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Parties Involved:
Jennifer Fong
Plaintiff
Jena Lipnick
Plaintiff
Sprint Nextel Corporation
Defendant
Sprint/United Management Company
Defendant

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE STAY AND TOLLING 

E. JEFFREY GRUBE (SB# 167324) 

ELIZABETH A. FALCONE (SB# 219084) 

PAUL, HASTINGS, JANOFSKY & WALKER LLP 

55 Second Street 

Twenty-Fourth Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94105-3441 

Telephone: (415) 856-7000 

Facsimile: (415) 856-7100 

jeffgrube@paulhastings.com

elizabethfalcone@paulhastings.com

HUNTER R. HUGHES (pro hac vice)

ASHLEY R. HURST (pro hac vice)

ROGERS & HARDIN LLP 

229 Peachtree St., NE 

International Tower, Suite 2700 

Atlanta, GA 30303 

Telephone: (404) 522-4700 

Facsimile: (404) 525-2224 

AHurst@rh-law.com

HHughes@rh-law.com

Attorneys for Defendants 

SPRINT/UNITED MANAGEMENT COMPANY and 

SPRINT NEXTEL CORPORATION 

Plaintiffs’ Counsel Listed on Next Page 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JENA LIPNICK AND JENNIFER FONG, 

individually, and on behalf of a class of 

other similarly situated, 

Plaintiffs,

vs.

SPRINT/UNITED MANAGEMENT 

COMPANY and SPRINT NEXTEL 

CORPORATION, 

Defendants.

CASE NO. C-07-3200 MMC 

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE: STAY 

AND TOLLING

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE STAY AND TOLLING 

DAVID BORGEN (SB# 99354) 

LAURA HO (SB# 173179)

JINNY KIM (SB# 208953) 

GOLDSTEIN, DEMCHAK, BALLER, BORGEN & DARDARIAN 

300 Lakeside Drive, Suite 1000 

Oakland, CA 94612 

Telephone: (510) 763-9800 

Facsimile: (510) 835-1417 

dborgen@gdblegal.com

lho@gdblegal.com

jkim@gdblegal.com

GEORGE A. HANSON (pro hac vice)

NORMAN E. SIEGEL (pro hac vice)

MATTHEW L. DAMERON (pro hac vice)

STUEVE SIEGEL HANSON LLP 

460 Nichols Road, Suite 200 

Kansas City, MO 64112 

Telephone: (816) 714-7100 

Facsimile: (816) 714-7101 

hanson@stuevesiegel.com

siegel@stuevesiegel.com

dameron@stuevesiegel.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

JENA LIPNICK AND JENNIFER FONG 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE STAY AND TOLLING 

 WHEREAS on September 5, 2007, counsel for the parties met in person and by 

telephone conference to discuss, among other things, the possibility of negotiating a settlement of 

this case.

WHEREAS the parties agree that it would be beneficial to stay the proceedings, 

toll the applicable limitations period, and schedule a mediation session to continue their 

settlement discussions. 

WHEREAS this Stipulation and [Proposed] Order is made in the interest of justice 

as it allows the parties time to explore the possibility of a global resolution without prejudicing 

the rights of the putative class members or parties. 

WHEREAS neither party will be prejudiced if the Court grants a stay of this action 

until the mediation process is completed. 

The parties, by and through their counsel of record, hereby STIPULATE and 

jointly request that the Court order as follows: 

1. Prior to mediation, the parties will, in good faith, exchange the data and 

personnel information necessary to evaluate a global settlement. The parties anticipate that they 

can exchange the necessary information and schedule mediation by December 20, 2007. 

2. All deadlines, discovery, and hearings shall be stayed until December 20, 

2007 in order to facilitate orderly and efficient settlement discussions. 

3. The case will be stayed for all purposes, including communications 

initiated or caused to be initiated by Plaintiffs’ counsel (or anyone acting on their behalf or with 

their consent) with current or former Sprint Nextel employees who are not currently opt-in 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE STAY AND TOLLING 

plaintiffs, provided, however, that Plaintiffs will have the right to file Consent to Join forms for 

any person who so desires to join the case during the stay period.

4. The statute of limitations for persons who are eligible to join, but who have 

not yet opted-in to the case, will be tolled until December 20, 2007. 

3. The current due date for initial disclosures is vacated. The parties shall 

meet and confer by January 15, 2008 to select a date for initial disclosures should the case not 

resolve at mediation. 

4. The initial Case Management Conference – currently set for October 12, 

2007 at 10:30 a.m. – is continued to February 8, 2008. 

DATED: October 4, 2007 E. JEFFREY GRUBE 

ELIZABETH A. FALCONE 

PAUL, HASTINGS, JANOFSKY & WALKER LLP 

By: /S/ 

E. JEFFREY GRUBE 

Attorneys for Defendants 

SPRINT/UNITED MANAGEMENT COMPANY and 

SPRINT NEXTEL CORPORATION 

DATED: October 4, 2007 DAVID BORGEN 

LAURA HO 

JINNY KIM 

GOLDSTEIN, DEMCHAK, BALLER, 

BORGEN & DARDARIAN 

By: /S/ 

DAVID BORGEN 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

JENA LIPNICK AND JENNIFER FONG 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE STAY AND TOLLING 

SO ORDERED.

_____________________________________ DATE: October 9, 2007 

Hon. Maxine M. Chesney 

U.S. District Court Judge 

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