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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 15:1938 Fair Labor Standards Act

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LITTLER MENDELSON 

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(NO. CV-01598-OWW-SMS) 

JOINT STIP. TO CONTINUE DEADLINE TO 

FILE MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION 

AND MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION 

AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

DENNIS M. BROWN, Bar No. 126575 

MARLENE S. MURACO, Bar No. 154240 

TODD K. BOYER, Bar No. 203132 

LITTLER MENDELSON 

A Professional Corporation 

50 West San Fernando Street 

14th Floor 

San Jose, CA 95113.2303 

Telephone: 408.998.4150 

Facsimile: 408.288.5686 

Attorneys for Defendant 

CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE 

COMPANY, INC. 

THORNTON DAVIDSON #166487 

E-Mail: thorndavidson@aol.com 

ROBERT J. ROSATI #112006 

E-Mail: robertrosati@aol.com 

THE ERISA LAW GROUP 

2055 San Joaquin Street 

Fresno, California 93721 

Telephone (559) 256-9800 

Telefax (559) 256-9791 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

LUANA SWAGERTY, et al. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

LUANA SWAGERTY, SUSAN JONES, 

LISA MCVAY, individually, and on behalf 

of all others similarly situated and as Class 

Representatives; ANGELA ANDERSON; 

TINA CHANCE; MICHELLE DOLAND; 

SONJA GILL; NICOLE GONZALEZ; 

JOSE HUERECA; ALESIA KIPER; 

CATHERIN LOPEZ; ALETHIA PEREZ; 

PAM REBEIRO; APRIL RUIZ; DIANNA 

SALAS; VILAY THEPHAVONG; 

BONNIE J. ULRICK; ALICE URIBE; 

ANTOINETTE WASHINGTON, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE 

INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., a 

California Corporation, 

Defendant. 

Case No. 06-CV-01598-OWW-SMS 

JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE 

DEADLINE TO FILE MOTION TO 

COMPEL ARBITRATION AND MOTION 

FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION AND 

ORDER 

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(NO. CV-01598-OWW-SMS) 2. 

JOINT STIP. TO CONTINUE DEADLINE TO 

FILE MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION 

AND MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION 

AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

Pursuant to the Court’s May 17, 2007, Scheduling Conference Order, Defendant 

Connecticut General Life Insurance Company (“CGLIC”) must file a motion to compel arbitration 

by July 19, 2007. Plaintiffs must also file any motion for Class Certification by September 28, 2007. 

The parties stipulate to continue the deadline for Defendant’s motion to compel 

arbitration from July 19, 2007 to September 28, 2007. The parties stipulate and request the 

continuance of these deadlines because the California Supreme Court is currently preparing its 

opinion in the case of Gentry v. Superior Court, which may resolve the issue of whether class action 

waivers are enforceable in pre-dispute arbitration agreements in the employment context. The 

California Supreme Court heard oral argument in the Gentry matter on June 5, 2007, and an opinion 

is expected within 90 days of the oral argument. A decision in the Gentry matter will be filed by the 

California Supreme Court no later than September 4, 2007. 

Defendant contends that during their employment with CGLIC, the Plaintiffs entered 

into pre-dispute arbitration agreements with Defendant which cover the claims Plaintiffs are 

asserting in this lawsuit and which include a class action waiver. Therefore, the California Supreme 

Court’s decision as to whether these class action waivers are enforceable is directly relevant to this 

case and will guide whether Defendant files a motion to compel arbitration in this matter. 

Accordingly, the parties request that Defendant’s motion deadline to file its motion to compel 

arbitration be continued to September 28, 2007 so that the California Supreme Court can issue its 

decision in the Gentry matter and so Defendant can reassess whether a motion to compel arbitration 

would be necessary after the decision in Gentry is filed. Continuing the deadline date until the 

Gentry decision is filed may make Defendant’s motion to compel unnecessary and would avoid the 

expenditure of unnecessary time and expense by both parties and the Court. 

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JOINT STIP. TO CONTINUE DEADLINE TO 

FILE MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION 

AND MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION 

AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

Additionally, the parties stipulate to continue Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification 

from September 28, 2007 to December 7, 2007 to give Plaintiffs time to engage in discovery and file 

their motion for class certification after any motion to compel by Defendant. 

Dated: July 13, 2007 

 /s/ Marlene S. Muraco 

MARLENE S. MURACO 

LITTLER MENDELSON 

A Professional Corporation 

Attorneys for Defendant 

CIGNA HEALTHCARE OF CALIFORNIA, INC. 

Dated: July 13, 2007 

/s/Thornton Davidson 

THORNTON DAVIDSON 

THE ERISA LAW GROUP 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

LUANA SWAGERTY, et al. 

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JOINT STIP. TO CONTINUE DEADLINE TO 

FILE MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION 

AND MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION 

AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

ORDER

Good cause appearing, the deadline for Defendant to file a motion to compel 

arbitration is hereby continued from July 19, 2007 to September 28, 2007. The deadline for 

Plaintiffs to file a motion for class certification is hereby continued from September 28, 2007 to 

December 7, 2007. IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 7/13/07 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger 

THE HONORABLE OLIVER W. WANGER 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

Firmwide:82750486.1 035878.1012 

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