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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Petition for Removal

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CASE NO. C 06 00024SBA SECOND JOINT STIPULATION AND REQUEST TO 

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CHAVEZ & GERTLER LLP 

JONATHAN E. GERTLER (Bar No. 111531) 

JOSEPH R. IGELMUND (Bar No. 52493) 

42 Miller Avenue 

Mill Valley, CA 94941 

Telephone: (415) 381-5599 

Facsimile: (415) 381-5572 

jon@chavezgertler.com joe@chavezgertler.com 

BROWNSTEIN & THOMAS, LLP 

MARK C. THOMAS (Bar No. 215580) 

220 Montgomery Street, Suite 876 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Telephone: (415) 951-4881 

Facsimile: (415) 951-4885 

mark@brownsteinthomas.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff SHILOH HOOD 

And the Proposed Plaintiff Class 

WINSTON & STRAWN LLP 

LEE T. PATERSON (Bar No. 81004) 

AMANDA C. SOMMERFELD (Bar No. 185052) 

333 South Grand Avenue, 38th Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90071 

Telephone: (213) 615-1700 

Facsimile: (213) 615-1750 

lpaterson@winston.com asommerfeld@winston.com 

Attorneys for Defendant 

THE TERMINIX INTERNATIONAL COMPANY LP 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SHILOH HOOD, an individual, 

 Plaintiff, 

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THE TERMINIX INTERNATIONAL 

COMPANY, L.P., a Delaware limited 

partnership; and DOES 1 to 20, 

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Case No.: C 06-00024 SBA 

The Honorable Saundra B. Armstrong 

SECOND JOINT STIPULATION AND 

REQUEST TO CONTINUE MEDIATION 

DEADLINES 

CMC Date: October 18, 2006 

CMC Time: 2:30 p.m. 

Removal Date: January 5, 2006 

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 The parties hereby jointly stipulate and request that the Court grant a continuance of 

the mediation deadline from the current deadline of December 29, 2006 to February 2, 2007. 

The Court previously extended the mediation deadline 90 days to December 29, 2006, 

by Stipulation and Order signed September 18, 2006, pursuant to a request that followed the 

filing of a related federal class action, Roy v. Terminix CV-06-05761 (the “Roy action”), 

which is pending in the Central District of California. 

The parties have, in effect, consolidated the mediation previously ordered by this 

court with the mediation that would be anticipated in the Roy action. The objective is to 

explore a global resolution of all pending claims. 

The consolidation caused some delay for plaintiffs’ counsel in the two cases to fully 

confer. Some delay also occurred because although plaintiff’s counsel Michael Langford in 

the Roy action was agreeable to participating in the mediation, he had suffered the death of 

his father and was briefly on leave from his practice. 

As part of the information used by all parties in the mediation, the parties and their 

experts are in the process of formulating a questionnaire to be sent by an independent thirdparty administrator to a statistically-valid sampling of class members in both actions for the 

purpose of evaluating damages relative to class claims. Substantial time is required for the 

expert witnesses to consult and assist in the preparation and negotiation of the content of 

questionnaires; for the mailing of the questionnaires; to provide adequate time for class 

members to review their records and complete and return the questionnaires; for the 

tabulation and analysis of the data generated by the questionnaires to class members; and for 

counsel for the parties to timely evaluate the responses in order to properly prepare a 

mediation statement reasonably in advance of the hearing, for the benefit of both parties and 

the mediator. 

On October 9, 2006, all parties in both cases participated in a mediation status 

conference under the auspices of Judith Droz Keyes, the court-appointed mediator in this 

case. The process appears to require about 4-6 weeks longer than previously anticipated. 

The parties therefore concluded that it does not appear feasible to complete the preparation 

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outlined above by the present deadline of December 29, 2006. If the parties’ request to 

extend the deadline is not granted, the mediation will have to go forward without the use of 

the questionnaire, which the parties agree would enhance the prospects for resolution at the 

mediation. 

The parties also note that, on or about September 18, 2006, defendant Terminix filed 

a motion with the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation seeking to transfer both pending 

cases to a single district for consolidated and coordinated pretrial proceedings pursuant 

to 28 U.S.C. § 1407. The Judicial Panel has not yet given the parties notice of any order as 

of the date of this filing. 

Subject to the Court’s approval of the instant request to extend time to conduct the 

mediation, the mediator and all counsel have now scheduled the mediation for what appears 

to be a realistic date, January 24, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. The plaintiffs and Terminix’s authorized 

representatives are to attend. In order to accommodate any exigencies or additional 

mediation sessions, the parties respectfully request that the Court extend the mediation about 

a week beyond the proposed January 24 hearing date, to February 2, 2007. 

Dated: November 3, 2006 CHAVEZ & GERTLER LLP 

BROWNSTEIN & THOMAS, LLP 

By: /s/ __________ Jonathan E. Gertler 

Attorneys for Plaintiff SHILOH HOOD 

And the Proposed Plaintiff Class

Dated: November 3, 2006 WINSTON & STRAWN LLP 

By: /s/ _________ Amanda C. Sommerfeld

Attorneys for Defendant 

THE TERMINIX INTERNATIONAL 

COMPANY, L.P.

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ORDER

 Pursuant to the stipulation above, and good cause appearing, 

 The deadline for mediation is continued to February 2, 2007. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 11-7-06 

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 HONORABLE SAUNDRA B. ARMSTRONG 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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