Filed: May 16, 2017
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Summary: JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING BRIEFING ON THE MERITS; ORDER CONTINUING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE MAXINE M. CHESNEY , District Judge . The parties to the above-captioned litigation, by and through their respective counsel of record, hereby stipulate and request as follows: WHEREAS, on May 1, 2017, the Court ruled that the appropriate standard of review applicable to all twelve Plaintiffs' claims for benefits under their Aetna-administered plan was abuse of discret
Summary: JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING BRIEFING ON THE MERITS; ORDER CONTINUING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE MAXINE M. CHESNEY , District Judge . The parties to the above-captioned litigation, by and through their respective counsel of record, hereby stipulate and request as follows: WHEREAS, on May 1, 2017, the Court ruled that the appropriate standard of review applicable to all twelve Plaintiffs' claims for benefits under their Aetna-administered plan was abuse of discreti..
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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING BRIEFING ON THE MERITS;
ORDER CONTINUING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
MAXINE M. CHESNEY, District Judge.
The parties to the above-captioned litigation, by and through their respective counsel of record, hereby stipulate and request as follows:
WHEREAS, on May 1, 2017, the Court ruled that the appropriate standard of review applicable to all twelve Plaintiffs' claims for benefits under their Aetna-administered plan was abuse of discretion (ECF 221);
WHEREAS, per the Court's December 15, 2016 order (ECF 207), the parties will submit a joint stipulation setting forth a proposed briefing schedule on the merits by May 15, 2017;
WHEREAS, the parties have met and conferred, and agree to discuss settlement of all twelve Plaintiffs' claims in June 2017 since Aetna's counsel is currently in trial through the end of May;
WHEREAS, the parties have met and conferred, and agree that if the parties do not settle all twelve Plaintiffs' claims, briefing on these cases may be consolidated solely for purpose of efficiency and to facilitate the Court's review of the merits of each case, and that the cases remain separate for all other purposes; and
WHEREAS, the parties have met and conferred, and agreed upon the procedure and briefing schedule below;
THEREFORE, the parties jointly stipulate, subject to the Court's approval:
1. Plaintiffs will file their opening brief on the merits on July 28, 2017.
2. Defendants will file their opposition brief on the merits on August 25, 2017.
3. Plaintiffs will file their reply brief on the merits on September 15, 2017.
4. The Court will hold a hearing to discuss the merits on October 13, 2017.
5. The parties agree that only one brief will be submitted on the merits, and that brief will address all twelve related cases.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT the Case Management Conference currently scheduled for July 21, 2017, is hereby CONTINUED to January 26, 2018. A Joint Case Management Statement shall be filed no later than January 19, 2018.
IT IS SO STIPULATED.
PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED THAT.
