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Parties Involved:
Life Insurance Company of North America
Defendant
Trustee of the Group Insurance Trust for Employers in the Retail Trade Industry
Defendant
Kimberly Whitley
Plaintiff

Document Text:

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STIPULATION AND ORDER RE DISMISSAL OF DEFENDANT TRUSTEE OF THE GROUP INSURANCE 

TRUST FOR EMPLOYERS IN THE RETAIL TRADE INDUSTRY 

USDC EDCA Case No. C07-01284 LKK (GGH) 

304684.1

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ADRIENNE C. PUBLICOVER (SBN 161432) 

DENNIS J. RHODES (SBN 168417) 

WILSON, ELSER, MOSKOWITZ, 

 EDELMAN & DICKER LLP 

525 Market Street, 17th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94105 

Telephone: (415) 433-0990 

Facsimile: (415) 434-1370 

Attorneys for Defendant 

LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 

OF NORTH AMERICA 

THORNTON DAVIDSON (SBN 166487) 

DAVIDSON & HAWKINS 

2055 San Joaquin Street 

Fresno, CA 93721-2717 

Tel: (559) 256-9800 

Fax: (559) 256-9795 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

KIMBERLY WHITLEY 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

KIMBERLY WHITLEY, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

TRUSTEE OF THE GROUP INSURANCE 

TRUST FOR EMPLOYERS IN THE 

RETAIL TRADE INDUSTRY; LIFE 

INSURANCE OF NORTH AMERICA, 

 Defendants. 

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Case No.: C07-01284 LKK (GGH) 

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE 

DISMISSAL OF DEFENDANT TRUSTEE 

OF THE GROUP INSURANCE TRUST 

FOR EMPLOYERS IN THE RETAIL 

TRADE INDUSTRY

Judge : Hon. Lawrence K. Karlton 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties to this action, plaintiff 

KIMBERLY WHITLEY (“Plaintiff”) and defendant LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH 

AMERICA (“LINA”), through their respective counsel of record, as follows: 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER RE DISMISSAL OF DEFENDANT TRUSTEE OF THE GROUP INSURANCE 

TRUST FOR EMPLOYERS IN THE RETAIL TRADE INDUSTRY 

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1. LINA is the proper defendant in this action for long-term disability benefits under 

the Policy, and hereby agrees to assume liability for defendant Trustee of the Group Insurance Trust 

for Employers in the Retail Trade Industry (“TRUSTEE”), if any there be, for the claims alleged in 

the complaint of plaintiff seeking recovery of long term disability benefits under the Group 

Insurance Policy No. LK-030497 issued by LINA to TRUSTEE. 

2. Upon entry of this Stipulation, Plaintiff hereby voluntarily dismisses Defendant 

TRUSTEE from this lawsuit, without prejudice. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: October 3, 2007 DAVIDSON & HAWKINS 

By: /s/ Thornton Davidson THORNTON DAVIDSON 

Attorneys for Plaintiff KIMBERLY WHITLEY 

Dated: October 3, 2007 WILSON, ELSER, MOSKOWITZ, 

EDELMAN & DICKER LLP 

By: /s/ Dennis J. Rhodes ADRIENNE C. PUBLICOVER 

DENNIS J. RHODES 

Attorneys for Defendant LIFE INSURANCE 

COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA 

ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: November 29, 2007.

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STIPULATION AND ORDER RE DISMISSAL OF DEFENDANT TRUSTEE OF THE GROUP INSURANCE 

TRUST FOR EMPLOYERS IN THE RETAIL TRADE INDUSTRY 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I am over the age of eighteen years and am not a party to the within cause. I am employed 

in the City and County of San Francisco, California and my business address are 525 Market 

Street, 17th Floor, and San Francisco, California 94105-2725. 

On this date I served the following document(s): 

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE DISMISSAL OF DEFENDANT TRUSTEE OF THE 

GROUP INSURANCE TRUST FOR EMPLOYERS IN THE RETAIL TRADE INDUSTRY

on the part(y)(ies) identified below, through their attorneys of record, by placing true copies 

thereof in sealed envelopes addressed as shown below by the following means of service: 

Æ : By First Class Mail -- I caused each such envelope, with first class postage thereon fully 

prepaid, to be deposited in a recognized place of deposit of the U.S. Mail in San Francisco, 

California, for collection to the office of the addressee following ordinary business practices. 

: By Personal Service -- I caused each such envelope to be given to a courier messenger 

who personally delivered each such envelope to the office of the address. 

: By Overnight Courier -- I caused each such envelope to be given to an overnight mail 

service at San Francisco, California, to be hand delivered to the addressee on the next business 

day. 

: Facsimile -- (Only where permitted. Must consult CCP §1012.5 and California Rules of 

Court 2001-2011. Also consult FRCP Rule 5(e). Not currently authorized in N.D.CA.) 

Thornton Davidson, Esq. 

DAVIDSON & HAWKINS 

2055 San Joaquin Street 

Fresno, CA 93721-2717 

Tel: (559) 256-9800 

Fax: (559) 256-9795 

Attorneys for Plaintiff KIMBERLY WHITLEY 

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the 

foregoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. 

EXECUTED on November 29, 2007, at San Francisco, California. 

 Nancy Li 

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