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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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SEDGWICK, DETERT, MORAN & ARNOLD LLP

REBECCA A. HULL (Bar No. 99802 )

JOSEPH KOURI (Bar No. 133804)

JOANNE CARLSON (Bar No. 160898)

One Market Plaza, Steuart Tower, 8th Floor

San Francisco, California 94105

Telephone: (415) 781-7900

Facsimile: (415) 781-2635

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Thomas Ernst, the National 

League of Postmasters of the United States, and the 

Postmasters Benefit Plan Trust, successor-in-interest to 

the Postmasters Benefit Plan

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

(San Jose Division)

The parties, Thomas Ernst, The National League of Postmasters of the United States, Inc., 

as sponsors of the National League of Postmasters Benefit Plan Trust, successor-in-interest to the 

Postmasters Benefit Plan, Tenet Healthcare Corporation, Tenet Healthsystem Hospitals, Inc., 

UNITED STATES, ex rel.

THOMAS ERNST, an individual, et al., 

Plaintiffs,

v.

TENET HEALTHCARE 

CORPORATION, a Nevada corporation, , 

et al.,

Defendants.

CASE NO. CV 03-00890 JF

STIPULATION AND 

ORDER CONTINUING MOTION OF 

THOMAS ERNST TO DISMISS 

COUNTERCLAIM

COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF LOS 

GATOS, INC.,

Counterclaimant,

V.

THOMAS ERNST,

Counterdefendant.

**E-filed 9/15/05**

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Tenet Healthsystem Healthcorp, and Community Hospital of Los Gatos, Inc., by and through 

their counsel of record, agreed at a mediation session between the Parties on September 9, 2005 

to stipulate to a continuance of the hearing on the MOTION OF THOMAS ERNST TO 

DISMISS COUNTERCLAIM, presently set for September 19, 2005, to October 14, 2005, the 

date of the next case management conference, in order to allow additional time for the Parties to 

negotiate a possible settlement agreement.

Patric Hooper, counsel for Defendants, orally agreed to this stipulation and authorized 

Plaintiffs’ counsel to submit it to the Court.

Accordingly, the Parties respectfully request that this Court enter the following stipulation 

as an order:

The hearing on the MOTION OF THOMAS ERNST TO DISMISS 

COUNTERCLAIM shall be continued to October 14, 2005, to be heard at 9:00 a.m.in 

Courtroom 3 in conjunction with the case management conference on calendar for that date.

DATED: September 12, 2005 SEDGWICK, DETERT, MORAN & ARNOLD LLP

 

By: ______/s/________________________

Rebecca A. Hull

 Joseph Kouri

 Joanne Carlson

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Thomas Ernst, 

the National League of Postmasters of the 

United States, Inc., as sponsor of the 

Postmasters Benefit Plan Trust, successor-ininterest to the Postmasters Benefit Plan

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: ________________

 

By: __________________________________

 JUDGE OF THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT

9/15/05

/s/electronic signature authorized

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