street, 47th Floor

Los Angeles, California 90071

Telephone: (213) 680-2800

Facsimile: (213) 614-7399

Attorneys for Defendants

UNUM Life Insurance Company of America

and Community Hospitals of Central

California Long-Term Disability Plan

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARY ANN LEWIS, an individual,

Plaintiff,

vs.

UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

OF AMERICA, a Maine corporation;

COMMUNITY HOSPITALS OF

CENTRAL CALIFORNIA LONG

TERM DISABILITY PLAN, an

Employee Welfare Benefit Plan; and

DOES 1 through 10, inclusive,

Defendants.

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CASE NO.: 1:05 CV-00459 AWI:SMS

STIPULATION TO CONTINUE PRETRIAL AND TRIAL DATES; ORDER

THEREON 

Motion C/O: June 2, 2006

Pre-Trial Conf: July 14, 2006

Trial: August 22, 2006

Complaint Filed: April 8, 2005

STIPULATION

WHEREAS, the current motion cut off-date for this case is June 2, 2006; 

WHEREAS the Pre-Trial Conference for this case is currently set for July

14, 2006, the last day to file and serve opening briefs is August 8, 2006 and the

Trial is set to begin on August 22, 2006;

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WHEREAS, the parties participated in private mediation on April 24,

2006 and have continued settlement discussions since that date;

WHEREAS, the parties agreed to continue the pre-trial and trial dates in

this case for 45 days in an effort to reach a settlement;

WHEREAS, the requested extension will permit the parties sufficient

time to continue settlement negotiations and avoid the additional attorneys’ fees

and costs preparing dispositive motions by the current June 2, 2006 due date;

WHEREFORE, and in consideration of the above facts, the undersigned

parties through their attorneys of record request the Court to authorize the

following extensions: 

Motion cut-of date: July 17, 2006

Pre-trial conference: August 25, 2006

Last Day to File Opening Briefs: September 25, 2006

Trial date: October 6, 2006

All other pre-trial dates shall be in accordance with the Local Rules and

the Court’s Standing Order based upon the continued trial date.

IT IS SO STIPULATED:

By: /s/ Alan D. Cates By: /s/ Steven P. Krafchick 

Alan D. Cates, Esq. Steven P. Krafchick, Esq.

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Attorneys for Plaintiff Attorneys for Plaintiff

MARY ANN LEWIS MARY ANN LEWIS

BARGER & WOLEN, L.L.P.

By: /s/ Misty A. Murray 

Misty A. Murray, Esq.

Gail E. Cohen, Esq.

Attorneys for Defendants

UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

OF AMERICA & COMMUNITY

HOSPITALS OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA

LONG TERM DISABILITY PLAN

ORDER

Upon consideration of the foregoing Stipulation, AND FOR GOOD CAUSE

APPEARING, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the parties’ Stipulation shall be the Order

of the Court. The new dates shall be as follows:

Motion cut-of date: July 17, 2006

Pre-trial conference: August 25, 2006

Last Day to File Opening Briefs: September 25, 2006

Trial date: October 3, 2006 (Tuesday)

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 5, 2006 /s/ Anthony W. Ishii 

0m8i78 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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