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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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JOINT STIPULATION AND REQUEST FOR ORDER CHANGING TIME Case No. C 07-03001-RMW 

Michael H. Steinberg (CSB 134179) 

SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP 

1888 Century Park East 

Los Angeles, California 90067 

Telephone: (310) 712-6600 

Facsimile: (310) 712-8800 

Christopher R. Edgar (CSB 229771) 

SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP 

1870 Embarcadero Road 

Palo Alto, California 94303 

Telephone: (650) 461-5600 

Facsimile: (650) 461-5700 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs/Petitioners Warren 

E. Spieker, Jr., et al. **E-FILED: 8/28/07** 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN JOSE DIVISION 

JOEL BENOLIEL, GREGG R. DAUGHERTY, 

BRUCE E. HOSFORD, and DONALD S. 

JEFFERSON, 

 Plaintiffs/Petitioners, 

 v. 

BLACKHAWK PARENT LLC, a Delaware limited 

liability company, and EOP OPERATING 

LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Delaware limited 

partnership, 

 

 Defendants/Respondents. 

Case No. C 07-03001-RMW 

JOINT STIPULATION 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

CONTINUING HEARING ON 

THE FIRST AMENDED 

PETITION TO COMPEL 

ARBITRATION 

Prior Hearing Date: August 31, 

2007 

New Hearing Date: September 28, 

2007 

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JOINT STIPULATION AND REQUEST FOR ORDER CHANGING TIME Case No. C 07-03001-RMW 

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Pursuant to Civil Local Rules 6-1(b), 6-2, 7-7(b) and 7-12 of the Federal District 

for the Northern District of California, Plaintiffs/Petitioners Joel Benoliel, Gregg R. Daugherty, 

Bruce E. Hosford, and Donald S. Jefferson (collectively, "Petitioners"), by and through their 

respective counsel, submit this Joint Stipulation and Proposed Order Changing Time concerning 

Petitioners’ pending First Amended Petition to Compel Arbitration (the "Amended Petition") 

scheduled to be heard August 31, 2007 (the “Hearing"). 

WHEREAS, Petitioners filed the Amended Petition on July 27, 2007; 

 WHEREAS, Respondents filed a Memorandum of Points and Authorities in 

Opposition to the Amended Petition (the “Opposition”) on August 10, 2007; 

WHEREAS, Petitioners filed a Reply in Support of the Amended Petition on 

August 17, 2007; 

WHEREAS, the Hearing on the First Amended Petition is set for August 31, 2007 

at 9:00 a.m.; 

WHEREAS, the parties are in discussions directed toward reaching a negotiated 

resolution of the Amended Petition; 

WHEREAS, the parties agree to continue the Hearing until September 28, 2007; 

and 

WHEREAS, the parties agree that this Stipulation does not waive any of the rights 

or defenses available to either party, and that each party reserves its rights to assert any and all 

rights and defenses in the future and to provide further papers updating the Court and providing 

any further developments; 

NOW THEREFORE THE PARTIES JOINTLY REQUEST THE FOLLOWING: 

Subject to the Court's approval, pursuant to Civil Local Rules 6-1, 6-2, 7-7(b) and 

7-12 of the Federal District Court for the Northern District of California, that the Hearing be 

continued to 9 a.m. on Friday, September 28, 2007. 

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JOINT STIPULATION AND REQUEST FOR ORDER CHANGING TIME Case No. C 07-03001-RMW 

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Dated: August 28, 2007 SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP 

 Michael H. Steinberg/ljp electronically 

Michael H. Steinberg 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs/Petitioners 

JOEL BENOLIEL, et al. 

Dated: August 28, 2007 SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP 

 Harrison J. Frahn/ljp electronically 

Harrison J. Frahn IV 

Attorneys for Defendants/Respondents 

BLACKHAWK PARENT LLC and EOP 

OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: ____8/28/07______, 2007 By /s/ Ronald M. Whyte 

The Honorable Ronald M. Whyte 

United States District Judge 

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