8104920v1 10/17/2011 4:48 PM 8104920v1 10/17/2011 4:48 PM 8104920v1 10/17/2011 4:48 PM 8104920v1 10/17/2011 4:48 PM PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION TO MODIFY THE PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER Case No. CV 10-9198 JVS (RNBx) KASOWITZ, BENSON, TORRES & FRIEDMAN LLP 101 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 2300 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94111 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 8089739v2 4/46/2011 32:1815 PM 8089739v2 4/46/2011 32:1815 PM 8089739v2 4/46/2011 32:1815 PM 8089739v2 4/46/2011 32:1815 PM KASOWITZ, BENSON, TORRES & FRIEDMAN LLP CHARLES N. FREIBERG (SBN 70890) BRIAN P. BROSNAHAN (SBN 112894) JACOB N. FOSTER (SBN 250785) 101 California Street, Suite 2300 San Francisco, California 94111 Telephone: (415) 421-6140 Facsimile: (415) 398-5030 LEVINE & MILLER HARVEY R. LEVINE (SBN 61879) CRAIG A. MILLER (SBN 116030) LEVINE & MILLER 550 West C Street, Suite 1810 San Diego, CA 92101-8596 Telephone: (619) 231-9449 Facsimile: (619) 231-8638 Attorneys for Plaintiffs JOYCE WALKER, KIM BRUCE HOWLETT, and MURIEL SPOONER, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA JOYCE WALKER, KIM BRUCE HOWLETT, and MURIEL SPOONER, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE SOUTHWEST, a Texas corporation, Defendant. CLASS ACTION CASE NO.: CV 10-9198 JVS (RNBx) Formerly Case No.: 3:10-cv -04852 JSW from Northern District of CA PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION TO MODIFY THE PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER Before: Judge James V. Selna Date: November 14, 2011 Time: 1:30 p.m. Courtroom: 10C Case 2:10-cv-09198-JVS -RNB Document 110 Filed 10/17/11 Page 1 of 3 Page ID #:3363 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION TO MODIFY THE PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER Case No. CV 10-9198 JVS (RNBx) 1 KASOWITZ, BENSON, TORRES & FRIEDMAN LLP 101 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 2300 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94111 NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION FOR MODIFICATION OF THE PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER TO THE COURT, DEFENDANT, AND ALL COUNSEL OF RECORD: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on November 14, 2011, at 1:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, in Courtroom 10C, located at 411 West Fourth Street, Santa Ana, California, 92701, Plaintiffs Joyce Walker, Muriel Lynn Spooner, and Kim Bruce Howlett (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) will, and hereby do, move the Court for an order modifying the dates set forth in the Pretrial Scheduling Order. Specifically, Plaintiffs respectfully request that the Court enter an order modifying the Pretrial Scheduling Order by extending each of the dates set forth therein by a period of four months. This motion is made on the grounds that there is good cause for modifying and extending the schedule in this case because, despite Plaintiffs’ diligence in seeking discovery and preparing for class certification, the current schedule does not provide Plaintiffs with sufficient time to prepare their class certification motion in light of the pace of document production by Defendant Life Insurance Company of the Southwest (“Defendant” or “LSW”) and the current production schedule. This Motion is made following several conferences between counsel pursuant to Local Rule 7-3, which took place by an exchange of emails between September 29, 2011 and October 6, 2011. This Motion is based upon this Notice of Motion, the Memorandum of Points and Authorities, the Declaration of Jacob N. Foster and supporting Exhibits, the /// /// /// Case 2:10-cv-09198-JVS -RNB Document 110 Filed 10/17/11 Page 2 of 3 Page ID #:3364 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION TO MODIFY THE PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER Case No. CV 10-9198 JVS (RNBx) 2 KASOWITZ, BENSON, TORRES & FRIEDMAN LLP 101 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 2300 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94111 Proposed Amended Pretrial Scheduling Order, and on such other evidence or argument as may be presented at or before the hearing. DATED: October 17, 2011 KASOWITZ BENSON TORRES & FRIEDMAN LLP By: /s/ Charles N. Freiberg Charles N. Freiberg Attorneys For Plaintiffs JOYCE WALKER, KIM BRUCE HOWLETT, and MURIEL SPOONER, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated Case 2:10-cv-09198-JVS -RNB Document 110 Filed 10/17/11 Page 3 of 3 Page ID #:3365