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Parties Involved:
Fadi G. Haddad
Plaintiff
Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company
Defendant
SMG Long Term Disability Plan
Defendant

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LA #4845-6850-2460 v1 STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE 

STATUS CONFERENCE RE BENEFIT 

CALCULATIONS 

LAW OFFICES OF LAURENCE F. PADWAY 

Laurence F. Padway (SBN 89314) 

1516 Oak Street, Suite 109 

Alameda, CA 94501 

Tel: 510.814.6100 

Fax: 510.814.0650 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Fadi G. Haddad, M.D. 

Michael B. Bernacchi (SBN 163657) E-mail: mbernacchi@bwslaw.com 

BURKE, WILLIAMS & SORENSEN, LLP 

444 South Flower Street, Suite 2400 

Los Angeles, CA 90071-2953 

Tel: 213.236.0600 

Fax: 213.236.2700 

Attorneys for Defendant Hartford Life and 

Accident Insurance Company 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA – SACRAMENTO 

FADI G. HADDAD, M.D., 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

SMG LONG TERM DISABILITY 

PLAN, AND HARTFORD LIFE 

AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE 

COMPANY, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 2:16-cv-01700-WHO 

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

CONTINUE STATUS 

CONFERENCE RE BENEFIT 

CALCULATIONS 

Status Conference: 

Date: May 27, 2020 

Time: 2:00 p.m. 

COMES NOW, Plaintiff Fadi G. Haddad, M.D. and Defendant Hartford Life 

and Accident Insurance Company and submit the following stipulation to this 

Court: 

WHEREAS, the parties have an outstanding dispute over how Dr. Haddad’s 

monthly long-term disability (LTD) benefit is being calculated, and have briefed, at 

least some of the issues, to the Court. 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE 

STATUS CONFERENCE RE BENEFIT 

CALCULATIONS 

WHEREAS, a hearing on the benefit calculation has been set by the Court 

for May 27, 2020. 

WHEREAS, the parties have decided that they would like to attempt to 

mediate this dispute in the next two weeks to see if they can resolve at least some of 

the issues in front of the Court. Accordingly, they are in the process of setting up a 

mediation with Doug deVries, Esq., and would request that the Court continue the 

May 27, 2020 hearing to give them time to conduct the mediation. 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties respectfully request that the hearing on 

May 27, 2020 be continued for 14 days to June 10, 2020. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: May 22, 2020 Law Office of Laurence F. Padway 

By: /s/ Laurence F. Padway [As authorized on May 22, 2020]

Laurence F. Padway Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Fadi G. Haddad, M.D. 

Dated: May 22, 2020 Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP 

By: /s/ Michael B. Bernacchi

Michael B. Bernacchi 

Attorneys for Defendant 

Hartford Life and Accident Insurance 

Company 

ORDER 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: May 22, 2020 ________________________________ Hon. William H. Orrick III 

United States District Judge 

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