Opinion
Case No: 1:10-CV-00835-LJO-SKO
10-17-2011
ROY C. JOHNSON, Plaintiff, v. LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA; KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT (CALIFORNIA), INC. LONG TERM DISABILITY PLAN; and KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT (CALIFORNIA), INC. LIFE PLAN, Defendants.
FRANK N. DARRAS #128904, frank@darraslaw.com LISSA A. MARTINEZ #206994, lmartinez@darraslaw.com DARRASLAW Attorneys for Plaintiff ROY C. JOHNSON SEAN P. NALTY # 121253, sean.nalty@wilsonelser.com SHIVANI NANDA # 253891, shivani.nanda@wilsonelser.com WILSON, ELSER, MOSKOWITZ, EDELMAN & DICKER LLP Attorneys for Defendants LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA; KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT (CALIFORNIA), INC. LONG TERM DISABILITY PLAN and KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT (CALIFORNIA), INC. LIFE PLAN
FRANK N. DARRAS #128904, frank@darraslaw.com
LISSA A. MARTINEZ #206994, lmartinez@darraslaw.com
DARRASLAW
Attorneys for Plaintiff
ROY C. JOHNSON
SEAN P. NALTY # 121253, sean.nalty@wilsonelser.com
SHIVANI NANDA # 253891, shivani.nanda@wilsonelser.com
WILSON, ELSER, MOSKOWITZ, EDELMAN & DICKER LLP
Attorneys for Defendants
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA;
KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT (CALIFORNIA), INC.
LONG TERM DISABILITY PLAN and KELLOGG
BROWN & ROOT (CALIFORNIA), INC. LIFE PLAN
JOINT NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT;
REQUEST TO VACATE TRIAL
BRIEFING SCHEDULE AND TRIAL
DATE; REQUEST THAT THE COURT
SET AN ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
RE DISMISSAL; AND (PROPOSED)
ORDER
TO THE COURT AND TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD HEREIN:
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the parties hereto have reached an agreement to resolve this action in its entirety.
Documents are currently being prepared to finalize the resolution of this matter and the parties anticipate filing a stipulation to dismiss the entire action, each side to bear their own attorney fees and costs within 30 days.
The parties also request that the trial briefing schedule and current trial date of November 21, 2011, be vacated and that an Order to Show Cause re Dismissal be set for November 21, 2011, at 1:30 p.m.
FRANK N. DARRAS
LISSA A. MARTINEZ
Attorneys for Plaintiff
WILSON, ELSER, MOSKOWITZ,
EDELMAN & DICKER LLP
SEAN P. NALTY
SHILPA G. DOSHI
Attorneys for Defendants
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF
NORTH AMERICA; KELLOGG
BROWN & ROOT (CALIFORNIA), INC.
LONG TERM DISABILITY PLAN and
KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT
(CALIFORNIA), INC. LIFE PLAN
ORDER
Pursuant to the joint notice of settlement of the parties, the trial date of November 21, 2011, at 1:30 p.m. in Courtroom 4 is taken off calendar and the trial briefing schedule is vacated. Pursuant to this Court's Local Rule 160, this Court ORDERS the parties, no later than November 18, 2011, to file appropriate papers to dismiss or conclude this action in its entirety, or to show good cause why the action has not been dismissed.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Lawrence J. O'Neill
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE