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Parties Involved:
Judy Ditchey
Plaintiff
Mechanics Bank
Defendant
Mechanics Bank Change In Control Plan
Defendant

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JUDY DITCHEY,

Plaintiff,

v.

MECHANICS BANK, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 15-cv-04103-JSC 

ORDER RE: PLAINTIFF’S MOTION 

FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY 

JUDGMENT

Re: Dkt. No. 22

Plaintiff Judy Ditchey filed this Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 

(“ERISA”) action against her employer Defendant Mechanics Bank (“the Bank”) seeking 

severance benefits in accordance with Defendant Mechanics Bank Change in Control Plan (“the 

Plan”). Plaintiff has moved for partial summary judgment on her claim for reimbursement of 

reasonable legal fees and expenses under the Plan. (Dkt. No. 22.) The Court heard oral argument 

regarding Plaintiff’s motion on January 7, 2016. The parties were ordered to file supplemental 

briefing regarding the issue of whether the Plan at issue is governed by ERISA. In particular, 

Plaintiff shall supplement the record with evidence supporting her argument that five other key 

executives at the Bank have similar Change in Control Plans. Defendant shall have an opportunity 

to respond and Plaintiff to reply. The parties shall meet and confer, and by January 15, 2016, shall

file a stipulated protective order as well as a stipulation regarding the briefing schedule for the 

supplemental summary judgment briefing. 

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The Court will take the motion under submission upon completion of the supplemental 

briefing and will advise the parties if further oral argument is required.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 7, 2016

JACQUELINE SCOTT CORLEY

United States Magistrate Judge

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