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Parties Involved:
Aetna Life Insurance Company
Defendant
Michael Jordan
Plaintiff
Sunrise Medical, Inc
Defendant

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RONALD K. ALBERTS, ESQ. (SBN 100017)

AMBER M. MCGOVERN, ESQ. (SBN 230551)

BERGER KAHN

A Law Corporation

Mail Service:

 Post Office Box 92621

 Los Angeles, CA 90009-9998

Location:

 4215 Glencoe Avenue, 2nd Floor

 Marina del Rey, CA 90292-5634

Tel: (310) 821-9000 ! Fax: (310) 578-6178

Attorneys for SUNRISE MEDICAL, INC. 

LONG TERM DISABILITY PLAN; 

AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL JORDAN,

Plaintiff,

vs.

SUNRISE MEDICAL, INC. LONG

TERM DISABILITY PLAN;

AETNA LIFE INSURANCE

COMPANY,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:05-CV-00002-AWI-SMS

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE

BRIEFING SCHEDULE AND PROPOSED

TRIAL DATE

The parties, through their respective counsel, hereby submit the following

Stipulation and Proposed Order to the Court:

Whereas, this is an action for long term disability benefits under ERISA and

pursuant to the Court’s Scheduling Conference Order, the parties’ Opening Trial

Briefs were to be filed by July 12, 2005, the parties’ Responsive Trial Briefs were

to be filed by July 26, 2005, and the proposed trial date is scheduled for August

17, 2005, at 9:00 a.m., in Courtroom 3.

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Whereas, the parties are attempting to negotiate a settlement of this action,

which the parties anticipate attending a settlement conference prior to submission

of the parties’ trial briefs, and; 

Whereas, Defendants are working to gather all responsive documents in

response to Plaintiff’s discovery requests, and Plaintiff anticipates said discovery

responses will be applicable for Plaintiff’s Opening Trial Brief, and; 

Whereas, the parties request that the briefing schedule be modified to

accommodate further negotiations and a possible resolution of this action, such

that the parties’ Opening Trial Briefs will be due on August 31, 2005, and the

parties’ Responsive Trial Briefs will be due on September 14, 2005. Utilizing said

briefing schedule, the parties request that the proposed trial date be rescheduled to

October 4, 2005, at 9:00 a.m.

Now therefore, the parties stipulate and agree, subject to the Court’s

approval, that the parties’ Opening Trial Briefs may be due on August 31, 2005,

and the parties’ Responsive Trial Briefs may be due on September 14, 2005. The

parties request that the Court set the proposed trial date for October 5, 2005, at

9:00 a.m.

DATED: July 11 , 2005

By: /S/ Richard Johnston

RICHARD JOHNSTON

Attorney for Michael Jordon

DATED: July 11, 2005 BERGER KAHN

A Law Corporation

By: _/s/ Ronald K. Alberts

RONALD K. ALBERTS

AMBER M. MCGOVERN

Attorneys for SUNRISE MEDICAL,

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INC. LONG TERM DISABILITY

PLAN; AETNA LIFE INSURANCE

COMPANY

ORDER

Having considered the parties’ above stipulation, and good cause appearing

therefore, it is hereby ordered that the parties’ Opening Trial Briefs are due on

August 31, 2005, and the parties’ Responsive Trial Briefs are due on September

14, 2005. The proposed trial date is hereby re-calendared for October 4, 2005, at

9:00 a.m. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 25, 2005 /s/ Anthony W. Ishii 

0m8i78 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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