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Parties Involved:
Thomas E. Childs
Plaintiff
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Defendant
Verizon Wireless Managed Disability Benefits Plan
Defendant

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BARGER & WOLEN LLP

633 W. FIFTH ST.

FORTY-SEVENTH FLOOR

LOS ANGELES, CA 90071

(213) 680-2800

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THOMAS E. CHILDS,

Plaintiff,

vs.

VERIZON WIRELESS MANAGED 

DISABILITY BENEFITS PLAN and 

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE 

COMPANY,

Defendants.

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CASE NO.: 2:12-CV-02981-TLN-DAD

Hon. Troy L. Nunley

ORDER GRANTING 

STIPULATION TO MODIFY 

PRETRIAL ORDER

Trial (ERISA BENEFITS): 

March 28, 2014

Complaint Filed: December 10, 2012

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BARGER & WOLEN LLP

633 W. FIFTH ST.

FORTY-SEVENTH FLOOR

LOS ANGELES, CA 90071

(213) 680-2800

ORDER

Having reviewed the parties’ Stipulation to Modify the Court’s June 11, 2013 

Pretrial Scheduling Order (Dckt # 18, filed June 13, 2013), AND FOR GOOD 

CAUSE SHOWN,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows:

1. The Final Pretrial Conference set for January 30, 2014 is vacated, and 

the parties are not required to file a Joint Final Pretrial Conference 

Statement on January 9, 20014, as previously ordered. 

2. All other pretrial dates are also vacated.

3. Plaintiff shall file and serve any evidence outside the Administrative 

Record which he wishes to submit no later than February 4, 2014. 

Defendants retain the right to object to the admission or consideration of 

any evidence outside the Administrative Record.

4. Opening trial briefs for the non-jury ERISA trial scheduled for March 

28, 2014 are due by each party on February 14, 2014.

5. Responsive trial briefs are due by each party on March 7, 2014. 

6. Trial date March 28, 2014, 9:00 am, for 1⁄2 day bench trial, as previously 

ordered. 

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BARGER & WOLEN LLP

633 W. FIFTH ST.

FORTY-SEVENTH FLOOR

LOS ANGELES, CA 90071

(213) 680-2800

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 7, 2014

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