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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Breach of Contract

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MANATT, PHELPS &

PHILLIPS, LLP

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

PALO ALTO

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STIPULATION TO CONTINUE HEARING ON

PLAINTIFFS’ REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATION

CASE NO. C05-01731 JW (HRL)

MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS, LLP

GREGORY N. PIMSTONE (Bar No. 150203)

11355 West Olympic Boulevard

Los Angeles, CA 90064

Telephone: (310) 312-4000

Facsimile: (310) 312-4224

MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS, LLP

CHRISTOPHER L. WANGER (California Bar No. 164751)

RYAN S. HILBERT (California Bar No. 210549)

1001 Page Mill Road, Building 2

Palo Alto, CA 94304-1006

Telephone: (650) 812-1300

Facsimile: (650) 213-0260

Attorneys for Defendants,

FORTIS BENEFITS INSURANCE COMPANY

AND JOHN ALDEN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

STEPHENSON, ACQUISTO & COLMAN

FREDERICK V. GEISLER (California Bar No. 70929)

BARRY SULLIVAN (California Bar No. 136571)

JOSEPH HELGESON (California Bar No. 228650)

303 North Glenoaks Boulevard, Suite 700

Burbank, CA 91502

Telephone: (818) 559-4477

Facsimile: (818) 559-5484

Attorneys for Plaintiffs,

LUCILLE SALTER PACKARD CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL AT

STANFORD, and STANFORD HOSPITAL AND CLINICS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

LUCILLE SALTER PACKARD

CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL AT STANFORD,

a Non-Profit California corporation, and

STANFORD HOSPITAL AND CLINICS, a

Non-Profit California corporation,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

FORTIS BENEFITS INSURANCE

COMPANY, a For-Profit Minnesota

Corporation, JOHN ALDEN LIFE

INSURANCE COMPANY, a For-Profit

Wisconsin Corporation, and DOES 1-15,

inclusive,

Defendants.

Case No. C05-01731 JW (HRL)

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]

ORDER CONTINUING HEARING ON

PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION REQUESTING

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

28 U.S.C. § 1292(b)

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge James Ware

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STIPULATION TO CONTINUE HEARING ON

PLAINTIFFS’ REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATION

CASE NO. C05-01731 JW (HRL)

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between Plaintiffs Lucille Salter

Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford and Stanford Hospital and Clinics (collectively,

“Plaintiffs”) and Defendants Fortis Benefits Insurance Company (“Fortis”) and John Alden Life

Insurance Company (“John Alden”) (collectively “Defendants”), that:

WHEREAS, on August 10, 2005, Plaintiffs filed a Motion Requesting Certification

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b) (the “Motion”), which Motion was set for hearing on Monday,

September 19, 2005;

WHEREAS, Defendants’ Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion is currently due on or before

Monday, August 29, 2005, and Plaintiffs’ Reply is due on or before Friday, September 2, 2005;

WHEREAS, based on the schedule of defense counsel, Defendants have asked and

Plaintiffs have agreed to continue the hearing on the Motion by seven days such that Defendants’

Opposition is now due on or before Friday, September 2, 2005;

WHEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, that the hearing on

Plaintiffs’ Motion may be continued seven days to September 26, 2005;

IT IS HEREBY FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED, that Defendants’ Opposition

to Plaintiffs’ Motion may now be due on or before Friday, September 2, 2005, and that Plaintiffs’

Reply may be due on or before Monday, September 12, 2005.

Dated: August 26, 2005 MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS, LLP

By: /s/ Ryan S. Hilbert

Ryan S. Hilbert

Attorneys for Defendants

FORTIS BENEFITS INSURANCE COMPANY and

JOHN ALDEN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

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STIPULATION TO CONTINUE HEARING ON

PLAINTIFFS’ REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATION

CASE NO. C05-01731 JW (HRL)

Dated: August 26, 2005 STEPHENSON, ACQUISTO & COLMAN

By: /s/ Joseph Helgeson

Joseph Helgeson

Attorneys for Plaintiffs,

LUCILLE SALTER PACKARD CHILDREN’S

HOSPITAL AT STANFORD, and STANFORD

HOSPITAL AND CLINICS

Filer’s Attestation: Pursuant to General Order No. 45, Section X(B) regarding signatures, Ryan

S. Hilbert hereby attests that concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained.

ORDER

Pursuant to stipulation and good cause appearing,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the hearing on Plaintiffs’ Motion will be continued seven

days to September 26, 2005;

IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants’ Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion

will now be due on or before Friday, September 2, 2005, and that Plaintiffs’ Reply will be due on

or before Monday, September 12, 2005.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: ______, 2005

Honorable James Ware

U.S. District Court Judge

9/02 /s/ James Ware

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