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Parties Involved:
PHH Corporation Group Employee Benefit Plan
Defendant
Prudential Insurance Company of America
Defendant
Otilia Sullivan
Plaintiff

Document Text:

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Case No.:2:12-cv-01173-GEB-DAD – 1 –

STIPULATION BY THE PARTIES REGARDING 20 DAY CONTINUANCE 

REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS; ORDER

MICHAEL B. HORROW (SBN 162917)

NICHOLE D. PODGURSKI (SBN 251240)

DONAHUE & HORROW, LLP

1960 E. Grand Ave., Suite 1215

El Segundo, California 90245

Telephone: (310) 322-0300

Facsimile: (310) 322-0302

Email: mhorrow@donahuehorrow.com

Email: npodgurski@donahuehorrow.com

ERIC RATINOFF (SBN 166204)

KERSHAW, CUTTER & RATINOFF, LLP

401 Watt Avenue

Sacramento, CA 95864

Telephone: (916) 448-9800

Facsimile: (916) 669-4499

Email: eratinoff@kcrlegal.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff, 

OTILIA SULLIVAN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

OTILIA SULLIVAN,

Plaintiff,

vs.

THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE 

COMPANY OF AMERICA; PHH

CORPORATION GROUP EMPLOYEE 

BENEFIT PLAN, and DOES 1 through 300, 

inclusive,

Defendants.

Case No.: 2:12-cv-01173-TLN-DAD

Assigned for All Purposes to the 

Honorable Judge Troy L. Nunley

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE 

ADDITIONAL TIME FOR 

PLAINTIFF TO FILE MOTION FOR 

ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS TO 

ALLOW TIME FOR THE PARTIES 

TO CONTINUE TO MEET AND 

CONFER

Plaintiff Otilia Sullivan (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant The Prudential Insurance 

Company of America (“Prudential”) enter this Stipulation based on the following:

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Case No.:2:12-cv-01173-GEB-DAD – 2 –

STIPULATION BY THE PARTIES REGARDING 20 DAY CONTINUANCE 

REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS; ORDER

WHEREAS, on October 22, 2014 the Court entered the Parties’ Proposed 

Judgment in favor of Plaintiff. (See Doc. No. 68). Plaintiff, as the prevailing party in 

this litigation, may apply to the Court for an award of attorneys’ fees and recovery of 

costs of action. Pursuant to the Court’s October 22, 2014 order, any application for an 

award of attorneys’ fees and recovery of costs of action is due to be filed no later than 

December 6, 2014. (See Doc. No. 68). Pursuant to this Court’s order, this date was 

continued to January 20, 2015. (See Doc. No. 70). 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff has submitted detailed information to Prudential for its 

review in support of its motion for an award of attorneys’ fees and costs. Prudential is

and has been in the process of reviewing this information and the Parties have been 

meeting and conferring regarding the issue.

WHEREAS, the Parties have been working together and have diligently met and 

conferred in good faith in an effort to reach a resolution on attorneys’ fees and costs 

without court intervention. The Parties represent that due to unavailability of counsel 

and their clients, especially due to unavailability that was exacerbated during the 

holiday season, there was further delay with the meet and confer process. Plaintiff has 

provided detailed information regarding their attorneys’ fees and costs to Prudential 

which Prudential has reviewed in detail however the Parties are continuing to meet 

and confer and assert that they will not be in a position to complete their meet and 

confer efforts and come to a resolution or prepare a motion, if necessary, prior to the 

January 20, 2015 deadline to file a motion. 

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Case No.:2:12-cv-01173-GEB-DAD – 3 –

STIPULATION BY THE PARTIES REGARDING 20 DAY CONTINUANCE 

REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS; ORDER

Therefore, the Parties, by and through their counsel of record, stipulate and 

agree that Plaintiff shall have an additional twenty (20) days to file any motion for an 

award of attorneys’ fees and recovery of costs in this action. Plaintiff’s motion for 

attorneys’ fees and costs shall be filed no later than February 9, 2015. The Parties do 

not anticipate needing any additional time beyond this time period. 

The foregoing proposed stipulation is respectfully submitted.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

DATED: January 14, 2015 DONAHUE & HORROW, LLP

/s/Nichole Podgurski______

Nichole Podgurski

Attorney for Plaintiff

Otilia Sullivan

DATED: January 14, 2015 MESERVE, MUMPER & HUGHES LLP

/s/Cindy Mekari ________

Cindy Mekari

Attorneys for Defendants

THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE

COMPANY OF AMERICA and

PHH CORPORATION GROUP

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 14, 2015

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