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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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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND MEDIATION DEADLINE 

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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 

TWILA S. WHITE 

LAW OFFICE OF TWILA S. WHITE 

6033 West Century Boulevard, Suite 810 

Los Angeles, CA 90045 

213 381 8749 OFFICE 

213 381 8799 FAX 

twilawhiteesq@yahoo.com 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

Ellen Hardin 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERNDISTRICT 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

JOINT STIPULATION AND 

[PROPOSED] 

ORDER TO EXTEND 

MEDIATION DEADLINE 

Plaintiff ELLEN HARDIN (“Plaintiff”) and Defendants MENDOCINO COAST 

DISTRICT HOSPITAL, BOB EDWARDS, STEVE LUND AND WADE STURGEON 

(“Defendants”) stipulate and respectfully request the Court to extend the mediation deadline 

currently set for April 5, 2019. In support of their request, the parties state as follows: 

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WHEREAS Plaintiff Ellen Hardin (“Plaintiff”) filed her Complaint in the above-entitled 

action on September 25, 2017 [ECF 1]; 

WHEREAS Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint on October 4, 2017 [ECF 10]; 

WHEREAS the parties initially agreed to complete mediation by the end of the year on 

March 20, 2018 [ECF 33]; 

WHEREAS the Court granted in part and denied in part Defendant’s partial motion to 

dismiss the FAC, granting Plaintiff leave to amend on June 14, 2018 [ECF 43]; 

WHEREAS the Court deemed Plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint was filed on July 

30, 2018 [ECF52]; 

WHEREAS Defendants filed a Motion for Partial Dismissal of Plaintiff’s Second 

Amended Complaint on August 20, 2018 [ECF55]; 

WHEREAS the Court granted in part and denied in part Defendant’s partial motion to 

dismiss the SAC with leave to amend on December 4, 2018 [ECF 72]; 

WHEREAS, on December 13, 2018, the Court vacated the parties’ case management 

conference scheduled for December 19, 2018; 

WHEREAS, the Court set a deadline of April 5, 2019, for the parties to complete 

mediation; 

WHEREAS, the parties have held on-going discussions regarding potential mediators, 

but were unable to find a mutually agreeable mediator with availability before the April 5, 2019 

mediation deadline; 

WHEREAS, the parties have agreed to mediate with Lynn Frank on July 18, 2019, and 

request that the mediation deadline be extended to allow for this; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff has noticed necessary depositions to be completed prior to July 18, 

2019 to participate in a good faith mediation and there are pending discovery matters and other 

anticipated discovery motions; 

WHEREAS, there has been one previous extension of time in this matter extending the 

parties’ mediation deadline (ECF 74), and the stipulated extension does not affect any existing 

date or deadline. 

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THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between the 

Parties, through their respective undersigned counsel of record, to extend the deadline to 

complete private mediation until August 6, 2019. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: March 25, 2019 GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI, LLP

By: /s/ Ryan B. Polk 

Ryan B. Polk 

Attorneys for Defendants 

MENDOCINO COAST DISTRICT 

HOSPITAL, BOB EDWARDS, STEVE 

LUND and WADE STURGEON 

Dated: March 25, 2019 LAW OFFICES OF TWILA S. WHITE

By: /s/ Twila S. White 

Twila S. White 

Attorney for Plaintiff ELLEN HARDIN 

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ATTESTATION OF FILING 

Pursuant to General Order No. 45, Section X(B) regarding signatures, I, Ryan B. Polk, 

hereby attest that concurrence in the filing of this Joint Stipulation and [Proposed] Order to 

Extend Mediation Deadline has been obtained from Twila S. White with conformed signatures 

above. 

Dated: March 25, 2019

By: /s/ Ryan B. Polk 

Ryan B. Polk 

Attorneys for Defendants 

MENDOCINO COAST DISTRICT 

HOSPITAL, BOB EDWARDS, STEVE 

LUND and WADE STURGEON 

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND MEDIATION DEADLINE 

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP

275 Battery Street, Suite 2000

San Francisco, CA 94111

ORDER 

The Court having considered the Joint Stipulation and Order to Extend Mediation 

Deadline submitted by the parties, and good cause appearing: 

1. The Stipulation is approved;

2. The parties shall have until August 6, 2019 to complete private mediation;

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated:

By: 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

1150789/44264007v.1

March 25, 2019

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