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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

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PLATTE RIVER INSURANCE COMPANY,

Plaintiff,

v.

DIGNITY HEALTH f/k/a CATHOLIC

HEALTHCARE WEST d/b/a MERCY

GENERAL HOSPITAL,

Defendant.

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No. C-12-2356 EMC

ORDER RE SUPPLEMENTAL

BRIEFING AND CONTINUING

MOTION HEARING AND CASE

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

The Court is in receipt of the parties’ briefs regarding Plaintiff Platte River Insurance

Company’s motion to enforce the stay and related standstill agreement in this case, and to enjoin

Defendant Dignity Health’s later filed arbitration, which motion is currently scheduled for hearing

on January 17, 2013 at 1:30 p.m. Having reviewed the briefs, the Court orders the parties to submit

additional briefing as to whether this action is subject to mandatory arbitration, including whether

either party has waived a right to pursue arbitration.

In addition, the Court observes that Dignity Health reached a final settlement in the matter of

Chopourian v. Catholic Healthcare West, Case No. C-09-02972-KJM-KJN (E.D. Cal.) (the

“Chopourian lawsuit”), on November 28, 2012. See Decl. of Amy Briggs in Opp’n to Mot., Docket

No. 36, ¶ 13. Yet, neither party has requested to lift the stay entered “pending complete and final

resolution of the Chopourian lawsuit . . . .” See Stip. & Order, Docket No. 23, at 3. Thus, the Court

orders the parties to include in their additional briefing arguments as to whether or not the Court

should lift the stay in this action and, if so, when it should do so.

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United States District Court

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In order to adequately consider these issues, the Court hereby continues the hearing and Case

Management Conference in this matter currently scheduled for January 17, 2013 at 1:30 p.m. to

February 14, 2013 at 1:30 p.m. The parties shall file their supplemental briefing of no longer than

fifteen (15) pages by 5:00 p.m., January 18, 2013.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 4, 2013

_________________________

EDWARD M. CHEN

United States District Judge

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