STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE THE JUNE 14, 2016 INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND SET BRIEFING SCHEDULE ON DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS

Case Management Conference

WILLIAM H. ORRICK, District Judge.

Plaintiffs Aram Homampour ("Homampour"), John Bartels ("Bartels") and Jon Naka ("Naka") (collectively "Plaintiffs") and Defendants California Physicians' Service dba Blue Shield of California ("Blue Shield of California") and Blue Shield of California Life and Health Insurance Company ("Blue Shield Life") (collectively "Defendants") stipulate, pursuant to Civil Local Rule 6-2, as follows:

2. On November 2, 2015, this Court set an initial case management conference ("CMC") for February 2, 2016 at 2:00 p.m.

3. On December 1, 2015, Plaintiff Homampour and Blue Shield Life filed a stipulation, pursuant to Local Rule 6-1(a), to extend the time for Blue Shield Life to respond to the initial Complaint, to and including January 8, 2016.

4. On December 31, 2015, Plaintiff Homampour and Blue Shield Life filed a stipulation to the filing of a First Amended Complaint ("FAC") and to continue the initial case management conference. (Dkt. No. 14.) On January 4, 2016, the Court entered its Order on the stipulation. (Dkt. No. 15.) In the Order, the Court noted that, "[i]n the event [Blue Shield Life] moves to dismiss the FAC, the Court will entertain a stipulation to hold the Case Management Conference on the same date as the hearing on the motion."

5. On January 15, 2016, Plaintiff Homampour filed his FAC, adding Plaintiff Bartels and Naka and Defendant Blue Shield of California. (Dkt. No. 16.)

6. On January 21, 2016, the parties filed a stipulation to further continue the initial case management conference to May 24, 2016, and to extend the time for Defendants to respond to the FAC until April 22, 2016. (Dkt. No. 21.) The Court entered its Order on the stipulation on January 25, 2016. (Dkt. No. 22.)

7. The Court thereafter advanced the Initial Case Management Conference to May 17, 2016. (Dkt. No. 23.)

8. On April 14, 2016, the parties filed a stipulation regarding Plaintiffs' filing of a Second Amended Complaint ("SAC") and continuing the case management conference to June 14, 2016. (Dkt. No. 24.) The Court entered its Order on the stipulation on April 29, 2016. (Dkt. No. 25.)

9. Plaintiffs filed their Second Amended Complaint on May 6, 2016. Pursuant to the parties' stipulation, Defendants' response to the Second Amended Complaint is due on May 27, 2016.

10. The parties met and conferred by telephone on May 23, 2016. Defendants informed Plaintiffs that they intend to file a motion to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint. The parties also discussed the upcoming initial case management conference.

11. The parties agreed that Defendants' motion to dismiss will be heard on Wednesday, August 10, 2016, at 2:00 p.m., or a date convenient to the Court. The parties also agreed on the following briefing schedule for Defendants' motion to dismiss: Plaintiffs' opposition will be due on July 13, 2016, and Defendants' reply will be due on July 27, 2016.

12. The parties also agreed that it would be in the interest of judicial economy to continue the June 14, 2016 case management conference to the August 10, 2016 hearing on the motion to dismiss.

SO STIPULATED.

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.