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Nature of Suit Code: 151
Nature of Suit: Overpayments under the Medicare Act
Cause of Action: 28:2345 Medicare Recovery

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER EXTENDING TIME TO FILE FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT; CASE NO. C 07-2888 MJJ

Dario de Ghetaldi - Bar No. 126782

Jerry E. Nastari - Bar No. 151756

Amanda L. Riddle - Bar No. 215221

COREY, LUZAICH, PLISKA, DE GHETALDI & NASTARI LLP

700 El Camino Real

P.O. Box 669

Millbrae, California 94030-0669

Telephone: (650) 871-5666

Facsimile: (650) 871-4144

Colleen Duffy Smith - Bar No. 161163

Michael G. Reedy - Bar No. 161002

MCMANIS, FAULKNER & MORGAN

50 West San Fernando Street, Suite 1000

San Jose, CA 95113 

Telephone: (408) 279-8700

Facsimile: (408) 279-3244

Plaintiffs’ Co-Counsel

[Other Counsel on Signature Page]

PETER D. KEISLER

SCOTT N. SCHOOLS

SHEILA M. LIEBER

PETER ROBBINS 

U.S. Department of Justice

20 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Room 7142

Washington, DC 20530

Telephone: (202) 514-3953

Facsimile: (202) 616-8470

Email: peter.robbins@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Defendant

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ, et al.

Plaintiffs,

v.

MICHAEL O. LEAVITT, 

Defendant.

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Case No. C 07-2888 MJJ

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]

ORDER EXTENDING TIME FOR

PLAINTIFFS TO FILE THEIR FIRST

AMENDED COMPLAINT

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER EXTENDING TIME TO FILE FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT; CASE NO. C 07-2888 MJJ

STIPULATION

On June 4, 2007, Plaintiffs, seven California counties that provide Part B Medicare services,

filed a class action complaint asserting eight causes of action: 1) Denial of Equal Protection; 2)

Deprivation of Due Process Rights; 3) Seeking a Declaration that 42 U.S.C. § 1395w-4(J)(2) Is

Unconstitutional as Applied; 4) Seeking a Declaration that 42 C.F.R. § 414.4 Is Unconstitutional as

Applied; 5) Unlawful Withholding or Delay in Reconfiguration of Locality Structure; 6) Arbitrary,

Capricious or Abuse of Discretion in Failure to Reconfigure Locality Structure; 7) Denial of

Statutory Right to Reconfiguration; And 8) Unlawful Delegation of Duty to Reconfigure.

After hearing the Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss on January 15, 2008, the Court issued an

Order Granting Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss (Document 57) (the “Order”). The Court dismissed

Plaintiffs’ statutory claims (the Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Causes of Action) for lack of subject matter

jurisdiction under 42 U.S.C. section 1395w-4(i)(1)(D). The Court dismissed Plaintiffs’ Fifth

Amendment due process and equal protection claims (the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Causes

of Action) for failure to state a claim, finding that the named Plaintiffs, which are all political

subdivisions of the State of California, do not qualify as “persons” within the meaning of the Fifth

Amendment. The Court dismissed with leave to amend Plaintiffs’ unlawful delegation claim (the

Eighth Cause of Action) finding that Plaintiffs had not adequately pleaded the claim in a manner that

demonstrates they have a constitutional basis that might confer subject matter jurisdiction on this

Court. Plaintiffs were given twenty (20) days within which to file their amended complaint, if any.

On March 31, 2008, Plaintiffs anticipate filing an “Ex-Parte Motion Requesting Entry of

Judgment Under Rule 54(b) as to Plaintiffs’ First Seven Causes of Action, and a Stay of the Eighth

Cause of Action Pending Appeal; or Alternatively, Voluntary Dismissal of Plaintiffs’ Eighth Cause

of Action Without Prejudice.”

No discovery has taken place in this matter and it has not yet been reassigned to a new judge.

There are no deadlines pending other that the time for filing the First Amended Complaint specified

in the Order.

In order to enhance judicial economy, the Parties stipulate that the deadline for Plaintiffs to

file and serve their First Amended Complaint may be extended and jointly respectfully request that

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the Court enter an order extending the deadline for Plaintiffs to file their First Amended Complaint

until April 30, 2008.

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: March 31, 2008 COREY, LUZAICH, PLISKA, DE GHETALDI & NASTARI LLP

By: /s/ Dario de Ghetaldi

DARIO DE GHETALDI

Attorneys for Plaintiffs and Members of the Class

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: March 31, 2008

By: /s/ Peter Robbins

PETER ROBBINS

Department of Justice

20 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Room 7142

Washington, D.C. 20530

Tel: (202) 514-3953

Attorneys for Defendant

ORDER

Having reviewed the Parties’ stipulation and good cause appearing, the deadline for Plaintiffs

to file their First Amended Complaint is extended until April 30, 2008.

Dated:________________________ _________________________________

Hon. Martin J. Jenkins

4/1/2008

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ADDITIONAL COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS

Dana M. McRae - Bar No. 142231

Santa Cruz County Counsel

Office of the County Counsel

Government Center, County of Santa Cruz

701 Ocean Street, Room 505

Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Tel: 831-454-2040

Fax: 831-454-2115

Attorneys for the County of Santa Cruz

Steven M. Woodside - Bar No. 58684

Sonoma County Counsel

Office of the County Counsel

575 Administration Drive, Suite 105A

Santa Rosa, CA 95403

Tel: 707-565-2421

Fax: 707-565-2624

Attorneys for the County of Sonoma

John J. Sansone - Bar No. 103060

San Diego County Counsel

Office of the County Counsel

County Administration Center

1600 Pacific Highway, Room 355

San Diego, CA 92101

Tel:619-531-4860

Fax: 619-531-6005

Attorneys for the County of San Diego

Patrick K. Faulkner - Bar No. 70801

Marin County Counsel

Jack F. Govi - Bar No. 88483

Assistant Marin County Counsel

Mari-Ann Gibbs Rivers - Bar No. 117053

Deputy Marin County Counsel

Office of the County Counsel

3501 Civic Center Drive, Suite 303

San Rafael, CA 94903

Tel: 415-499-6117

Fax: 415-499-3796

Attorneys for the County of Marin

Stephen Shane Stark - Bar No. 63779

Santa Barbara County Counsel

Celeste E. Andersen - Bar No. 141965

Deputy Santa Barbara County Counsel

Office of the County Counsel

105 East Anapamu, Suite 201

Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Tel: 805-568-2950

Fax: 805-568-2982

Attorneys for the County of Santa Barbara

R. Wyatt Cash - Bar No. 47563

San Luis Obispo County Counsel

Rita L. Neal - Bar No. 151156

Deputy San Luis Obispo County Counsel

Office of the County Counsel

1055 Monterey Street, Suite D320

San Luis Obispo, CA 93408

Tel: 805-781-5400

Fax: 805-781-4221

Attorneys for the County of San Luis Obispo

Charles J. McKee - Bar No. 152458

Monterey County Counsel

William M. Litt - Bar No. 166614

Deputy Monterey County Counsel

Office of the County Counsel

168 West Alisal Street, 3rd Floor

Salinas, CA 93901

Tel: 831-755-5045

Fax: 831-755-5283

Attorneys for the County of Monterey

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