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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 29:1001 E.R.I.S.A.: Employee Retirement

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Civil L.R. 6-1(a) Stipulation And [Proposed] Order Extending Stay

Case No. 3:14-cv-04681-VC

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Jeffrey Lewis (SBN 66587)

Catha Worthman (SBN 230399)

Jacob Richards (SBN 273476)

LEWIS, FEINBERG, LEE & JACKSON, P.C.

476 9th Street

Oakland, CA 94607

Telephone: (510) 839-6824

Facsimile: (510) 839-7839

Email: jlewis@lewisfeinberg.com

cworthman@lewisfeinberg.com

jrichards@lewisfeinberg.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LYNN MORRIS, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

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DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY HEALTH 

SYSTEM, et al.

Defendants.

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Case No. 3:14-cv-04681-VC

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER EXTENDING STAY

OF ACTION

WHEREAS, the Court issued an order on March 13, 2015 staying this case until June 

16, 2015; 

WHEREAS, Defendant Daughters of Charity Health System is currently negotiating 

with potential buyers for the hospital system;

WHEREAS, an agreement providing for the sale of the hospital system may include 

provisions addressing the status of the Daughters of Charity Health System Retirement Plan

under ERISA, including whether the plan qualifies for ERISA’s Church Plan exception; and

WHEREAS, such provision(s) could provide some or all of the relief sought in this 

action, and facilitate potential resolution of this action; 

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AS MODIFIED

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NOW THEREFORE, the Defendants and the Plaintiffs, by and through their respective 

counsel, hereby stipulate and agree to extend the stay in this case an additional 90 days until 

September 14, 2015. The parties further stipulate to continue the currently-set case management 

conference from June 16, 2015 to September 15, 2015, or another date thereafter that is

convenient for the Court, with a joint case management statement due 7 days before the 

conference.

Dated: May 18, 2015 By /s/ Jeffrey Lewis 

Jeffrey Lewis (SBN 66587)

jlewis@lewisfeinberg.com

Catha Worthman (SBN 230399)

cworthman@lewisfeinberg.com

Jacob Richards (SBN 273476)

jrichards@lewisfeinberg.com

LEWIS, FEINBERG, LEE & JACKSON, P.C.

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

Dated: May 18, 2015 By /s/ Kevin Daly 

Richard L. Gallagher, Jr. (SBN 208714)

richard.gallagher@ropesgray.com

Kevin P. Daly (SBN 298542)

kevin.daly@ropesgray.com

ROPES & GRAY LLP

Howard Shapiro (pro hac vice) 

HowShapiro@proskauer.com 

Robert Rachal (pro hac vice) 

rrachal@proskauer.com 

Stacey C.S. Cerrone (pro hac vice) 

scerrone@proskauer.com 

PROSKAUER ROSE LLP 

650 Poydras St., Suite 1800 

New Orleans, LA 70139 

Telephone: (504) 310-4088 

Facsimile: (504) 310-2022

Attorneys for Defendants

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: _____________, 2015 _______________________________

Hon. Vince Chhabria

Judge, U.S. District Court

May 21

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

AS MODIFIED

Judge Vince Chhabria

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