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Parties Involved:
Kimberly Dorsey
Plaintiff
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

KIMBERLY DORSEY, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE 

COMPANY, and DOES 1 to 100, 

Defendants. 

No. 2:15-CV-2126 KJM CKD 

STATUS (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING) 

ORDER 

 An initial scheduling conference was held in this ERISA case on January 21, 2016. 

David Allen appeared for plaintiff; Robert Hess appeared telephonically for defendant. 

 Having reviewed the parties’ Joint Status Report filed on January 5, 2016, and 

discussed a schedule for the case with counsel at the hearing, the court makes the following 

orders: 

I. SERVICE OF PROCESS 

 All named defendants have been served and no further service is permitted without 

leave of court, good cause having been shown. 

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II. ADDITIONAL PARTIES/AMENDMENTS/PLEADINGS 

 No further joinder of parties or amendments to pleadings is permitted without 

leave of court, good cause having been shown. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b); Johnson v. Mammoth 

Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604 (9th Cir. 1992). 

III. JURISDICTION/VENUE 

 Jurisdiction is predicated upon 29 U.S.C. § 1001. Jurisdiction and venue are not 

disputed. 

IV. DISCOVERY 

 Initial disclosures as required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a), including 

provision of the administrative record, shall be completed by February 28, 2016. Any additional 

discovery shall be completed by May 29, 2016. 

V. MOTION HEARING SCHEDULE 

 This matter will be decided by cross-motions for judgment under Rule 52 of the 

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 

- Cross-motions shall be filed no later than September 16, 2016. 

- Responsive pleadings shall be filed no later than October 7, 2016. 

- Hearing on cross-motions is set for November 18, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 

No. 3. 

VI. SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE 

 The parties will engage in settlement discussions informally and if they are unable 

to resolve their dispute they will agree to participate in an agreed upon alternative dispute 

resolution (ADR). The parties shall inform the court of the results of their mediation efforts by 

August 19, 2016. 

 In the event that a court settlement conference date or referral to the Voluntary 

Dispute Resolution Program (VDRP) is requested, the parties shall file said request jointly, in 

writing. 

 Counsel are instructed to have a principal with full settlement authority present at 

any Settlement Conference or to be fully authorized to settle the matter on any terms. Each judge 

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has different requirements for the submission of settlement conference statements; the appropriate 

instructions will be sent to you after the settlement judge is assigned. 

VII. MODIFICATION OF STATUS (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING) ORDER 

 The parties are reminded that pursuant to Rule 16(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure, the Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Order shall not be modified except by leave of court 

upon a showing of good cause. Agreement by the parties pursuant to stipulation alone does not 

constitute good cause. Except in extraordinary circumstances, unavailability of witnesses or 

counsel does not constitute good cause. 

VIII. OBJECTIONS TO STATUS (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING) ORDER 

 This Status Order will become final without further order of the court unless 

objections are filed within fourteen (14) calendar days of service of this Order. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: February 3, 2016 

 

 

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