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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Employment Discrimination

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11618/0002/671513.1 Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Shortening Time to Notice 

Defendant’s Motion for Protective Order and Modifying Briefing 

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JOHN B. SULLIVAN (State Bar No. 96742)

JAN T. CHILTON (State Bar No. 47582)

RHONDA L. NELSON (State Bar No. 116043)

SEVERSON & WERSON

A Professional Corporation

One Embarcadero Center, Suite 2600

San Francisco, CA 94111

Telephone: (415) 398-3344

Facsimile: (415) 956-0439

jbs@severson.com

jtc@severson.com

rln@severson.com

JOHN R. SHUMAN, JR. (State Bar No. 100236)

DLA PIPER US LLP

2000 University Avenue

East Palo Alto, California 94303 

Telephone: (650) 833-2000

Facsimile: (650) 833-2001

bob.shuman@dlapiper.com

LUANNE SACKS (State Bar No. 120811)

DLA PIPER US LLP

153 Townsend Street, Suite 800

San Francisco, California 94107 

Telephone: (415) 836-2500

Facsimile: (415) 836-2501

luanne.sacks@dlapiper.com

Attorneys for Defendant

Kyphon Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

SAFRONIA DODD-OWENS, et al., etc.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

KYPHON INC.,

Defendant.

CASE NO. CV 06 03988 JF

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

SHORTENING TIME TO NOTICE 

DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR 

PROTECTIVE ORDER AND MODIFYING

BRIEFING SCHEDULE THEREON

Complaint Date: June 27, 2006

Trial Date: None Assigned

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*ORDER E-FILED 5/19/2008* XXXXXXXXX MODIFIED BY THE COURT XXXXXXX

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STIPULATION

WHEREAS, Defendant Kyphon Inc. (“Defendant”) intends to file a motion for protective 

order in this matter;

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs Safronia Dodd-Owens, Natalie Amaya, Tera Byrer, Tiffany Socha, 

Teri Carr, Elizabeth “Lisa” Glus and Christy Wronikowski (collectively referred to hereafter as 

“Plaintiffs”) and Defendant mutually selected June 17, 2008 as the hearing date for Defendant’s 

motion for protective order;

WHEREAS, under Civil L.R. 7-2 (a), a motion must be filed and served at least thirty-five 

(35) days prior to hearing date on that motion;

WHEREAS, under Civil L.R. 7-2 (a), May 13, 2008 was the deadline for Defendant to file

and serve its motion for protective order in order to have that motion heard on June 17, 2008;

WHEREAS, Philip J. Smith, counsel for Defendant, is responsible for filing Defendant’s 

motion for protective order;

WHEREAS, due to a mistake for which Mr. Smith is solely responsible, Defendant’s 

motion for protective order was not filed on May 13, 2008;

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs and Defendant (collectively referred to hereafter as “the Parties”) 

still desire to have Defendant’s motion for protective order heard on June 17, 2008;

WHEREAS, under Civil L.R. 6-2 (a) the Parties may stipulate, inter alia, to accelerate 

time frames set in the Local Rules;

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THEREFORE, the Parties, through their counsel of record, hereby STIPULATE that 

Defendant may file and serve its motion for protective order on or before May 19, 2008, which is 

twenty-nine (29) days prior to June 17, 2008;

THEREFORE, the Parties, through their counsel of record, further STIPULATE that 

Plaintiffs’ opposition to Defendant’s motion for protective order must be filed and served on or 

before June 2, 2008, which is fifteen (15) days prior to June 17, 2008;

THEREFORE, the Parties, through their counsel of record, further STIPULATE that 

Defendant’s reply brief must be filed and served on or before June 9, 2008, which is eight (8) 

days prior to June 17, 2008.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

DATED: May 16, 2008 SANFORD WITTELS & HEISLER, LLP

LAW OFFICES OF GRANT E. MORRIS

LITTON & GEONETTA, LLP

By: /s/ David Sanford

David Sanford

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

DATED: May 16, 2008 DLA PIPER US LLP

SEVERSON & WERSON

A Professional Corporation

By: /s/ Philip J. Smith

Philip J. Smith

Attorneys for Defendant

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ORDER

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated:_________________, 2008 By: ____________________________________

Hon. Howard R. Lloyd

U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX The court does not find defense counsel's negligence to be "good cause" for an order shortening time. Nevertheless, the parties' request for a June 17, 2008 motion hearing is granted. The briefing schedule shall be as follows: May 30, 2008: Plaintiffs' opposition due June 3, 2008: Defendant's reply due May 19, 2008: Defendant's motion for protective order due Dated: May 19, 2008

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Howard R. Lloyd

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