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Parties Involved:
Blue Shield of California
Miscellaneous
Connecticut General Life Ins. Co.
Defendant
Darlery Franco
Plaintiff

Document Text:

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER OF DISMISSAL

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Edward D. Johnson (SBN 189475)

wjohnson@mayerbrown.com

Jason A. Wrubleski (SBN 251766)

jwrubleski@mayerbrown.com

MAYER BROWN LLP

Two Palo Alto Square, Suite 300

3000 El Camino Real

Palo Alto, CA 94306-2112

Telephone: (650) 331-2000

Facsimile: (650) 331-2060

Richard M. Assmus (pro hac vice)

rassmus@mayerbrown.com

MAYER BROWN LLP

71 S. Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606-4637

Telephone: (312) 782-0600

Facsimile: (312) 701-7711

Attorneys for Non-Party

BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA

Robert E. Bloch (pro hac vice)

rbloch@mayerbrown.com

MAYER BROWN LLP

1999 K Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20006-1101

Telephone: (202) 263-3000

Facsimile: (202) 263-3300

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DARLERY FRANCO et al.,

Plaintiffs

v.

CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE INS. CO.

et al.

Defendants

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IN RE AETNA UCR LITIGATION

______________________________________

IN RE WELLPOINT, INC. OUT-OFNETWORK “UCR” RATES LITIG.

Misc. Case No. CV 10 80157 JSW (JCS)

Currently Pending in U.S. District Court,

D.N.J. (No. 07-cv-6039)

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Misc. Case No. CV 10 80158 JSW (JCS)

Currently Pending in U.S. District Court,

D.N.J. (Master File 07-cv-3541)

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Misc. Case No. CV 10 80159 JSW (JCS)

Currently Pending in U.S. District Court,

C.D. Cal. (MDL No. 09-2074-PSG (CTx))

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]

ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITHOUT

PREJUDICE

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STIPULATION

WHEREAS, plaintiffs in each of the following actions (“Plaintiffs”) caused an identical

subpoena duces tecum to be served on non-party Blue Shield of California (“BSC”) in the

Northern District of California:

1) Darlery Franco et al. v. Connecticut General Life Ins. Co. et al., pending in the

United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (No. 07-cv-6039);

2) In re Aetna UCR Litigation, pending in the United States District Court for the

District of New Jersey (Master File 07-cv-3541); and

3) In re Wellpoint, Inc. Out-Of-Network “UCR” Rates Litigation, pending in the

United States District Court for the Central District of California (MDL No. 09-

2074-PSG (CTx));

WHEREAS, on June 29, 2010, BSC filed three identical motions to quash the subpoenas

in the above-captioned actions in the Northern District of California; and

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs have agreed to withdraw those three subpoenas in their entirety,

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) and 41(c), that the three above-captioned miscellaneous actions be

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dismissed without prejudice. It is further stipulated that each party shall bear its own costs and

fees incurred to date.

Respectfully submitted,

MAYER BROWN LLP

Dated: August 10, 2010 /s/ Richard M. Assmus .

Richard M. Assmus

71 S. Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606-4637

Ph: (312) 782-0600

Attorneys for Non-Party Blue Shield of California

BONNETT, FAIRBOURN, FRIEDMAN & BALINT, PC

Dated: August 10, 2010 /s/ Kathryn Honecker .

Kathryn Honecker

2901 N. Central Avenue, Suite 1000

Phoenix, AZ 85012

Ph: (602) 274-1100

Attorneys for Plaintiffs in the underlying actions

Filer’s Attestation: Pursuant to Gen. Order No. 45, Section X(B), Jason A. Wrubleski hereby

attests that the signatories’ concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained.

[PROPOSED] ORDER

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. The three above-captioned

miscellaneous actions are hereby DISMISSED without prejudice, and the status conference

currently set for August 13, 2010 is hereby VACATED. Each party shall bear its own costs and

fees incurred to date.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: __________________ ___________________________________

Hon. Joseph C. Spero

United States Magistrate Judge.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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Judge Joseph C. Spero

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