KASOWITZ, BENSON, TORRES & FRIEDMAN LLP

101 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 2300 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94111

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

BRIAN P. BROSNAHAN (SBN 112894)

JACOB N. FOSTER (SBN 250785) 101 California Street, Suite 2300 San Francisco, California 94111 Telephone: (415) 421-6140 Facsimile: (415) 398-5030

LEVINE & MILLER

HARVEY R. LEVINE (SBN 61879) CRAIG A. MILLER (SBN 116030) LEVINE & MILLER

550 West C Street, Suite 1810

San Diego, CA 92101-8596 Telephone: (619) 231-9449 Facsimile: (619) 231-8638

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

JOYCE WALKER, KIM BRUCE HOWLETT, and MURIEL SPOONER, on behalf of themselves

and all others similarly situated

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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

Plaintiffs, V. LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE SOUTHWEST, a Texas

corporation,

Defendant.

CLASS ACTION CASE NO.: CV 10-9198 JVS (RNBx)

Formerly Case No.: 3:10-cv -04852 JSW from Northern District of CA

JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE HEARING ON DEFENDANT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE SOUTHWEST’S MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS

JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE HEARING ON DEFENDANT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE SOUTHWEST’S MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS

ase No. CV 10-04852 JSW

KASOWITZ, BENSON, TORRES & FRIEDMAN LLP

101 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 2300 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94111

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Pursuant to Local Rules 7-11 and 40-1, this Stipulation is made by and between plaintiffs Joyce Walker, Kim Bruce Howlett, and Muriel Spooner (“Plaintiffs’’), and Defendant Life Insurance Company of the Southwest (“LSW” or “Defendant’).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, on July 25, 2011, LSW filed a Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(c) (the “Motion’’);

WHEREAS, LSW noticed the Motion for hearing on September 12, 2011;

WHEREAS, counsel for Plaintiffs advised LSW before it filed the Motion that, based on their current schedules, Plaintiffs’ lead counsel’s commitments in other cases may prevent them from appearing on September 12, 2011;

WHEREAS, it is now clear that neither Mr. Brosnahan nor Mr. Freiberg can appear on September 12;

WHEREAS, the parties have agreed to October 17, 2011 as an acceptable date that will work for all counsel;

WHEREAS, the parties have not previously requested a continuance of the hearing date on the Motion;

WHEREAS, good cause exists to continue the hearing because Plaintiffs’ lead counsel are unable to appear on September 12;

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

1. The date for the Motion is continued for five weeks until October 17, 2011;

2. Pursuant to Local Rule 7-11, the time for filing and serving LSW’s reply papers is extended to fourteen (14) days preceding the new hearing date.

LSW’s reply papers will be due October 3, 2011.

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DATED: August 24, 2011

KASOWITZ BENSON TORRES & FRIEDMAN LLP

By: /s/ Charles N. Freiberg Charles N. Freiberg

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

JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE HEARING ON DEFENDANT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE SOUTHWEST’S MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS

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PROOF OF SERVICE

I am a resident of the State of California, over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to the within action. My business address is Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP, 101 California Street, Suite 2300, San Francisco, California 94111. On August 24, 2011, I served the within document(s):

JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE HEARING ON DEFENDANT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE SOUTHWEST’S MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS

[PROPOSED] ORDER I electronically filed the document(s) listed above via the CM/ECF system.

Jonathan A. Shapiro

WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP 950 Page Mill Road

Palo Alto, CA 94304

/s/ Jo Anne Childress Jo Anne Childress

JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE HEARING ON DEFENDANT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE SOUTHWEST’S MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS Case No. CV 10-04852 JSW 3