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Parties Involved:
AIG Benefit Solutions
Defendant
AIS Affinity Insurance Agency, Inc.
Defendant
Delia Beers
Plaintiff
Nurses Service Organization
Defendant
United States Life Insurance Company in the City of New York
Defendant

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Case 2:16-cv-02166-WBS-KJN 1

STIPULATION TO EXTEND DEADLINE TO FILE DISPOSITIONAL DOCUMENTS AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER

Jodi K. Swick No. 228634

Charan M. Higbee No. 148293

EDISON, McDOWELL & HETHERINGTON LLP

1 Kaiser Plaza, Suite 340

Oakland, CA 94612

Telephone: 510.628.2145 

Facsimile: 510.628.2146

Email: jodi.swick@emhllp.com

charan.higbee@emhllp.com

Attorneys for Defendants

THE UNITED STATES LIFE INSURANCE

COMPANY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK

FOR ITSELF AND ON BEHALF OF INCORRECTLY

NAMED AIG BENEFIT SOLUTIONS

Eric Ratinoff No. 166204

Marla C. Strain No. 132142

ERIC RATINOFF LAW CORP

401 Watt Avenue

Sacramento, CA 95864

Telephone: 916-970-9100

Facsimile 916-246-1696

Email: eratinoff@ericratinoff.com

mstrain@ericratinoff.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff

DELIA BEERS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DELIA BEERS,

Plaintiff,

v.

AIG BENEFIT SOLUTIONS; THE UNITED 

STATES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 

IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK; NURSES 

SERVICE ORGANIZATION; AIS 

AFFINITY INSURANCE AGENCY, INC. 

and DOES I through 50, inclusive,

Defendants.

Case 2:16-cv-02166-WBS-KJN

STIPULATION TO EXTEND DEADLINE 

TO FILE DISPOSITIONAL DOCUMENTS 

AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

Removal Filed: September 9, 2016

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between plaintiff Delia Beers and Defendants 

The United States Life Insurance Company in the City of New York for itself and on behalf of 

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Case 2:16-cv-02166-WBS-KJN 2

STIPULATION TO EXTEND DEADLINE TO FILE DISPOSITIONAL DOCUMENTS AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER

incorrectly named AIG Benefit Solutions (“US Life”), through their attorneys of record, as 

follows:

1. The parties have settled this action and filed a Joint Notice of Settlement on 

November 23, 2016 [Doc. No. 12]; 

2. Pursuant to a Minute Order entered on November 23, 2016, the Court ordered that 

dispositional documents be filed in this action no later than December 14, 2016;

3. The parties still are in the process of finalizing the settlement; 

4. Plaintiff and US Life have agreed to the terms of a Confidential Settlement 

Agreement and Release; 

5. Plaintiff’s counsel anticipates that plaintiff will execute the Confidential Settlement 

Agreement and Release no later than December 16, 2016; 

6. Upon receipt of the executed Confidential Settlement Agreement and Release, US 

Life will arrange for a check for the settlement payment to be delivered to counsel for plaintiff;

7. The parties reasonably do not expect that the settlement will be finalized or that 

they will be able to file a stipulation of dismissal with prejudice in this action until January 4, 

2017;

8. For this reason, the parties agree and stipulate that the deadline to file dispositional 

documents in this action should be extended from December 14, 2016 to January 4, 2017; and 

9. This stipulation is made in good faith and not for the purposes of delay or 

obstruction, and is based on good cause as set forth above.

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Case 2:16-cv-02166-WBS-KJN 3

STIPULATION TO EXTEND DEADLINE TO FILE DISPOSITIONAL DOCUMENTS AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER

Dated: December 13, 2016 EDISON, McDOWELL & HETHERINGTON LLP

By: /s/ Jodi K. Swick

Jodi K. Swick

Attorneys for Defendants

THE UNITED STATES LIFE INSURANCE

COMPANY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK

FOR ITSELF AND ON BEHALF OF 

INCORRECTLY NAMED AIG BENEFIT 

SOLUTIONS

Dated: December 13, 2016 ERIC RATINOFF LAW CORP

By: /s/ Marla C. Strain (w/ permission)

Marla C. Strain

Attorneys for Plaintiff

DELIA BEERS

ORDER

Having read the parties’ stipulation and good cause appearing therefore, it is hereby 

ordered as follows:

1. The deadline to file dispositional documents in this action hereby is extended from 

December 14, 2016 to January 4, 2017.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 14, 2016

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