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Parties Involved:
Paula Donald
Plaintiff
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
Defendant
Xanitos, Inc.
Defendant

Document Text:

Joint Stip. and ORDER To Vacate Pretrial Deadlines

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HOFFMAN EMPLOYMENT LAWYERS

MICHAEL HOFFMAN (SBN 154481)

LEONARD EMMA (SBN 224483)

STEPHEN NOEL ILG (SBN 275599)

580 California Street, Suite 1600

San Francisco, CA 94104

Tel (415) 362-1111

Fax (415) 362-1112

Email: mhoffman@employment-lawyers.com

Email: lemma@employment-lawyers.com

Email: silg@employment-lawyers.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff PAULA DONALD

MARK POSARD (SBN: 208790)

mposard@gordonrees.com

MOLLIE BURKS (SBN: 222112) 

mburks@gordonrees.com

SARA A. MOORE (SBN: 294255)

smoore@gordonrees.com

GORDON & REES LLP

275 Battery Street, Suite 2000

San Francisco, CA 94111

Telephone: (415) 986-5900

Facsimile: (415) 986-8054

Attorneys for Defendant

XANITOS, INC.

Attorneys for Defendant XANITOS, INC.

and KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PAULA DONALD, on behalf of herself, 

all others similarly situated, and the general 

public,

Plaintiff,

vs.

XANITOS, INC., a Delaware corporation, 

KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS, a 

California corporation, and DOES 1 

through 10, inclusive,

Defendants.

Case No. 3:14-cv-05416-WHO

PUTATIVE CLASS ACTION

JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

VACATE PRETRIAL DEADLINES

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Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-12 of the United States District Court for the Northern 

District of California, the Parties to the above entitled action, Plaintiff PAULA DONALD 

(“Plaintiff,”), Defendant XANITOS, INC. (“Xanitos”), and Defendant KAISER FOUNDATION 

HOSPITALS (“Kaiser”) (collectively referred to as the “Parties”), by and through their 

undersigned counsel, enter into the following Stipulation:

WHEREAS on April 19, 2016, the parties mediated before respected neutral Mark Rudy; 

WHEREAS the parties successfully reached an agreement to resolve all claims in the 

above-entitled action; 

WHEREAS a Memorandum of Understanding, outlining the material terms has been 

executed by all parties;

WHEREAS since the April 19, 2016 meditation, the parties have diligently continued 

negotiations, and recently reached agreement as to all of the final terms of full Settlement 

Agreement and Release of Claims;

WHEREAS on July 11, 2016, the Parties exchanged a draft Motion for Preliminary 

Approval; 

WHEREAS Plaintiff intends to file her Motion for Preliminary Approval within two (2) 

weeks and by July 26, 2016;

WHEREAS the Court’s October 21, 2015 Order scheduled various deadlines related to 

certification including a hearing on August 31, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. regarding Plaintiff’s Motion for 

Class Certification;

WHEREAS, the Parties agree it would be appropriate to vacate the deadlines for 

Plaintiff’s Motion for Class Certification, Defendant’s Response to a Motion for Class 

Certification and Plaintiff’s Reply thereto, pending approval of the Settlement;

WHEREAS the Parties request to maintain the hearing currently scheduled for August 

31, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. for purposes of the Motion for Preliminary Approval that will be filed by 

July 26, 2016; 

NOW THEREFORE, the Parties agree and stipulate to vacate all deadlines related to 

certification, pending approval of the Settlement. Such deadlines include the deadlines for 

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Plaintiff’s Motion for Class Certification, Defendant’s Response to a Motion for Class 

Certification and Plaintiff’s Reply thereto. These dates will be reset in the event the Settlement is 

not approved. The hearing currently scheduled for August 31, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. will be 

maintained for purposes of the Motion for Preliminary Approval that will be filed by July 26, 

2016.

IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD.

DATED: July 14, 2016 GORDON REES LLP

 /s/ Sara A. Moore

By

Sara A. Moore

Attorneys for Defendant

XANITOS, INC. AND KAISER FOUNDATION 

HOSPITALS, INC.

DATED: July 14, 2016

HOFFMAN EMPLOYMENT LAWYERS

 /s/ Stephen Noel Ilg

BY

Michael Hoffman

Leonard Emma

Stephen Noel Ilg

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

PAULA DONALD et al.

CONCURRENCE IN FILING

I, Stephen Noel Ilg, hereby attest, pursuant to N.D. Cal. Local Rule 5-1(i)(3) that 

concurrence to the filing of this document has been obtained from each signatory.

By: /s/ Stephen Noel Ilg

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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PAULA DONALD et al.

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS ORDERED AS FOLLOWS:

All deadlines related to certification, pending approval of the Settlement are hereby 

vacated. Such deadlines include the deadlines for Plaintiff’s Motion for Class Certification, 

Defendant’s Response to a Motion for Class Certification and Plaintiff’s Reply thereto. These 

dates will be reset in the event the Settlement is not approved. The hearing currently scheduled 

for August 31, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. will be maintained for purposes of the Motion for Preliminary 

Approval.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 16, 2016 ____________________________________

United States District Judge

1102475/24472381v.1

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