Opinion
Case No. 10-CV-03671 SBA
10-21-2011
RENEE TENNISON, Plaintiff, v. AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP LONG TERM DISABILITY PLAN, Defendants.
KANTOR & KANTOR LLP Alan E. Kassan Peter S. Sessions Attorneys for Plaintiff RENEE TENNISON GORDON & REES LLP Tad A. Devlin Tamar Karaguezian Attorneys for Defendants AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY and the ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP LONG TERM DISABILITY PLAN
KANTOR & KANTOR LLP
ALAN E. KASSAN, SBN 113864
PETER S. SESSIONS, SBN 193301
Northridge, California 91324
Attorneys for Plaintiff
RENEE TENNISON
GORDON & REES LLP
TAD A. DEVLIN, SBN 190355
TAMAR KARAGUEZIAN, SBN 216233
San Francisco, California 94111
Attorneys for Defendants
AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY and the
ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP LONG TERM DISABILITY PLAN
THIRD STIPULATION AND ORDER
CONTINUING TRIAL AND PRETRIAL
DEADLINES
Judge: Honorable Saundra B. Armstrong
The parties hereby stipulate as follows:
WHEREAS the parties have agreed to mediation using the Court's Alternative Dispute Resolution ("ADR") Program;
WHEREAS Jeffrey Lewis, Esq. was appointed as mediator by the Court's ADR Program;
WHEREAS due to potential conflicts disclosed by Mr. Lewis, Aetna respectfully declined Mr. Lewis's assignment and requested reassignment to a new mediator;
WHEREAS the Court's Alternative Resolution Department is currently reassigning a mediator on this matter;
WHEREAS the parties agree to, and request the Court, continue the trial and pretrial deadlines to allow time for the Alternative Resolution Department to reassign the matter to a new mediator and to enable the parties to complete mediation before preparing briefs under the currently set trial briefing schedule. The parties apologize for any inconvenience to the Court.
The parties, through their counsel, agree and propose the following dates, if convenient with the Court:
• The deadline to complete mediation shall be December 27, 2011;
• The deadline for the parties to file their opening briefs be continued from October 25, 2011 to January 23, 2012;
• The deadline for the parties to file their opposition briefs be continued from November 8, 2011 to February 14, 2012;
• The deadline for parties to file their reply briefs (if necessary) be continued from November 15, 2011 to February 29, 2012;
• The hearing on the cross-motions to be continued from January 10, 2012 to March 5, 2012.
IT IS SO STIPULATED.
KANTOR & KANTOR LLP
Alan E. Kassan
Peter S. Sessions
Attorneys for Plaintiff
RENEE TENNISON
GORDON & REES LLP
Tad A. Devlin
Tamar Karaguezian
Attorneys for Defendants
AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY and the
ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP LONG TERM
DISABILITY PLAN
IT IS SO ORDERED that the above schedule of dates stipulated by the parties is approved with the following modification: The hearing on the motion shall be held on March 20, 2012 at 1:00 p.m.
Honorable Saundra B. Armstrong