Aetna Life Insurance Company v. Bay Area Surgical Management, LLC et al
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STIPULATION AND ORDER 6 . Signed by Judge Ronald M. Whyte on 12/21/12. (jg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/21/2012)
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Joseph J. Tabacco, Jr. (SBN 75484)
Christopher T. Heffelfinger (SBN 118058)
Matthew D. Pearson (SBN 235339)
BERMAN DEVALERIO
One California Street, Suite 900
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: (415) 433-3200
Facsimile: (415) 433-6382
Email: jtabacco@bermandevalerio.com
cheffelfinger@bermandevalerio.com
Richard A. Sprague
Joseph R. Podraza, Jr.
SPRAGUE & SPRAGUE
135 S. 19th Street, Suite 400
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Telephone: (215) 561-7681
Facsimile: (215) 561-6913
Email: rasprague@spragueandsprague.com
jpodraza@spragueandsprague.com
Attorneys for Plaintiff Aetna Life Insurance Company
on Its Own Behalf and as Claims Administrator
for Self-Funded Plan Sponsors
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
Plaintiff,
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vs.
BAY AREA SURGICAL MANAGEMENT,
LLC, et al.,
Defendants.
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Case No. 5:12-cv-05829-PSG
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER
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WHEREAS, on November 14, 2012, defendants Bay Area Surgical Management, LLC,
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Bay Area Surgical Group, Inc.; Forest Ambulatory Surgical Associates, LP; SOAR Surgery
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Center, LLC; Knowles Surgery Center, LLC; National Ambulatory Surgery Center, LLC; Los
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Altos Surgery Center, LP; Julia Hashemieh; Bobby Sarnevesht; and Javad Zolfaghari
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(collectively, the “BASM Defendants”) filed a Notice of Removal of the above-captioned case
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from the Superior Court for the County of Santa Clara (Superior Court Case No. 1-12CV-
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217943), where it had been pending in the Complex Civil Litigation Department before the
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Honorable James P. Kleinberg (the "State Court Proceeding").
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WHEREAS, defendant Pacific Heights Surgery Center of San Francisco, L.P., ("Pacific
Heights") has not yet filed a joinder or memorandum in support of the Notice of Removal.
WHEREAS, on October 12, 2012, Plaintiff Aetna Life Insurance Company (“ALIC”)
filed its First Amended Complaint (the "FAC") in the State Court Proceeding.
WHEREAS, the last day for the BASM Defendants and Pacific Heights (together,
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"Defendants") to file their respective motions to dismiss, or otherwise respond to, the FAC in
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Federal Court is November 21, 2012.
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WHEREAS, ALIC has communicated to counsel for Defendants that it intends to file a
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Motion to Remand and will coordinate the date for that hearing when a District Court Judge is
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assigned to hear the matter.
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WHEREAS, ALIC has filed a Notice of Declination re the Magistrate, and the parties are
currently awaiting the selection of a District Court Judge for this case.
WHEREAS, for the convenience of the parties and in the interest of judicial economy,
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the parties are willing to enter a stipulation, subject to court approval, that provides for the
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trailing of Defendants’ responses to ALIC’s FAC for a period of thirty (30) days following the
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date of an order by the District Court retaining jurisdiction of the case.
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES DO STIPULATE AND AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
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The Court shall set a hearing first to consider Plaintiff ALIC’s Motion to Remand,
on a date/time to be set by the parties at the convenience of the Court;
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Defendants' time to respond to the Plaintiff ALIC's First Amended Complaint is
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hereby stayed until thirty (30) days following the date of any order by the Court
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retaining jurisdiction of the case.
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The parties shall cooperate with each other in setting a hearing date on the Motion
to Remand.
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Date: November f\, 2012
Respectfully submitted,
BERMAN DEVALERIO
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By: ~~~~~~~~~~~--~
Christopher T. Heffelfinger
Joseph J. Tabacco, Jr.
Matthew D. Pearson
One California Street, Suite 900
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: (415) 433-3200
Facsimile: (415) 433-6382
Email: jtabacco@bermandevalerio.com
cheffelfmger@bermandevalerio.com
Richard A. Sprague
Joseph R. Podraza, Jr.
SPRAGUE & SPRAGUE
135 S. 19th Street, Suite 400
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Telephone: (215) 561-7681
Facsimile: (215) 561-6913
Email: rasprague@spragueandsprague.com
jpodraza@spragueandsprague.com
Attorneys for PlaintiffAetna Life Insurance
Company on Its Own Behalf and as Claims
Administrator for Self-Funded Plan Sponsors
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[5:12-cv-05829-PSG] STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
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Dated: November
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HOOPER, LUNDY & BOOKMAN, P.C.
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By: ~~~
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Katherine M. Dru
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Daron L. Tooch
1875 Century Park East, Suite 1600
Los Angeles, CA 90067-25 17
Telephone: (31 0) 5 5 1-8 111
Facsimi le: (3 10) 55 1-818 I
Emai l: dtooch@health-law.com
kdru@health-law .com
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Attorneys for Defendants Bay Area Surgical
Management, LLC, Bay Area Surgical Group, Inc.,
Forest Ambulatory Surgical Associates, LP, SOAR
Surgery Center, LLC, Knowles Surgery Center,
LLC, National Ambulatory Surgery Center, LLC,
Los Altos Surgery Center, LP, Julia Hashemieh,
Bobby Sarnevesht, and Javad Zolfaghari
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Dated: November _,20 12
ROPERS MAJESKI KOHN BENTLEY PC
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By:_----;------:---:--- -- - - - James A . Lassart
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Adrian G. Driscoll
Jaemin Chang
20 1 Spear Street
Suite 1000
San Francisco, CA 94105
Telephone: (4 15) 543-4800
Facsimi le: (4 15) 972-6301
Email: JLassart@rmkb.com
ADriscoll@rmkb.com
JChang@ rmkb.com
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Attorneys fo r Defendant Pacific Heights Surgery
Center
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ORDER
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated:
United States District Judge
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Dated: November_, 2012
HOOPER, LUNDY & BOOKMAN, P.C.
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By: _ _~~--~~~
Katherine M. Markowski Dru
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Daron L. Tooch
875 Century Park East, Suite 1600
Los Angeles, CA 90067-2517
Telephone: (31 0) 551-8111
Facsimile: (31 0) 551-8181
Email: dtooch@health-law.com
kmarkowski@health-law.com
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Attorneys for Defendants Bay Area Surgical
A;fanagement, LLC, Bay Area Surgical Group. Inc ..
Forest Ambulatory Surgical Associates, LP. SOAR
Surgery Center, LLC, Knowles Surgery Center,
LLC, National Ambulatmy Surgery Center, LLC,
Los Altos Surgery Center, LP, Julia Hashemieh,
Robert Sarnevesht, and Javad Zo(faghari
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Dated: NovemberLj,2012
ROPERS MAJESKI KOliN BENTLEY J>C
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Adr an
. Driscoll
Chang
201 Spear Street
Suite 1000
San Francisco, CA 94105
Telephone: (415) 543-4800
Facsimile: (415) 972-6301
Email: JLassart@rmkb.com
ADriscoll@rmkb.com
JChang@rmkb.com
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Attorneys.for Defendant Pac(fic Heights Surgery
Center
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
United States District Judge
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