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LEVINE & MILLER

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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

[PROPOSED] AMENDED PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER AND ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO MODIFY THE PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER

ase No. CV 10-9198 JVS (RNBx)

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The Court, having reviewed Plaintiffs Joyce Walker’s, Muriel Lynn Spooner’s, and Kim Bruce Howlett’s (“Plaintiffs”) Motion to Modify the Pretrial Scheduling Order (the “Motion’’) and the parties’ papers filed in connection therewith, hereby GRANTS the Motion and ORDERS that:

1. The trial date is set for January 24, 2013. The pretrial conference will take place on January 16, 2013.

2. Class and merits discovery shall not be bifurcated and shall proceed simultaneously. Fact discovery will remain open until November 5, 2012. Pursuant to the Trial Order, all interrogatories, requests for documents, and requests for admission shall be served no later than September 21, 2012, and all depositions shall commence no later than October 29, 2012.

3. Expert discovery will remain open until November 5, 2012. In accordance with Rule 26(a)(2), the parties shall submit their expert disclosures no later than September 10, 2012, any rebuttal expert disclosures no later than October 1, 2012, and any reply expert disclosures no later than October 22, 2012.

4. Plaintiffs may take 3 days of Rule 30(b)(6) depositions, which shall count as one deposition against the limit of 10 depositions permitted under Rule 30. Plaintiffs may request that the Court modify this order to permit additional time if needed to fairly examine the 30(b)(6) deponents.

ae The last date for hearing motions will be seven weeks before the trial date, or December 6, 2012. The Court orders that all motions shall be served and filed no later than November 2, 2012. The parties will meet and confer to agree on briefing schedules and will submit them to the Court for approval.

6. Pursuant to the Trial Order and in compliance with Local Rule 6, all motions in limine shall be filed and served no later than December 19, 2012, four weeks prior to the scheduled pretrial date of January 16, 2013.

a Pursuant to and in compliance with Local Rule 16, the parties’ Pretrial

Conference Order shall be lodged no later than January 4, 2013.

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8. Pursuant to and in compliance with Local Rule 16, all Memoranda of Contentions of Fact and Law, Exhibit Lists, and Witness Lists shall be submitted no later than December 21, 2012, three and a half weeks prior to the scheduled pretrial date.

9. The parties will participate in a non-judicial dispute resolution proceeding, Settlement Procedure Number 3 under Local Rule 16-15.4. The last date for completion of this Settlement Procedure shall be no later than the close of fact discovery.

10. Plaintiffs will file their motion for class certification on or before May 14, 2012. The parties will meet and confer to agree on a briefing schedule for that motion and will submit it to the Court for approval.

11. The parties may seek modification of this Order at any time and for

good cause shown. IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: ___ —__, 2011

Honorable James V. Selna United States District Judge

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