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STIPULATION REGARDING LENGTH OF SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDA OF LAW PURSUANT TO

LOCAL RULE 37-2.3

Case No. CV 10-9198 JVS (RNBx)

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

CENTRAL 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

STIPULATION REGARDING LENGTH OF SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDA OF LAW PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 37- 2.3

Case 2:10-cv-09198-JVS -RNB Document 85 Filed 08/11/11 Page 1 of 4 Page ID #:2960

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STIPULATION REGARDING LENGTH OF SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDA OF LAW PURSUANT TO

LOCAL RULE 37-2.3

Case No. CV 10-9198 JVS (RNBx)

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KASOWITZ, BENSON, TORRES & FRIEDMAN LLP

101 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 2300

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94111

WHEREAS, on August 9, 2011, Plaintiffs Joyce Walker, Muriel Lynn

Spooner, and Kim Bruce Howlett (“Plaintiffs”) filed a Joint Stipulation of Points

and Authorities in support of and in opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion to Compel

Production of Documents, pursuant to Local Rule 37-2.1;

WHEREAS, on August 9, 2011, Defendant Life Insurance Company of the

Southwest (“Defendant” or “LSW”) filed a Joint Stipulation of Points and

Authorities in support of and in opposition to LSW’s Motion for Protective Order

and Motion to Compel Production of Documents, pursuant to Local Rule 37-2.1;

WHEREAS, the parties may each file a Supplemental Memorandum of Law

in support of the Joint Stipulations of Points and Authorities, pursuant to Local

Rule 37-2.3, not to exceed five (5) pages in length;

WHEREAS, good cause exists for the parties to file a Supplemental

Memorandum of Law that exceeds five (5) pages due to the number of discovery

disputes between the parties;

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between the

undersigned counsel for the parties and subject to the approval of the Court:

1. Any Supplemental Memoranda of Law filed by the parties pursuant to

Local Rule 37-2.3 shall not exceed ten (10) pages in length.

2. For the discovery motions filed on August 9, 2011, this Stipulation

supersedes the requirement in Local Rule 37-2.3 that a Supplemental

Memorandum of Law shall not exceed five (5) pages in length.

DATED: August 11, 2011 KASOWITZ BENSON TORRES & FRIEDMAN LLP

By: /s/ Charles N. Freiberg

Charles N. Freiberg

Case 2:10-cv-09198-JVS -RNB Document 85 Filed 08/11/11 Page 2 of 4 Page ID #:2961

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STIPULATION REGARDING LENGTH OF SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDA OF LAW PURSUANT TO

LOCAL RULE 37-2.3

Case No. CV 10-9198 JVS (RNBx)

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KASOWITZ, BENSON, TORRES & FRIEDMAN LLP

101 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 2300

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94111

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

Case 2:10-cv-09198-JVS -RNB Document 85 Filed 08/11/11 Page 3 of 4 Page ID #:2962

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STIPULATION REGARDING LENGTH OF SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDA OF LAW PURSUANT TO

LOCAL RULE 37-2.3

Case No. CV 10-9198 JVS (RNBx)

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KASOWITZ, BENSON, TORRES & FRIEDMAN LLP

101 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 2300

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94111

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 11, 2011, I served the within document(s):

STIPULATION REGARDING LENGTH OF SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDA OF LAW PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 37-2.3

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

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