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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 28:1001 E.R.I.S.A.

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STIPULATION REGARDING EXTENSION OF DEADLINES 

CASE NO. 5:09-cv-01873 JW 

Winston & Strawn LLP 

101 California Street 

San Francisco, CA 94111-5802 

Joseph J. Torres (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) 

Sheila P. Frederick (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) 

WINSTON & STRAWN LLP 

35 West Wacker Drive 

Chicago, Illinois 60601 

Telephone: 312-558-5600 

Facsimile: 312-558-5700 

Email: jtorres@winston.com 

 sfrederick@winston.com 

Attorneys for Defendant 

THE ABBOTT SEVERANCE PAY PLAN 

FOR FORMER U.S. GUIDANT 

EMPLOYEES, 2006 EDITION 

Jeffrey Bosley (SBN: 157388) 

WINSTON & STRAWN LLP 

101 California Street 

San Francisco, California 94111-5894 

Telephone: 415-591-1000 

Facsimile: 415-591-1400 

Email: jbosley@winston.com 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN JOSE BRANCH

SAMI HAMADE, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

THE ABBOTT SEVERANCE PAY PLAN 

FOR FORMER U.S. GUIDANT 

EMPLOYEES, 2006 EDITION, 

Defendant. 

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Case No. C09-01873 JW 

STIPULATION REGARDING 

EXTENSION OF TIME FOR HEARING 

DATE ON CROSS-MOTIONS FOR 

SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

Date Action Filed: April 29, 2009

This Stipulation is entered into by and among Plaintiff, Sami Hamade (“Plaintiff”), and 

Defendant, The Abbott Severance Pay Plan for Former U.S. Guidant Employees, 2006 Edition (the 

“Plan”) (collectively the “Parties”), through their respective attorneys of record. 

WHEREAS Local Civil Rule 6-2 allows the Parties to file a stipulation requesting an order to 

extend the deadlines in a case. Pursuant to Local Rule 6-2, the Parties submit the following 

stipulation: 

1. On October 1, 2009, the Court entered an Order in the above-referenced matter 

setting a hearing date of April 19, 2010 on the Parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment based 

on the administrative record. This Order also stated that the deadline for the motions would be in 

accordance with the Local Rules. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

AS MODIFIED

Judge James Ware

1/29/2010

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STIPULATION REGARDING EXTENSION OF DEADLINES 

CASE NO. 5:09-cv-01873 JW 

Winston & Strawn LLP 

101 California Street 

San Francisco, CA 94111-5802 

2. On August 11, 2009, the Court entered an Order selecting Early Neutral Evaluation 

(“ENE”) as the preferred ADR process in this case and on November 20, 2009, this Court entered an 

Order extending the ENE deadline to March 1, 2010. 

3. Both Parties have encountered conflicts with the current schedule. Specifically, the 

attorneys for the Plan have a trial scheduled in the Eastern District of North Carolina during the 

current briefing schedule. Therefore, the Parties stipulate to, and ask the Court to enter, an Order 

extending the date to complete ENE, the date to file cross-motions for summary judgment, and the 

hearing date as follows: 

• March 31, 2010 ENE Deadline 

• May 5, 2010 filing of cross-motions for summary judgment 

• May 26, 2010 filing of responses to cross-motions for summary judgment 

• June 2, 2010 filing of replies, if any, to cross-motions for summary 

judgment 

• Hearing date anytime after June 2, 2010 

4. The Parties previously stipulated to an extension of time to complete early neutral 

evaluation on November 9, 2009. 

IT IS THEREFORE HEREBY STIPULATED by and among the Parties that: 

1. The deadline to complete ENE is extended until March 31, 2010. 

2. The deadline to file cross-motions for summary judgment is extended until May 5, 

2010; responses extended to May 26, 2010; replies, if any, extended to June 2, 2010. 

3. The hearing date will be set by the Court any date after June 2, 2010. 

Dated: January 26, 2010 WINSTON & STRAWN LLP 

 By: s/ Joseph J. Torres 

 Joseph J. Torres 

Attorneys for Defendant 

THE ABBOTT SEVERANCE PAY 

PLAN FOR FORMER U.S. 

GUIDANT EMPLOYEES, 2006 

EDITION 

is set for June 21, 2010 at 9:00 AM. 

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STIPULATION REGARDING EXTENSION OF DEADLINES 

CASE NO. 5:09-cv-01873 JW 

Winston & Strawn LLP 

101 California Street 

San Francisco, CA 94111-5802 

Dated: January 26, 2010 DELFINO GREEN & GREEN 

By: s/ William Green 

 William Green 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

SAMI HAMADE 

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STIPULATION REGARDING EXTENSION OF DEADLINES 

CASE NO. 5:09-cv-01873 JW 

Winston & Strawn LLP 

101 California Street 

San Francisco, CA 94111-5802 

[PROPOSED] ORDER

 PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Date: ________________ _________________________________________ 

 HON. JAMES WARE 

 United States District Court Judge 

 AS MODIFIED ABOVE. January 29, 2010 

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