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Nature of Suit Code: 450
Nature of Suit: Interstate Commerce
Cause of Action: 12:1971 Relief under Bank Holding Act

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DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP

865 S. FIGUEROA ST, SUITE 2400

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90017-2566

(213) 633-6800

Fax: (213) 633-6899

DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP

865 South Figueroa Street, Suite 2400

Los Angeles, CA 90017-2566

Telephone: (213) 633-6800

Fax: (213) 633-6899

Rochelle L. Wilcox (SBN 197790)

rochellewilcox@dwt.com

Attorney for Defendant

Apria Healthcare Group, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA – FRESNO

MACARTHUR WASHINGTON, on 

behalf of himself and all others similarly 

situated,

Plaintiff,

vs.

APRIA HEALTHCARE GROUP, INC.,

and DOES 1 through 10, inclusive, and 

each of them

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Case No. 1:16-cv-00847-DAD-SKO

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

STAY CASE

This Stipulation is entered by and between Plaintiff MacArthur Washington 

(“Plaintiff”) and Defendant Apria Healthcare Group, Inc. (“Apria”) through their 

respective counsel of record, with reference to the following facts:

1. Plaintiff filed the Complaint in this action on June 17, 2016, and served 

Apria with the Complaint on June 29, 2016.

2. Pursuant to Local Rule 144(a), Plaintiff agreed to extend the time for 

Apria to respond to the Complaint by 21 days, up to and including August 10, 2016. 

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865 S. FIGUEROA ST, SUITE 2400

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90017-2566

(213) 633-6800

Fax: (213) 633-6899

The parties filed a stipulation (the “First Stipulation”) to that effect on July 19, 2016 

(Doc. 7).

3. Since that time, the parties investigated the facts and circumstances 

alleged in the Complaint and voluntarily exchanged information and documents 

relating to those allegations. To further facilitate that investigation, on August 10, 

2016, the parties filed a stipulation (the “Second Stipulation”) to extend the deadline

for Apria to respond to the Complaint by an additional 21 days, up to and including 

August 31, 2016 (Doc. 9). On August 11, 2016, the Court entered an order extending 

the deadline accordingly (Doc. 10).

4. Beginning in late August, the parties began exploring the possibility of 

settling their dispute. To facilitate their settlement discussions, the parties filed 

another stipulation (the “Third Stipulation”) asking the Court to grant Apria and 

additional 30-day extension to respond to the Complaint (Doc. 11). On September 1, 

2016, the Court entered an order extending Apria’s response deadline to September 

30, and continued the scheduling conference to November 29 (Doc. 12).

5. Since that time, the parties and their counsel diligently pursued 

settlement discussions and were very close to reaching an agreement to resolve this 

matter. However, Plaintiff’s counsel learned yesterday that Plaintiff unfortunately 

had passed away.

6. Plaintiff’s counsel has asked for—and Apria has agreed to—a short stay 

to provide time for (i) a personal representative to be appointed for Plaintiff’s estate 

and to be substituted for Plaintiff in this matter, (ii) Plaintiff’s counsel to obtain the 

necessary consent to settlement, and (iii) the parties to finalize a settlement and 

reduce it to writing. The parties therefore ask the Court to stay this matter for 

approximately 120 days, until January 30, 2017, and to vacate the November 29, 

2016 scheduling conference and related deadlines.

7. Barring unforeseen difficulties in the appointment of a personal 

representative for Plaintiff and substituting Plaintiff’s estate for Plaintiff in this 

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Fax: (213) 633-6899

matter, the parties anticipate that on or before January 30, 2017, they will either file a 

stipulation of voluntary dismissal or a joint status report recommending how the 

matter should proceed.

8. All signatories listed below, and on whose behalf the filing is submitted, 

concur in this filing’s content and have authorized this filing.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED that, 

subject to the approval of the Court, this matter shall be stayed until January 30, 

2017.

DATED: October 6, 2016 LAW OFFICES OF TODD M. FRIEDMAN, P.C.

TODD M. FRIEDMAN

MEGHAN E. GEORGE

ADRIAN BACON

By: s/ Adrian Bacon *

Adrian Bacon

Attorneys for Plaintiff

MACARTHUR WASHINGTON

* (as authorized by email on 9/30/16)

DATED: October 6, 2016 DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP

ROCHELLE L. WILCOX

By: s/ Rochelle L. Wilcox

Rochelle L. Wilcox

Attorney for Defendant 

APRIA HEALTHCARE, INC.

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865 S. FIGUEROA ST, SUITE 2400

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90017-2566

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Fax: (213) 633-6899

ORDER

Based on the parties’ above-stipulation, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this 

matter is STAYED until January 30, 2017. On or before January 30, 2017, the 

parties shall either file a stipulation of voluntary dismissal or a joint status report 

proposing how this matter shall proceed.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Scheduling Conference currently set for 

November 29, 2016, in this matter is CONTINUED to February 14, 2017, at 10:15

a.m. in Courtroom 7 (SKO) before Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto, if a stipulation 

of voluntary dismissal is not filed. The parties shall file their joint scheduling report 

by no later than February 7, 2017.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 6, 2016 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto .

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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