Opinion
Case No. 2:12-CV-01048-WBS-DAD
07-11-2012
IRENE BURGESS, individually and on behalf of a class and subclass of similarly situated individuals, Plaintiff, v. BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF SOUTH CAROLINA, a South Carolina corporation; and DOES 1 through 10, inclusive, Defendants.
William E. von Behren Andrew R. Hunter Carol Burney Lewis Joann V. Lee VON BEHREN & HUNTER LLP Andrew R. Hunter Attorneys for Defendant BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF SOUTH CAROLINA Kenneth S. Gaines Daniel F. Gaines Alex P. Katofsky GAINES & GAINES, APLC Alex P. Katofsky GAINES & GAINES, APLC Attorneys for Plaintiff IRENE BURGESS
William E. von Behren, State Bar No. 106642
Andrew R. Hunter, State Bar No. 125191
Carol B. Lewis, State Bar No. 130188
Joann V. Lee, State Bar No. 251653
VON BEHREN & HUNTER LLP
Attorneys for Defendant
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF SOUTH
CAROLINA
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER TO CONTINUE DATE OF
STATUS (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING)
CONFERENCE
WHEREAS, plaintiff IRENE BURGESS ("Plaintiff") served upon defendant BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF SOUTH CAROLINA ("Defendant"), the Complaint in this action on or about March 20, 2012;
WHEREAS, this action was removed from the Superior Court of California to United States District Court, Eastern District of California on or about April 19, 2012;.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Order entered on April 20, 2012 (the "Order"), the Court scheduled a Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference for August 20, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.;
WHEREAS, the parties have agreed to certain informal discovery for the purpose of engaging in an early mediation and potential resolution of the action;
WHEREAS, the parties have secured a mediation date of October 8, 2012, before Jeffrey Krivis, Esq. in Los Angeles; and
WHEREAS, for good cause, and in order to conserve the parties' and the Court's resources and time, the parties wish to continue the date of the Status Conference to a date convenient to the Court at least 30 days after the mediation date of October 8, 2012 so that the parties, at that time, may either report any settlement to the Court or have sufficient time to submit a Joint Status Report as required by the Order.
ACCORDINGLY, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Plaintiff and Defendant, by and through their respective attorneys of record, that the date of the Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference be continued to a date at least 30 days after October 8, 2012.
William E. von Behren
Andrew R. Hunter
Carol Burney Lewis
Joann V. Lee
VON BEHREN & HUNTER LLP
By: _________________
Andrew R. Hunter
Attorneys for Defendant
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD
OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Kenneth S. Gaines
Daniel F. Gaines
Alex P. Katofsky
GAINES & GAINES, APLC
By_________________
Alex P. Katofsky
GAINES & GAINES, APLC
Attorneys for Plaintiff
IRENE BURGESS
ORDER
Good cause having been shown, the date of the Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference is continued to November 13, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. in Courtroom 5 of the above-entitled Court. A Joint Status Report shall be filed no later than October 29, 2012. IT IS SO ORDERED.
_________________
WILLIAM B. SHUBB
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE