Party Statement: Andrea Spears vs. Health Net of California Inc

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 I   NORMAN B. BLUMENTHAL (SBN 068687)                                      aturnar4
     KYLE R. NORDREHAUG (205975)                                                                   DE puty
 2   APARAJIT BHOWMIK (SBN 248066)                                          Q&se Number:
     PIYA MUKHERJEE (SBN 274217)
 3   BLUMENTHAL NORDREHAUG BHOWMIK DE BLOUW L L P                           34"2017-01
     2255 Calle Clara
 4   La Jolla, CA 92037
     Tel: 858.551.1223
 5   Fax: 858.551.1232
     norm@bamlawca.com
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     Attomeys for Plaintiff
 7 ANDREA SPEARS
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      (Additional counsel on next page)
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                           SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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                                  FOR THE COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO
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     ANDREA SPEARS, an individual, on behalf         Consolidated Case No. 34-2017-00210560-
14 of herself and on behalf of all persons           CU-OE-GDS
     similarly situated,
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                     Plaintiff,                      STATEMENT
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17                                                   Date:          October 8, 2021
   HEALTH NET OF CALIFORNIA, INC., a
                                                     Time:          11:00 a.m.
18 California Corporation; and Does I through        Courtroom:     Dept. 37
   50, inclusive,
                                                     Judge:         Hon. Kevin R. Culhane
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                    Defendants
                                                     Original Complaint Filed:     April 5, 2017
20                                                   FAC Filed:                    June 29, 2017
                                                     Consolidated Complaint Filed: Dec. 21, 2017
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22 TOMAS     R. ARANA, on behalf of himself, all
   others similarly situated,
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                    Plaintiff,
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   HEALTH NET OF CALIFORNIA, INC., a
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   inclusive.
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                     Defendant.
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            PllSd                     JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT
 1 SHAUN SETAREH (SBN 204514)
    shaun@setarehlaw.com
 2 WILLIAM M. PAO (SBN 219846)
    william@setarehlaw.com
 3 NOLAN DILTS (SBN 328904)
    nolan@setarehlaw.com
 4 SETAREH LAW GROUP
   9665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 430
 5 Beverly Hills, California 90212
   Telephone: (310) 888-7771
 6 Fax:       (310)888-0109

  7 Attomeys for Plaintiff
    TOMAS R. ARANA
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    KEITH A. JACOBY (SBN 150233)
  9 L I T T L E R MENDELSON, P.C.
    2049 Century Park East, 5*^ Floor,
10 Los Angeles, CA 90067
    Tel: (310) 772-7284
I I kiacobv@littler.com

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   HEALTH NET OF CALIFORNIA, FNC.
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                                    JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT
            Plaintiffs Andrea Spears and Tomas Arana ("Plaintiffs") and Defendant Health Net of
 2 California, Inc. ("Defendanf) (collectively "the Parties") now submit this case management
 3 statement to the Court in advance of the October 8, 2021 Case Management Conference.
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 5 1.       STATUS OF SETTLEMENT
 6          The Parties participated in a private mediation with mediator Tripper Ortman on June 8,2021.
 7 Through continued negotiations with the mediator, the Parties were able to reach a tentative
 8 settlement, reflected in a Memorandum of Understanding executed on June 21, 2021. The Parties are
 9 in the process of working on the long-form settlement agreement. The Parties expect the long-form
10 settlement to be finalized in the next few weeks. Following the execution of the long-form settlement
II   agreement, Plaintiffs will file a Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement.
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13 2.       FURTHER CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
14          The Parties respectfiilly request that a further CMC is set in approximately ninety (90) days
15 at which time the Parties anticipate that the Motion for Preliminary Approval will either be on file
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18 DATED: September 22, 2021                BLUMENTHAL NORDREHAUG
                                            BHOWMIK DE BLOUW LLP
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                                                   PH'A MUKHERJEE                Q
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                                                   ANDREA SPEARS
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                                       JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT
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 2 Dated: September 22, 2021                  SETAREH LAW GROUP
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 4                                            By: A/ Shaun Setareh
                                                  SHAUN SETAREH
 5                                                WILLIAM PAO
                                                  NOLAN DILTS
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 7                                                TOMAS R. ARANA

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     Dated: September 22, 2021                LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
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10                                            Qy.   /s/ Keith Jacoby

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                                                    Attomeys for Defendant
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                                 JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT
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2 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
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          1, Karia Home, am employed in the County of San Diego, State of California. 1 am over the
4 age of 18 and not a party to the within action. My business address is 2255 Calle Clara, La Jolla,
  California 92037.
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6         On September 22, 2021,1 served the document(s) described as:

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      X    (BY ELECTRONIC SERVICE): Pursuant to an agreement between the Parties, 1 provided
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           the documents referenced above electronically via electronic mail (e-mail) to counsel for
10         Defendant at the following e-mail address(es):

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     LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.                              SETAREH LAW GROUP
12   Keith Jacoby                                         Shaun Setareh
     kjacoby@littler.com                                  shaun@setarehlaw.com
13   Nathaniel H. Jenkins                                 William M. Pao
     njenkins@littler.com                                 will iam@setareh law.com
14   500 Capitol Mall, Suite 200                          Nolan Dilts
15   Sacramento, CA 95814                                 nolan@setarehlaw.com
                                                          calendar@setarehlaw.com
16                                                        9665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 430
                                                          Beverly Hills, CA 90212
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19    X    (State): 1 declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the
           above is true and correct.
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21         Executed on September 22, 2021, at San Diego, California.

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