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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 31:3729 False Claims Act

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STIPULATION, No. C-00-2921 SBA

PETER D. KEISLER

Assistant Attorney General

KEVIN V. RYAN (CSBN 118321)

United States Attorney

JOANN M. SWANSON (CSBN 88143)

Chief, Civil Division

SARA WINSLOW (DCBN 457643)

STEVEN J. SALTIEL (CA Bar No. 202292)

Assistant United States Attorneys

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055

San Francisco, California 94102

Telephone: (415) 436-6925 (Winslow)

 (415) 436-6996 (Saltiel)

Facsimile: (415) 436-6748

MICHAEL F. HERTZ

POLLY A. DAMMANN

SUZETTE GORDON 

Attorneys, Civil Division 

United States Department of Justice 

P.O. Box 261, Ben Franklin Station 

Washington, D.C. 20044

Telephone: (202) 514-1511

Facsimile: (202) 305-4117

Attorneys for UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

OAKLAND DIVISION

UNITED STATES ex rel. JULIA LEE,

Plaintiffs,

v.

HORIZON WEST, INC., and HORIZON

WEST HEALTHCARE, INC., formerly

known as HORIZON WEST

HEADQUARTERS, INC.,

Defendants. 

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No. C-00-2921 SBA

STIPULATION EXTENDING FACT

DISCOVERY CUT-OFF AND ORDER

Pursuant to Civil L.R. 6-2, and subject to the Court’s approval, the United States of

America, Relator Julia Lee, and Defendants Horizon West, Inc. And Horizon West Healthcare,

Inc., hereby agree and stipulate to the following:

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STIPULATION, No. C-00-2921 SBA - 2 -

1. On December 14, 2005, the Court issued an Order for Pretrial Preparation setting the

following dates and deadlines: 

Fact Discovery Cut-off: August 31, 2006

Expert Discovery Cut-off: September 29, 2006

Dispositive Motion Hearing Deadline: November 14, 2006

Pretrial Conference: December 12, 2006

Trial: January 8, 2007

2. On April 6-7, 2006, the parties participated in private mediation with Mediator Gail

Killefer, and have since continued to negotiate with the assistance of Ms. Killefer. The

undersigned counsel for the parties have reached a proposed agreement on the major terms of a

settlement of this action, subject to approval by the Assistant Attorney General of the United

States, and subject to the execution of a written settlement agreement. The undersigned expect

to finalize the settlement within 30 days. 

3. In an excess of caution, the Parties wish to extend the fact discovery cut-off by 29

days, to September 29, 2006, the same date as the expert discovery cut-off. This will allow the

parties to focus on finalizing the settlement, without fulfilling pending discovery obligations. In

the unlikely event that the settlement is not finalized, the Parties will have an additional 29 days

to complete fact discovery. 

4. With respect to outstanding discovery obligations, the parties agree to the following

new dates and deadlines, if the settlement is not finalized by these dates: 

Defendants’ Responses to United States’ First Request for Production: May 31, 2006

Deposition of Joan Barlow: June 19, 2006

Deposition of Sheila Waddell: June 20, 2006

Deposition of Dennis Roccaforte: June 21, 2006

Deposition of Sharon Donnelly: June 22, 2006

5. There have been no previous time modifications to the case management schedule set

forth in the Court’s December 14, 2005 Order for Pretrial Preparation. 

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STIPULATION, No. C-00-2921 SBA - 3 -

6. The requested extension of the fact discovery cut-off will have no effect on the

Court’s schedule in this case because the dispositive motion, pretrial, and trial dates will remain

the same. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Respectfully submitted,

PETER D. KEISLER

Assistant Attorney General

KEVIN V. RYAN

United States Attorney

DATED: By: /s/ 

SARA WINSLOW

STEVEN J. SALTIEL

Assistant United States Attorneys

DATED: By: ________/s/____________________

MICHAEL F. HERTZ

POLLY A. DAMMANN

SUZETTE GORDON 

Civil Division, Department of Justice

Attorneys for the United States

WARREN-BENSON LAW GROUP

DATED: By: ________/s/____________________

DONALD R. WARREN, ESQ.

Attorney for Relator Julia Lee

HOOPER, LUNDY & BOOKMAN, INC.

DATED: By: ________/s/____________________

MARK E. REAGAN, Esq.

FELICIA SZE, Esq.

Attorneys for Defendants

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STIPULATION, No. C-00-2921 SBA - 4 -

 ORDER

Pursuant to stipulation, and for good cause shown, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the

discovery cut-off for fact discovery is extended from August 31, 2006 to September 29, 2006. 

All discovery, including expert discovery, shall be completed and all depositions taken on or

before September 29, 2006. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. This 4th day of May, 2006.

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SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG

United States District Judge

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