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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. C09-01873 JW

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William Green-SBN 129816

Sharon Delfino Green-SBN 133703

Jennifer de la Campa-SBN 236524

DELFINO GREEN & GREEN

1010 B Street, Suite 320

San Rafael, CA 94901

Telephone: (415) 442-4646

Facsimile: (415) 442-4802

Attorneys for Plaintiff,

SAMI HAMADE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE BRANCH

SAMI HAMADE

 Plaintiff,

 V.

THE ABBOTT SEVERANCE PAY PLAN 

FOR FORMER U.S. GUIDANT 

EMPLOYEES, 2006 EDITION,

 Defendant.

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 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 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

AS MODIFIED

Judge James Ware

4/22/2010

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based on the administrative record. This Order also stated that the deadlines for the motions 

would in accordance with the Local Rules.

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

Evaluation (“ENE”) as the preferred ADR process in this cased and on November 20, 2009, this 

Court entered an Order extending the ENE deadline to March 1, 2010.

3. On November 20, 2009 pursuant to stipulation between the Parties, the Court 

Ordered the deadline to complete the ENE extended until March 1, 2010.

4. On January 29, 2010 pursuant to stipulation between the Parties, the Court entered 

an Order extending the deadline for the Parties to complete the ENE until March 31, 2010. The 

Court further Ordered the deadline to file cross-motions for summary judgment extended to May 

5, 2010, the filing of responses to cross-motions for summary judgment to May 26, 2010 and the 

filing of replies, if any, to cross-motions for summary judgment to June 2, 2010. The hearing 

date was set for June 21, 2010 at 9:00 am.

5. On March 26, 2010 pursuant to stipulation between the Parties, the Court entered 

an Order extending the date to complete the ENE to May 3, 2010.

6. Attorney for Plaintiff has encountered a conflict with the current schedule. 

Specifically, Plaintiff’s attorney has a trial scheduled in Marin County Superior Court during the 

current briefing schedule in addition to a long planned vacation. The Parties have been in 

contact with the evaluator and plan to participate in the ENE prior to the May 3, 2010 date. The 

Parties will continue to discuss settlement amongst them selves. Accordingly, the Parties 

stipulate to, and ask the Court to enter, an Order extending the date to file cross-motions for 

summary judgment and the hearing date as follows:

June 18, 2010 filing of cross-motions for summary judgment

July 9, 2010 filing of responses to cross-motions for summary judgment

July 16, 2010 filing of replies, if any, to cross-motions for summary judgment

Hearing date To be set

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

1. The deadline to file cross-motions for summary judgment is extended until June 18, 

2010; responses extended to July 9, 2010; replies if any, are extended to July 16, 

2010.

2. The hearing is set for ___________________, 2010.

Dated: _____________, 2010 DELFINO GREEN & GREEN

By: ____________________

Attorneys for Plaintiff

SAMI HAMADE

Dated: ____________, 2010 WINSTON & STRAWN LLP

By: ____________________

Attorneys for Defendant

THE ABBOTT SEVERANCE PAY PLAN 

FOR FORMER US GUIDANT 

EMPLOYEES, 2006 EDITION

[PROPOSED] ORDER

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: ______________, 2010 ____________________________

HON. JAMES WARE

United States District Judge

September 27 at 9:00 AM.

No further requests for extension shall be permitted. April 22

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