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Parties Involved:
Danielle Cummings-Reed
Plaintiff
Optum360 Services, Inc.
Defendant
United Health Group
Defendant

Document Text:

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JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE DEADLINE TO CONDUCT RULE 26(F) CONFERENCE AND SUBMIT 

JOINT STATUS REPORT / CASE NO. 2:15-CV-02359-JAM-AC 

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LE CREC & LE CREC LLP 

Christopher R. LeClerc (SBN 233479) chris@leclreclaw.com 

235 Montgomery Street, Suite 1019 

San Francisco, California 94105 

Telephone: (415) 445-0900 

Facsimile: (415) 445-9977 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

DANIELLE CUMMINGS-REED 

SEYFARTH SHAW LLP 

Laura Maechtlen (SBN 224923) lmaechtlen@seyfarth.com 

Pritee K. Thakarsey (SBN 266168) pthakarsey@seyfarth.com 

Robin E. Devaux (SBN 233444) rdevaux@seyfarth.com 

560 Mission Street, 31st Floor 

San Francisco, California 94105 

Telephone: (415) 397-2823 

Facsimile: (415) 397-8549 

Attorneys for Defendants 

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED 

(erroneously sued as United Health Group) 

and OPTUM360 SERVICES, INC. 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

DANIELLE CUMMINGS-REED, an individual,

Plaintiff, 

v. 

UNITED HEALTH GROUP; OPTUM30 

SERVICES, INC., and DOES 2 through 50, 

Inclusive, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 2:15-cv-02359-JAM-AC

JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE 

DEADLINE TO CONDUCT RULE 26(F) 

CONFERENCE AND SUBMIT JOINT 

STATUS REPORT 

Complaint Filed: October 7, 2015 

Dept.: Courtroom 6, 14th Floor 

Judge: Hon. John A. Mendez

Pursuant to Rule 143 of the Civil Local Rules for the United States District Court in the Eastern 

District of California, the Parties to the above entitled action, Plaintiff Danielle Cummings-Reed 

(“Plaintiff”) and Defendant Optum360 Services, Inc. (“Defendant” or “Optum360”) (Plaintiff and 

Defendants collectively referred to herein as “the parties”), by and through their undersigned counsel, 

hereby stipulate and agree as follows: 

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WHEREAS, on November 13, 2015, Defendant filed its motion to compel arbitration, which was 

scheduled for hearing on March 22, 2016. 

WHEREAS, on March 16, 2016, the Court issued a minute order informing the parties that 

Defendant’s motion to compel arbitration is ordered submitted without appearance and without oral 

argument pursuant to Local Rule 230(g). 

WHEREAS, the date of this stipulation, the Court has not issued an Order regarding Defendant’s 

motion to compel arbitration. 

WHEREAS, the parties Joint Status Report is due on April 8, 2016. 

WHEREAS, Defendant would like to continue the deadline to conduct a Rule 26(f) Conference 

and file a Joint Status Report until after the Court has determined whether the matter will be submitted 

to arbitration. 

WHEREAS, Defendant’s position is that continuing the deadline to conduct a Rule 26(f) 

Conference and file a Joint Status Report until after March 22, 2016, will prevent the parties from 

incurring undue time and expense if the matter is submitted to arbitration. 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff does not believe that there is an enforceable agreement to arbitrate this 

dispute, yet nevertheless is willing to continue the deadline for completing the Rule 26 conference to 

maintain the status quo until Defendant’s motion may be decided the Court. 

WHEREAS, the parties have met and conferred and agree to continue the deadline to conduct the 

Rule 26(f) Conference and file a Joint Status Report until May 1, 2016 or any date thereafter convenient 

for the Court. 

WHEREAS, continuing the deadline to conduct a Rule 26(f) Conference and file a Joint Status 

Report until after Defendant’s motion to compel arbitration is decided by the Court will not result in any 

change to any other applicable case deadline. 

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NOW THEREFORE, all parties hereto stipulate and agree that the Court may enter an Order 

continuing the deadline to conduct a Rule 26(f) Conference and file a Joint Status Report until May 1, 

2016 or any date thereafter convenient for the Court. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD. 

DATED: April 7, 2016 LE CREC & LE CREC LLP 

By: /s/ Christopher R. LeClerc________

 Christopher R. LeClerc 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

DANIELLE CUMMINGS-REED 

Attorney for plaintiff agreed with the contents of 

this document and authorized the filer to use his 

electronic signature. 

DATED: April 7, 2016 SEYFARTH SHAW LLP 

By: /s/ Pritee K. Thakarsey 

Laura Maechtlen 

Robin E. Devaux 

Pritee K. Thakarsey 

Attorneys for Defendants 

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED 

(erroneously sued as United Health Group) 

and OPTUM360 SERVICES, INC. 

 

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ORDER 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, AND GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, IT IS SO ORDERED 

that the deadline to conduct a Rule 26(f) Conference and file Joint Status Report is continued until May 

6, 2016. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: 4/7/2016 /s/ John A. Mendez________ 

 Hon. Judge John A. Mendez 

 United States District Court 

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