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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 28:1441 - Petition for Removal: SEC Act

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STIPULATION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS

AND ORDER THEREON CASE NO. C 05-03550 SI

RIMAC & MARTIN, P.C.

JOSEPH M. RIMAC - State Bar No. 72381

ANNA M. MARTIN - State Bar No. 154279

amartin@rimacmartin.com

1051 Divisadero Street 

San Francisco, California 94115

Telephone (415) 561-8440

Facsimile (415) 561-8430

Attorneys for Defendant

UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

DELFINO, GREEN & GREEN

WILLIAM GREEN - State Bar No. 129816

1010 B Street, Ste 320

San Rafael, CA 94901

Telephone (415) 442-4646

Facsimile: (415) 442-4802

Attorneys for Plaintiff

HELENA F. D’ALESSIO

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN OF CALIFORNIA 

E-FILING

HELENA F. D’ALESSIO, 

Plaintiff,

vs.

UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF

AMERICA, a corporation,

Defendant.

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CASE NO. C 05-03550 SI

STIPULATION IN SUPPORT OF

STAY AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON

Plaintiff HELENA F. D’ALESSIO and Defendant UNUM LIFE INSURANCE

COMPANY OF AMERICA (referred to herein as “plaintiff” and “defendant”), by and through

their respective attorneys, hereby stipulate to stay this matter for 60 days so that plaintiff may

complete her appeal of her claim for long term disability benefits and the parties can engage in

settlement negotiations. Plaintiff completed the appeal of her claim for short term disability

benefits and will appeal her claim for long term disability benefits.

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STIPULATION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS

AND ORDER THEREON CASE NO. C 05-03550 SI

Defendant has advised plaintiff that it will review her claim on appeal. The parties also

intend to engage in settlement negotiations and will schedule private mediation if informal

negotiations are unsuccessful. As such, the parties request that the matter be stayed and that the

Case Management Conference scheduled for January 6, 2006 be continued for a period of 60

days. 

Pursuant to local rules, this document is being electronically filed through the Court’s

ECF System. In this regard, counsel for defendant hereby attests that (1) the content of this

document is acceptable to all persons required to sign the document; (2) plaintiff’s counsel has

signed this document; and (3) the signed document is available for inspection upon request.

SO STIPULATED.

Respectfully submitted,

DELFINO, GREEN & GREEN

DATED: October 24, 2005 By: /s/ WILLIAM GREEN 

WILLIAM GREEN 

Attorneys for Plaintiff

HELENA F. D’ALESSIO

RIMAC & MARTIN, P.C.

DATED: October 24, 2005 By: /s/ ANNA M. MARTIN 

ANNA M. MARTIN

Attorneys for Defendant

UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF

AMERICA

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STIPULATION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS

AND ORDER THEREON CASE NO. C 05-03550 SI

ORDER

The parties having stipulated thereto and good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY

ORDERED that this matter be, and hereby is, STAYED to allow the parties to pursue an

alternative to litigation through the administrative appeals process and pursue settlement

negotiations.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Case Management Conference in this matter,

scheduled for January 6, 2006, be continued 60 days to _______________________..

SO ORDERED.

DATED: _______________________ _______________________________________

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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March 3, 2006

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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GRANTED

Judge Susan Illston

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