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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Insurance Contract

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA (SAN JOSE)

THE PHOENIX INSURANCE

COMPANY, a Connecticut corporation;

THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY

COMPANY, a Connecticut corporation;

THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY

COMPANY OF CONNECTICUT, a

Connecticut corporation; TRAVELERS

PROPERTY CASUALTY COMPANY OF

AMERICA, a Connecticut corporation,

Plaintiffs and Counter-Defendants,

v.

INFINITY CONTACT, INC., an Iowa

corporation; and NUANCE

COMMUNICATIONS, INC., a Delaware

corporation,

Defendants and Counter-Claimants

CASE NO. 5:13-cv-5905 BLF

JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]

ORDER TO EXTEND JANUARY 15, 2015

DEADLINE TO RE-NOTICE SUMMARY

JUDGMENT MOTION OR TO FILE

STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL, IN ORDER

TO ACCOMMODATE JANUARY 20, 2015

GLOBAL SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

DEMAND FOR JURY

Courtroom: 3

Judge: Hon. Beth Labson Freeman

Floor: 5

MARK D. PETERSON (State Bar #126174)

CATES PETERSON LLP

4100 Newport Place, Suite 230

Newport Beach, CA 92660

Telephone: (949) 724-1180

Facsimile: (949) 724-1190

Email: markpeterson@catespeterson.com

CHARLES E. SPEVACEK (MN #126044)

MICHAEL P. MCNAMEE (MN #277964)

MEAGHER & GEER, P.L.L.P

33 South Sixth Street, Suite 4400

Minneapolis, MN 55402

Telephone: (612) 338-0661

Facsimile: (612) 338-8384

Email: cspevacek@meagher.com

Email: mmcNamee@meagher.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs and Cross-Defendants

THE PHOENIX INSURANCE COMPANY,

THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY,

THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY

OF CONNECTICUT, AND TRAVELERS

PROPERTY CASUALTY COMPANY OF AMERICA

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO

EXTEND JANUARY 15, 2015 DEADLINE TO RE-NOTICE

SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTION OR FILE STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL

Case No. 5:13-cv-05905-BLF

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6(b) and Local Rules 6-1(b) and 6-2, Defendant

NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (“Defendant”) and Plaintiffs THE PHOENIX

INSURANCE COMPANY, THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY, THE TRAVELERS

INDEMNITY COMPANY OF CONNECTICUT, and TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY

COMPANY OFAMERICA (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) (together, with Defendant, the “Parties”),

through their undersigned counsel, hereby file the following stipulated request to extend the

deadlines set forth in the Court’s Order of October 29, 2014, Docket Entry No. 67. (“October 29

Order”). The Parties respectfully request that the Court extend Plaintiffs’ deadline to re-notice their

Motion for Summary Judgment, or for the Parties to file a Stipulation of Dismissal, to March 2,

2015. Should Plaintiffs choose to re-notice their Motion for Summary Judgment, the Parties

respectfully request that the Court extend Defendant’s deadline to file its opposition until April 1,

2015; extend Plaintiffs’ deadline to file their reply until April 22, 2015; and set the hearing on

Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment for Thursday, May 7, 2015 or as soon thereafter as the

Court has availability. In support of this request, the Parties stipulate as follows:

WHEREAS, on June 2, 2014, the Court issued a Case Management Order, Docket

Entry No. 46 (“CMO”) setting forth the following schedule with respect to motions for summary

judgment:

Parties to file Cross-Motion for Summary

Judgment

June 30, 2014

Response to Motion for Summary

Judgment

July 30, 2014

Reply to Motion for Summary Judgment August 20, 2014

Motion for Summary Judgment Hearing November 6, 2014 at 9:00 a.m.

WHEREAS, on June 30, 2014, Plaintiffs filed their Motion with this Court;

WHEREAS, on July 15, 2014, the Parties initiated discussions relating to potential

settlement of this action;

WHEREAS, to further explore potential settlement of this action, the Parties

stipulated on July 18, 2014 to extend Defendant’s deadline to file its opposition to the Motion until

Friday, August 15, 2014 and Plaintiffs’ deadline to file their reply to the Motion until Friday,

September 5, 2014;

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO

EXTEND JANUARY 15, 2015 DEADLINE TO RE-NOTICE

SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTION OR FILE STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL

Case No. 5:13-cv-05905-BLF

WHEREAS, on August 26, 2014, the Parties reached a settlement, in principal, and

began preparing an agreement to memorialize the settlement;

WHEREAS, to provide the Parties with time to draft the settlement agreement, the

Parties stipulated on August 28, 2014 to extend Defendant’s deadline to file its opposition to the

Motion until September 29, 2014 and Plaintiffs’ deadline to file their reply to the Motion until

October 22, 2014;

WHEREAS, to provide the Parties with additional time to draft the settlement

agreement, the Parties stipulated on September 29, 2014 to extend Defendant’s deadline to file its

opposition to the Motion until October 29, 2014 and Plaintiffs’ deadline to file their reply to the

Motion until November 24, 2014;

WHEREAS, on October 28, 2014, the Parties filed their Fifth Joint Stipulation to

Revise Briefing Schedule for Opposition and Reply to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment.

