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Parties Involved:
Dorothy Bennett
Plaintiff
Harold Bennett
Plaintiff
Dorothy Picking
Plaintiff
State Farm General Insurance Company
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HAROLD and DOROTHY BENNETT,

Plaintiffs,

v.

STATE FARM GENERAL INSURANCE 

COMPANY, and DOES 1 through 

100, inclusive,

Defendants.

No. 1:14-cv-01377-GEB-JLT

ORDER CONTINUING STATUS 

(PRETRIAL SCHEDULING) ORDER

Plaintiffs state in the Joint Status Report filed May 

4, 2015, as follows:

Plaintiffs[] are currently assessing 

whether certain developments necessitate 

amending the complaint. Plaintiffs will seek 

an Order substituting the conservator of 

Harold Bennett, Dorothy Picking, as the real 

party in interest on behalf of Harold 

Bennett. Plaintiffs anticipate the 

substitution of conservator Dorothy Picking 

for plaintiff Harold Bennett can be 

accomplished by way of stipulation between 

the parties within the next three weeks.

Additionally, Plaintiff will seek the 

appointment of Dorothy Bennett’s grandson, 

Matthew Bennett, as the personal 

representative of the Estate of Dorothy 

Bennett or, in the alternative, as the 

successor-in-interest of Dorothy Bennett. 

State Farm is evaluating whether to stipulate 

to any such appointment.

(JSR 2:7-15, ECF No. 16.)

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These statements fail to comply with Plaintiffs’ 

obligation under Rule 16 to provide meaningful information on 

when the referenced appointment and corresponding amendment to 

the Complaint would be sought. 

Therefore, the Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference 

set for May 18, 2015, is continued to June 8, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. 

A further joint status report shall be filed no later than 

fourteen (14) days prior to the Status Conference, in which 

Plaintiffs shall address the timing of the referenced appointment

and amendments to the Complaint. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 12, 2015

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