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Parties Involved:
Bobby L. Jones
Plaintiff
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Defendant
Sutter Solano Medical Center
Defendant

Document Text:

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE DEADLINE FOR DEFENDANTS TO 

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LINDA B. OLIVER (SBN 166720) 

loliver@maynardcooper.com 

MAYNARD, COOPER & GALE, LLP 

600 Montgomery Street, Suite 2600 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: (415) 646-4700 

Facsimile: (205) 254-1999 

Attorney for Defendants 

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY and 

SUTTER SOLANO MEDICAL CENTER 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BOBBY L. JONES, 

 Plaintiff, 

vs. 

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE 

COMPANY, et al., 

 Defendants. 

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No. 2:16-cv-00858-WBS-DB

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

CONTINUE DEADLINE FOR 

DEFENDANTS TO RESPOND TO 

PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINT 

Complaint Filed: April 25, 2016 

 

JOINT STIPULATION 

Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 144(a), Plaintiff Bobby L. Jones (“Plaintiff”) and 

Defendants Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“MetLife”) and Sutter Solano Medical 

Center, hereby jointly stipulate to an extension of time for Defendants to respond to Plaintiff’s 

Complaint. Plaintiff and Defendants agree and stipulate that Defendants will respond to 

Plaintiff’s Complaint on or before September 23, 2016. In support of this Stipulation, the Parties 

agree and stipulate as follows: 

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1. On April 25, 2016, Plaintiff initiated the present action against MetLife in the 

United States District Court for the Northern District of California. 

2. Plaintiff and Defendant MetLife previously stipulated to an extension until 

September 2, 2016 for the Defendants to respond to the complaint. 

3. MetLife is substituting Linda B. Oliver of Maynard, Cooper & Gale, LLP, as its 

attorney of record in this matter. 

4. The Parties have agreed to an additional extension of time for Defendants to 

respond to Plaintiff’s Complaint until September 23, 2016. 

5. This Stipulation will give Defendants’ counsel the time necessary to review 

appropriate case documents. The additional time will afford the parties the opportunity to explore 

settlement opportunities without incurring additional costs of litigation. This stipulation will not 

alter the date of any event or deadline already fixed by court order. 

 We hereby attest that concurrence in the filing of this stipulation was obtained by each of 

the below identified signatories. 

Date: August 30, 2016 MAYNARD, COOPER & GALE, LLP 

 By: /s/ Linda B. Oliver 

Linda B. Oliver 

 Attorney for Defendant 

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE 

COMPANY 

Date: August 30, 2016 LAW OFFICES OF JESSE L.B. HILL 

 By: /s/ Jesse L.B. Hill 

 Jesse L.B. Hill 

 Attorney for Plaintiff 

 BOBBY L. JONES 

 

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ORDER 

 Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties, and for good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY 

ORDERED THAT the deadline for all Defendants to respond to the Complaint shall be extended 

as such that a responsive pleading filed on or before September 23, 2016 shall be deemed timely. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: August 31, 2016 

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