Under that Stipulation, the Parties proposed that Defendant’s deadline to file its opposition to the

Motion be extended until Thursday, January 29, 2015; that Plaintiffs’ deadline to file its reply to the

Motion be extended until Monday, February 23, 2015; and that, if the settlement agreement were not

effectuated, a hearing on the Motion be scheduled for Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 9:00 a.m., or at

the Court’s earliest convenience thereafter;

WHEREAS, on October 29, 2014, the Court denied as moot the Fifth Joint

Stipulation, and instead issued an Order requiring Plaintiffs to re-notice their Motion for Summary

Judgment, or requiring the Parties to file a Stipulation of Dismissal, by January 15, 2015;

WHEREAS, on November 18, 2014, after the Court issued its October 29 Order, the

Court referred this matter to Magistrate Jacqueline Scott Corley for settlement;

WHEREAS, On December 12, 2014, Magistrate Corley ordered a global settlement

conference in this insurance coverage matter and in the underlying matter, captioned William

Hopwood and Teresa Martinez, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Nuance

Communications, Inc. and Infinity Contact, Inc., Case No. CV-13-2132-YGR (N.D. Cal. May 8,

2013) (“Global Settlement Conference”), to be scheduled for January 12, 2015;

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO

EXTEND JANUARY 15, 2015 DEADLINE TO RE-NOTICE

SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTION OR FILE STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL

Case No. 5:13-cv-05905-BLF

WHEREAS, after holding a telephonic settlement conference with defense counsel on

January 5, 2015, Magistrate Corley continued the Global Settlement Conference until January 20,

2015;

WHEREAS, under Magistrate Corley’s continuation to January 20, 2015, the Global

Settlement Conference is now scheduled for five days after the January 15, 2015 deadline set forth in

this Court’s October 29 Order;

WHEREAS, an extension of the deadlines set forth in the Court’s October 29 Order is

necessary to accommodate the Global Settlement Conference and any necessary follow-up work

related to settlement;

WHEREAS, no Party will be prejudiced by the relief requested in the stipulation;

WHEREAS, this stipulation is without prejudice to, or waiver of, any rights or

defenses otherwise available to the Parties in this action;

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, between the

parties hereto that:

1) Plaintiffs’ shall have through and including March 2, 2015 to re-notice their Motion for

Summary Judgment or, alternatively, the Parties shall have through and including March

2, 2015 to file a Stipulation of Dismissal;

2) Should Plaintiffs re-notice their Motion for Summary Judgment, Defendant shall have

through and including April 1, 2015, to file its opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion;

3) Should Plaintiffs re-notice their Motion for Summary Judgment, Plaintiffs shall have

through and including, April 22, 2015 to file their reply in support their Motion; and

4) Should Plaintiffs re-notice their Motion for Summary Judgment, the hearing on the

Motion shall be scheduled for Thursday, May 7, 2015 or as soon thereafter as the court

has availability.

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO

EXTEND JANUARY 15, 2015 DEADLINE TO RE-NOTICE

SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTION OR FILE STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL

Case No. 5:13-cv-05905-BLF

IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD.

Dated: January 15, 2015 Respectfully submitted,

By: /s/ Mark D. Peterson

Mark D. Peterson

CATES PETERSON LLP

4100 Newport Place, suite 230

Newport Beach, CA 92660

Tel: (949) 724-1180

Fax: (949) 724-1190

Email: markpeterson@catespeterson.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

The Phoenix Insurance Company, The

Travelers Indemnity Company, The Travelers

Indemnity Company of Connecticut, and

Travelers Property Casualty Company of

America

Dated: January 15, 2015 Respectfully submitted,

By: /s/ Nicole L. Chessari

Michael T. Jones (SBN 661336)

Nicole L. Chessari (SBN 259970)

GOODWIN PROCTER LLP

135 Commonwealth Drive

Menlo Park, California 94025-1105

Tel.: 650.752.3100

Fax.: 650.853.1038

Attorneys for Defendant

Nuance Communications, Inc.

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED:

HONORABLE BETH LABSON FREEMAN

United States District Judge

January 15, 2015 Plaintiffs shall re-notice their Motion for Summary Judgment for hearing on May 14, 2015.

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