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Parties Involved:
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
Defendant
Seton Medical Center
Plaintiff

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VON BEHREN

& HUNTER LLP

William E. von Behren, State Bar No. 106642

bvonbehren@vbhlaw.com

Joann V. Lee, State Bar No. 251653

jlee@vbhlaw.com

VON BEHREN & HUNTER LLP

2041 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 367

El Segundo, CA 90245

Telephone: (310) 607-9111

Facsimile: (310) 615-3006

Attorneys for Defendant

BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF NORTH

CAROLINA

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SETON MEDICAL CENTER, a California

non-profit religious corporation,

Plaintiff,

vs.

BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF

NORTH CAROLINA, a North Carolina

non-profit corporation; and DOES 1

THROUGH 25, INCLUSIVE,

Defendants.

Case No. 15-cv-06254-JCS

STIPULATION TO EXTEND

DEFENDANT BLUE CROSS AND BLUE

SHIELD OF NORTH CAROLINA’S

TIME TO ANSWER, MOVE OR

OTHERWISE RESPOND TO

PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINT

Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 6-1(a), Plaintiff, Seton Medical Center (“Plaintiff”),

and Defendant Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (“BCBSNC”), by and through

their respective counsel of record, hereby submit this stipulation based on the following:

Plaintiff served its state court Complaint on November 25, 2015;

BCBSNC removed this civil action, Case No. CIV536368, from the Superior Court

of the State of California, for the County of San Mateo, to the United States District Court,

for the Northern District of California, based upon diversity on December 29, 2015;

A responsive pleading to the Complaint was originally due to be filed and served on

behalf of BCBSNC on or before January 5, 2016;

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The parties stipulated to, and the Court granted, an extension of time of an additional

27 days to and including February 1, 2016 for BCBSNC to answer, move or otherwise

respond to the Complaint;

The parties subsequently stipulated to, and the Court granted, an extension of time of

an additional 30 days to and including March 1, 2016 for BCBSNC to answer, move or

otherwise respond to the Complaint;

The parties are engaged in settlement negotiations and in order to facilitate further

settlement discussions, BCBSNC has requested and Plaintiff has agreed to an additional 15

days to and including March 15, 2016 for BCBSNC to answer, move or otherwise respond

to the Complaint;

The next Court ordered deadline is on March 11, 2016 for the parties to meet and

confer re initial disclosures and early settlement. An additional 15 days for BCBSNC to

answer or respond to Plaintiff’s Complaint will not alter the date of any event or any

deadline already fixed by Court order, as the parties will meet and confer notwithstanding

any extension to respond to the Complaint;

Therefore, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Plaintiff and BCBSNC,

by and through their respective attorneys of record, that BCBSNC shall have until on or

before March 15, 2016 to answer, move or otherwise respond to Plaintiff’s Complaint.

Dated: February 24, 2016 STEPHENSON, ACQUISTO & COLMAN

Melanie Joy Stephenson

Barry Sullivan

Richard A. Lovich

Karlene J. Rogers Aberman

Christine V. Nitoff

By: /s/ Christine V. Nitoff

Christine V. Nitoff

Attorneys for Plaintiff

SETON MEDICAL CENTER

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VON BEHREN

& HUNTER LLP

Dated: February 24, 2016 VON BEHREN & HUNTER LLP

William E. von Behren

Joann Lee

By: /s/ Joann Lee

Joann Lee

Attorneys for Defendant

BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD

OF NORTH CAROLINA

Dated: 2/25/16 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Joseph C. Spero

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