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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 28:1001 E.R.I.S.A.

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STIPULATION REGARDING EXTENSION OF TIME FOR EARLY NEUTRAL EVALUATION 

CASE NO. 5:09-cv-01873 JW 

Winston & Strawn LLP 

101 California Street 

San Francisco, CA 94111-5802 

Joseph J. Torres (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)

Sheila P. Frederick (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) 

WINSTON & STRAWN LLP 

35 West Wacker Drive 

Chicago, Illinois 60601 

Telephone: 312-558-5600 

Facsimile: 312-558-5700 

Email: jtorres@winston.com 

 sfrederick@winston.com 

Attorneys for Defendant 

THE ABBOTT SEVERANCE PAY PLAN 

FOR FORMER U.S. GUIDANT 

EMPLOYEES, 2006 EDITION 

Jeffrey Bosley (SBN: 157388) 

WINSTON & STRAWN LLP 

101 California Street 

San Francisco, California 94111-5894 

Telephone: 415-591-1000 

Facsimile: 415-591-1400 

Email: jbosley@winston.com 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN JOSE BRANCH

SAMI HAMADE, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

THE ABBOTT SEVERANCE PAY PLAN 

FOR FORMER U.S. GUIDANT 

EMPLOYEES, 2006 EDITION, 

Defendant. 

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Case No. C09-01873 JW 

STIPULATION REGARDING 

EXTENSION OF TIME FOR EARLY 

NEUTRAL EVALUATION AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

Date Action Filed: April 29, 2009

This Stipulation is entered into by and among Plaintiff, Sami Hamade (“Plaintiff”), and 

Defendant, The Abbott Severance Pay Plan for Former U.S. Guidant Employees, 2006 Edition (the 

“Plan”) (collectively the “Parties”), through their respective attorneys of record. 

WHEREAS Local Civil Rule 6-2 allows the Parties to file a stipulation requesting an order to 

extend the deadlines in a case. Pursuant to Local Rule 6-2, the Parties submit the following 

stipulation: 

1. On August 11, 2009, the Court entered an Order selecting Early Neutral Evaluation 

(“ENE”) as the preferred ADR process in this case. The current deadline to complete ENE is March 

31, 2010. 

2. Both Parties encountered conflicts with the ENE schedule and, therefore, the Parties 

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STIPULATION REGARDING EXTENSION OF TIME FOR EARLY NEUTRAL EVALUATION 

CASE NO. 5:09-cv-01873 JW 

Winston & Strawn LLP 

101 California Street 

San Francisco, CA 94111-5802 

have been unable to complete the ENE process at this time. However, the Parties have been in 

contact with the evaluator and plan to participate in the ENE or explore settlement amongst 

themselves prior to the deadline to file cross motions for summary judgment. 

3. The deadline to file cross motions for summary judgment is May 5, 2010, and the 

Parties plan to complete the ENE before this date. 

4. The Parties stipulate to, and ask the Court to enter, an Order extending the date to 

complete ENE until May 3, 2010. 

5. The Parties previously stipulated to extensions of time to complete early neutral 

evaluation on November 9, 2009 and January 26, 2010. 

IT IS THEREFORE HEREBY STIPULATED by and among the Parties that: 

1. The deadline to complete ENE is extended until May 3, 2010 

Dated: March 26, 2010 WINSTON & STRAWN LLP 

 By: /s/ Joseph J. Torres 

 Joseph J. Torres

Attorneys for Defendant 

THE ABBOTT SEVERANCE PAY 

PLAN FOR FORMER U.S. 

GUIDANT EMPLOYEES, 2006 

EDITION 

Dated: March 26, 2010 DELFINO GREEN & GREEN 

By: /s/ William Green

 William Green

Attorney for Plaintiff 

SAMI HAMADE

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STIPULATION REGARDING EXTENSION OF TIME FOR EARLY NEUTRAL EVALUATION 

CASE NO. 5:09-cv-01873 JW 

Winston & Strawn LLP 

101 California Street 

San Francisco, CA 94111-5802 

[PROPOSED] ORDER

 PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Date: ________________ _________________________________________ 

 HON. JAMES WARE 

 United States District Court Judge 

April 5, 2010 

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