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Nature of Suit Code: 375
Nature of Suit: False Claims Act
Cause of Action: 31:3729 False Claims Act

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STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT; 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

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FLETCHER C. ALFORD (SBN: 152314)

falford@grsm.com 

RYAN B. POLK (SBN: 230769) 

rpolk@grsm.com 

GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI, LLP 

275 Battery Street, Suite 2000 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: (415) 875-3115 

Facsimile: (415) 986-8054 

Attorneys for Defendants 

MENDOCINO COAST DISTRICT HOSPITAL, 

BOB EDWARDS, STEVE LUND AND WADE STURGEON

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

(SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION) 

ELLEN HARDIN,

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

MENDOCINO COAST DISTRICT HOSPITAL, a 

government entity or agency, exact form unknown; 

BOB EDWARDS, an individual; STEVE LUND, an 

individual; WADE STURGEON, an individual; and 

DOES 1 through 50, Inclusive, 

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CASE NO. 17-cv-05554-JST

STIPULATION TO EXTEND 

TIME TO RESPOND TO 

COMPLAINT; 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

Complaint Filed: 09/25/17 

Pursuant to Civ. L.R. 6-1(b) and 6-2, Defendants Mendocino Coast District Hospital, Bob 

Edwards, Steve Lund and Wade Sturgeon (“Defendants”) and Plaintiff Ellen Hardin 

(“Plaintiff”), by and through their respective counsel of record, hereby stipulate as follows: 

WHEREAS, Defendants agree that its counsel Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP will 

accept service via email of the Summons and Complaint for all Defendants. The Summons and 

Complaint shall be emailed by Monday January 29, 2018. 

WHEREAS, all Defendants currently have until on or about January 26, 2018 to answer 

or respond to Plaintiff’s Complaint; 

WHEREAS, Defendants have requested, and Plaintiff has consented to an extension of 

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time for Defendants to answer or respond to Plaintiff’s Complaint to February 26, 2018; 

WHEREAS, there have been no previous time modifications requested by the parties in 

this action; 

WHEREAS, the extension of time for Defendants to answer or respond to Plaintiff’s 

Complaint will necessitate the rescheduling of the Initial Case Management Conference, which 

is currently set for March 7, 2018 (with the Case Management Statement presently due on 

February 26, 2018 – the same day as the proposed deadline to answer or respond to the 

Complaint); 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties, 

through their respective counsel, that Defendants shall answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff’s 

Complaint by February 26, 2018. 

Dated: January 26, 2018 GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI, 

LLP 

By: /s/ Ryan B. Polk

Fletcher C. Alford 

Ryan B. Polk 

Attorneys for Defendants 

MENDOCINO COAST DISTRICT 

HOSPITAL, BOB EDWARDS, STEVE 

LUND AND WADE STURGEON 

Dated: January 26, 2018 LAW OFFICE OF TWILA S. WHITE 

By: /s/ Twila S. White

Twila S White 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

ELLEN HARDIN 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER 

PURSUANT TO THE FOREGOING STIPULATION OF THE PARTIES, IT IS 

ORDERED THAT Defendants shall answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff’s Complaint by 

February 26, 2018. The case management conference is rescheduled for ___________________. 

The parties’ joint case management statement shall be due on ___________________. 

Dated: _________________, 2018

HONORABLE JON S. TIGAR

United States District Court Judge 

January 29 04/04/2018 03/26/2018

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