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Parties Involved:
A. M.
Defendant
Ingerlisha Martinez
Defendant
Andrea Morgan
Defendant
D. P.
Defendant
Prudential Insurance Company of America
Plaintiff

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JOINT REQUEST TO FURTHER EXTEND TIME FOR ANDREA MORGAN TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT AND FOR 

PARTIES TO FILE JOINT STATUS REPORT; ORDER -- Case No.: 2:13-cv-00820-MCE-AC

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MILLER 

LAW 

GROUP

A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

CALIFORNIA

Jennifer A. Shy (SBN 131065)

 jas@millerlawgroup.com

MILLER LAW GROUP

A Professional Corporation

111 Sutter Street, Suite 700

San Francisco, CA 94104

Tel. (415) 464-4300

Fax (415) 464-4336

Attorneys for Plaintiff

THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE 

COMPANY OF AMERICA

CANDICE L. FIELDS (SBN 172174)

CANDICE FIELDS LAW

 cfields@candicefieldslaw.com

455 Capitol Mall, Suite 350

Sacramento, California 95814

Telephone: (916) 414-8050

Facsimile: (916) 790-9450

Attorneys for Defendant 

INGERLISHA MARTINEZ, as mother 

and next friend of the minor child A.M.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO DIVISION

THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY 

OF AMERICA, 

Plaintiff,

v.

A.M, a minor; D.P., a minor; ANDREA 

MORGAN in her personal capacity; 

INGERLISHA MARTINEZ, as mother and next 

friend of the minor child A.M.; and ANDREA 

MORGAN, in her capacity as mother and next 

friend of the minor child D.P.;

Defendants.

Case No.: Case 2:13-cv-00820-MCE-AC

JOINT REQUEST TO FURTHER EXTEND 

TIME FOR ANDREA MORGAN TO FILE 

RESPONSE TO COMPLAINT AND FOR 

PARTIES TO FILE JOINT STATUS 

REPORT; ORDER

Complaint Filed: April 26, 2013

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JOINT REQUEST TO FURTHER EXTEND TIME FOR ANDREA MORGAN TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT AND FOR 

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MILLER 

LAW 

GROUP

A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

CALIFORNIA

Pursuant to United States District Court for the Eastern District of California 

Local Rule 144(d), Plaintiff THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA 

(“Plaintiff”), by and through its undersigned attorneys, Defendant INGERLISHA MARTINEZ, 

as mother and next friend of the minor child A.M. (“Martinez”), by and through her 

undersigned attorneys, and Defendant ANDREA MORGAN (“Morgan”) on her own behalf 

and on behalf of D.P. hereby stipulate as follows:

WHEREAS, on April 26, 2013 Plaintiff filed an Interpleader Complaint.

WHEREAS, Morgan for herself, most recently was granted an extension of 

time to file her response to December 6, 2013, pursuant to this Court’s Order (Docket No. 

24).

WHEREAS, Morgan has been granted prior extensions of time to file her 

response to the Interpleader Complaint (Docket Nos. 17, 21). 

WHEREAS, the parties’ Joint Status Report also is currently due to be filed 

with the Court on December 6, 2013.

WHEREAS, the parties have been moving forward with and are continuing to 

finalize the documents necessary to 1) settle the action as to Defendant Morgan, 2) move 

for the appointment of guardians ad litem for the minor children A.M. and D.P., and 3) settle 

the entire action with prejudice as to all parties, subject to the Court’s approval (see Docket 

No. 24). 

WHEREAS, the parties require additional reasonable time to finalize the 

settlement and related documents, as described above.

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JOINT REQUEST TO FURTHER EXTEND TIME FOR ANDREA MORGAN TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT AND FOR 

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MILLER 

LAW 

GROUP

A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

CALIFORNIA

WHEREAS, to facilitate the efficient resolution of this action the parties have 

met and conferred regarding 1) a further brief extension of time for Andrea Morgan to file her 

response to the Interpleader Complaint, and 2) an extension of the parties’ time to file their 

Joint Status Report, in order to give the parties time to finalize the settlement process that 

the parties have undertaken, and to permit the efficient resolution, and dismissal with 

prejudice of, this Interpleader action as to all parties without incurring any unnecessary 

expense and cost to the parties and to this Court.

IT IS HEREBY JOINTLY AGREED AND REQUESTED, by and between the 

undersigned parties, that both Andrea Morgan’s last day to file her response to the 

Interpleader Complaint and the parties’ last day to file their Joint Status Report with the 

Court shall be extended to January 17, 2014.

Dated: December 4, 2013 MILLER LAW GROUP

A Professional Corporation

By: /s/ Jennnifer A. Shy

Jennifer A. Shy

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE 

COMPANY OF AMERICA

Dated: December 4, 2013

By: /s/ Andrea Morgan

Andrea Morgan

In Pro Per

(original signature retained by attorney 

Jennifer A. Shy)

Dated: December 4, 2013 CANDICE FIELDS LAW

By: /s/ Candice L. Fields

Candice L. Fields

Attorney for Defendant INGERLISHA 

MARTINEZ, as mother and next friend of 

the minor child, A.M.

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JOINT REQUEST TO FURTHER EXTEND TIME FOR ANDREA MORGAN TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT AND FOR 

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MILLER 

LAW 

GROUP

A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

CALIFORNIA

ORDER

Based on the reasons set forth in the Joint Request of the parties filed on 

December 4, 2013, and good cause appearing, the Court grants the Request of the parties 

in its entirety. The deadline for Defendant Andrea Morgan to file a Response to the 

Interpleader Complaint shall be extended to January 17, 2014, and the deadline for the 

parties to file their Joint Status Report also shall be extended to January 17, 2014. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 12, 2013

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