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1 | KASOWITZ, BENSON, TORRES & FRIEDMAN LLP
CHARLES N. FREIBERG (SBN 70890)

2 || BRIAN P. BROSNAHAN (SBN 112894)
JACOB N. FOSTER (SBN 250785)

3 || 101 California Street, Suite 2300

4 San Francisco, California 94111
Telephone: (415) 421-6140

5 || Facsimile: (415) 398-5030

6 || LEVINE & MILLER
HARVEY R. LEVINE (SBN 61879)
7 || CRAIG A. MILLER (SBN 116030)
3 LEVINE & MILLER
550 West C Street, Suite 1810
g || San Diego, CA 92101-8596
Telephone: (619) 231-9449
10 || Facsimile: (619) 231-8638

11 || Attorneys for Plaintiffs

JOYCE WALKER, KIM BRUCE HOWLETT,
12 | and MURIEL SPOONER, on behalf of themselves
13 || and all others similarly situated

14 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
15 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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HOWLETT, and MURIEL
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19 || and all others similarly situated, Formerly Case No.: 3:10-cv -04852
— JSW from Northern District of CA
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JOINT STIPULATION

21 v. REGARDING THE CLASS
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LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF
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Pursuant to Local Rule 7-1, Plaintiffs Joyce Walker, Kim Bruce Howlett,
and Muriel Spooner (“Plaintiffs”) and Defendant Life Insurance Company of the
Southwest (“LSW’”’) (collectively, the “parties’’), by and between their undersigned
counsel, submit the following stipulation:

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Amended Pretrial Scheduling Order, entered by
the Court on November 9, 2011, Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification (the
“Class Motion’’) is due to be filed on or before May 14, 2012;

WHEREAS, the Amended Pretrial Scheduling Order contemplates that “the
parties [may] stipulate and the Court [may] approve[] an alternative [hearing] date
and briefing schedule in advance of the class certification motion deadline”;

WHEREAS, the parties wish to extend the briefing schedule on Plaintiffs’
Class Motion to permit sufficient time to prepare briefs in opposition and in reply
thereto;

WHEREAS, the parties also wish to lengthen the presumptive page
limitation of 25 pages to permit sufficient space in which to present a thorough
analysis of the issues pertaining to Plaintiffs’ Class Motion;

WHEREAS, the parties met and conferred regarding the class certification
briefing schedule and page limitations;

WHEREAS, good cause exists to extend the briefing schedule on Plaintiffs’
Motion and to lengthen the presumptive page limitation;

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between the
undersigned counsel for the parties:

1. LSW’s brief in opposition to Plaintiffs’ Class Motion shall be filed on
or before July 13, 2012, and Plaintiffs’ reply brief in support of their Class Motion
shall be filed on or before August 24, 2012.

2 Plaintiffs’ memorandum of law in support of their Class Motion, and
LSW’s memorandum of law in opposition to Plaintiffs’ Class Motion, shall not

exceed 60 pages in length, excluding indices and exhibits. Plaintiffs’ reply

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memorandum of law in support of their Class Motion shall not exceed 40 pages in
length, excluding indices and exhibits.

3. Subject to the Court’s approval and availability, the hearing on
Plaintiffs’ Class Motion shall be set for Monday, September 10, 2012 at 1:30 p.m.

DATED: April 30, 2012 KASOWITZ BENSON TORRES & FRIEDMAN
LLP

By: /s/ Brian P. Brosnahan
Brian P. Brosnahan

Attorneys For Plaintiffs

JOYCE WALKER, KIM BRUCE HOWLETT,
and MURIEL SPOONER, on behalf of
themselves and all others similarly situated

WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND
DORR LLP

By: /s/ Jonathan A. Shapiro
Jonathan A. Shapiro

Attorneys For Defendant
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE
SOUTHWEST

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