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Parties Involved:
Ryan G. McAfee
Plaintiff
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Defendant
Peoplesoft Incorporated Long-Term Disability Plan
Defendant

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Joint Interim Status Report (On Remand); [Proposed] Order 1.

DOUGLAS K. deVRIES (SB#70633)

deVRIES LAW FIRM

1792 Tribute Road, Suite 480

Sacramento, CA 95815

Tel: 916/473-4343

Fax: 916/473-4342

ROBERT K. SCOTT (SB#67466)

LAW OFFICES OF ROBERT K. SCOTT

7700 Irvine Center Drive, Suite 605

Irvine, CA 92618

Tel: 949/753-4950

Fax: 949/753-4949 

Attorneys for Plaintiff

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RYAN G. McAFEE,

Plaintiff,

vs.

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE

COMPANY, PEOPLESOFT

INCORPORATED LONG-TERM

DISABILITY PLAN

Defendants.

/

NO. 2:05-CV-00227 WBS-KJM

JOINT INTERIM STATUS REPORT 

(ON REMAND); (PROPOSED) ORDER

Judge: Hon. William B. Shubb

Crtrm: 5

Trial Date: Not presently scheduled

TO THE COURT:

1. The Court previously issued its Order remanding this ERISA matter for the

purpose of having Defendant MetLife make a determination of the amount of Plaintiff

McAfee’s disability insurance benefit in accordance with the Court’s prior Order regarding

plan/policy interpretation;

2. MetLife has made its determination, and communicated same in writing to

McAfee’s counsel on October 13, 2006;

3. McAfee has reviewed the determination and disputes a substantial part of the

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contents of the written determination, as well as the result;

4. Counsel for the parties have me t and conferred, and hereby submit this Joint

Interim Status Report (On Remand) in order to advise the Court about the current status of

the matter on remand and the process the parties intend to engage in to complete the remand

procedure, as well as the timing of same;

5. Pursuant to the terms of the plan/policy, the applicable ERISA regulations and the

prior stipulation of the parties, McAfee has a right to respond to MetLife’s determination on

remand in the form of an administrative appeal directed to MetLife, and McAfee has opted

to do so;

6. The parties presently contemplate that the administrative appeal on remand will

take 120 days or less; and

7. The parties will immediately notify the Court, in the form of a Joint Status Report,

when the administrative appeal process is completed or, in the alternative, will notify the

Court within 120 days if any dispute s or other difficulties arise in conjunction with the

administrative appeal that might prevent its completion in that time frame. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 15, 2006

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

deVRIES LAW FIRM

LAW OFFICE OF ROBERT K. SCOTT

By: /s/ Douglas K. deVries 

DOUGLAS K. deVRIES

Attorney for Plaintiff

BARGER & WOLEN LLP

By: /s/ Royal F. Oakes 

ROYAL F. OAKES

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Attorney for Defendants 

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