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Parties Involved:
Life Insurance Company of North America
Defendant
Maria Miller
Plaintiff

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PLAINTIFF’S STATEMENT OF DISCOVERY IN DISPUTE Page 1

TEAL & MONTGOMERY

STEVEN O. TEAL (Bar No. 58454)

MICHAEL S. HENDERSON (Bar No. 175608)

815 Fifth Street, Suite 200

Santa Rosa, California 95404

Telephone: (707) 525-1212

Facsimile: (707) 544-1388

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA (SAN FRANCISCO)

MARIA MILLER,

 Plaintiff,

 vs.

LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH

AMERICA, et al.,

 Defendants.

Case No. C 04 5511 SBA

STIPULATION AND ORDER

EXTENDING DISCOVERY CUT-OFF

DATE: 

TIME: 

COURTROOM: 

The parties, by and through their respective counsel of record, hereby stipulate to extend the

discovery cut-off for the following reasons:

1. This case concerns a dispute over the payment oflong term disability benefits. The parties

have postponed discovery efforts in order to hold down costs while attempting an early settlement of this

case. Mediation was conducted on October 21, 2005, before James Mart at JAMS. Significant progress

toward a resolution was made, but no settlement was achieved. 

2. The parties agreed to continue negotiations in an effort to reach settlement. Unfortunately,

counsel for Defendant has been delayed in focusing further efforts on this case because of a trial that

commenced shortly after the mediation in this case.

3. There is an ongoing discovery dispute over the parties responses to written discovery.

Plaintiff is preparing a motion to compel, whichwill be filed shortly. Further, plaintiff has notified defendant

of her intention to depose seven individuals involved in the handling of her insurance claim, and has

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requested dates for their availability. Defendant has requested a deposition of plaintiff.

4. In light of these facts, the parties will not be able to complete discovery, or have any

discovery disputes heard and resolved, by the current discovery cut-off of December 31, 2005.

Accordingly, the parties stipulate to, and request the court issue and order, continuing the discovery cut-off

to February 28, 2006.

[PROPOSED] ORDER

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, upon the above stipulation of the parties, and for good cause

shown, the discovery cut-off date is continued from December 31, 2005, to February 28, 2006. The

cut-off for expert discovery shall remain unchanged.

DATE:12/5/05 _________________________________________

SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG

United States District Judge

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