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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Contract Dispute

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SECOND STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER STAYING LITIGATION 

LA:155541.1

Winston & Strawn LLP 

333 South Grand Avenue, 38th Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90071-1543 

Neal R. Marder (SBN: 126879) 

Stephen R. Smerek (SBN: 208343) 

WINSTON & STRAWN LLP 

333 South Grand Avenue, 38th Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90071-1543 

Telephone: 213-615-1700 

Facsimile: 213-615-1750 

Attorneys for Defendants 

MEDQUIST TRANSCRIPTIONS, LTD., 

and MEDQUIST INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

FRESNO COUNTY 

KAWEAH DELTA HEALTH CARE 

DISTRICT, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

MEDQUIST TRANSCRIPTIONS, 

LTD., MEDQUIST INC., and DOES 1 

to 100, Inclusive, 

Defendants. 

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Case No. 1:05-CV-01157-AWI-DLB 

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

STAYING LITIGATION TO 

PERMIT PARTIES OPPORTUNITY 

TO DISCUSS SETTLEMENT 

Defendants MedQuist Inc. and MedQuist Transcriptions, Ltd. ("MedQuist"), by 

and through their counsel of record, Winston & Strawn LLP, and plaintiff Kaweah 

Delta Health Care District ("Kaweah Delta"), by and through its counsel of record, the 

Law Offices of Dennis M. Lynch, hereby agree and stipulate as follows: 

WHEREAS, the parties have made initial contact regarding the possibility of 

reaching an early settlement of the present dispute; and 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER STAYING LITIGATION 

LA:155541.1

Winston & Strawn LLP 

333 South Grand Avenue, 38th Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90071-1543 

WHEREAS, the parties believe that a short stay will provide them with an 

opportunity to explore the possibility of reaching an early settlement without incurring 

any further costs in connection with the present litigation or otherwise burdening the 

court; 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good cause shown and in the interests of justice and 

judicial economy, the parties hereby stipulate and request that the Court enter an order 

as follows: 

(1) The parties shall appear before the Court for a telephonic conference at 

9:15 a.m. on November 15, 2005 -- the time and date previously set for the Mandatory 

Scheduling Conference -- to report on the status of the parties' efforts to settle the 

action. If the parties do not report to the Court that the case has been settled, the Court 

will reset the Mandatory Scheduling Conference at that time. The parties' obligations 

under Order Setting Mandatory Scheduling Conference, and the parties' initial 

disclosure obligations under Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, are 

hereby stayed. 

(2) If the parties do not report to the Court that the case has settled, 

defendants shall file their response to the Complaint on or before January 6, 2006. 

Dated: October 7, 2005 WINSTON & STRAWN LLP 

By: /s/ Stephen R. Smerek 

Stephen R. Smerek 

Attorneys for Defendants 

MEDQUIST TRANSCRIPTIONS, 

LTD. AND MEDQUIST, INC. 

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Dated: October 7, 2005 

LAW OFFICES OF DENNIS M. LYNCH 

By: /s/ Dennis M. Lynch 

Dennis M. Lynch 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

AS AUTHORIZED BY 

EMAIL ON 10-7-05 

 IT IS SO ORDERED: 

 By: /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

Honorable Dennis L. Beck 

United States Magistrate Judge 

Winston & Strawn LLP 

333 South Grand Avenue, 38th Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90071-1543 

Dated: October 17, 2005 

LA:155541.1

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