Plichta v. Sunpower Corporation et al

Filing 237

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE 235 REGARDING CLASS CERTIFICATION BRIEFING SCHEDULE AS MODIFIED BY THE COURT. Further Case Management Conference set for 4/4/2013 01:30 PM; Motion Hearing set for 4/4/2013 01:30 PM in Courtroom 3, 17th Floor, San Francisco before Hon. Richard Seeborg. Signed by Judge Richard Seeborg on 11/9/12. (cl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/9/2012)

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JORDAN ETH (CA SBN 121617)
[e-mail]
JUDSON E. LOBDELL (CA SBN 146041)
[e-mail]
CRAIG D. MARTIN (CA SBN 168195)
[e-mail]
MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
425 Market Street
San Francisco, California 94105-2482
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendants
SUNPOWER CORPORATION, THOMAS H. WERNER,
DENNIS V. ARRIOLA, AND EMMANUEL T.
HERNANDEZ

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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IN RE SUNPOWER SECURITIES
LITIGATION

Case No. CV 09-5473-RS (JSC)
(Consolidated)

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CLASS ACTION
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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER REGARDING CLASS
CERTIFICATION BRIEFING
SCHEDULE (Civ. L.R. 6-2) AS MODIFIED
BY THE COURT
Judge: Hon. Richard Seeborg
Courtroom: 3, 17th Floor

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING CLASS CERTIFICATION BRIEFING SCHEDULE
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WHEREAS, on March 5, 2012, this Court entered a Scheduling Order (ECF No. 190)

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providing a deadline of September 28, 2012 for Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification

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(“Motion”), a deadline of December 14, 2012 for Defendants’ response, a deadline of February

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8, 2013 for Plaintiffs’ reply, and setting a hearing date of March 14, 2013;

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WHEREAS, on September 28, 2012, Plaintiffs filed their Motion, seeking (1) the

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certification of this matter as a class action, (2) the appointment of Lead Plaintiffs Arkansas

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Teacher Retirement System, Första-AP Fonden, and Danske Investment Management A/S as

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Class Representatives, and (3) approving co-Lead Counsel as Class Counsel (ECF No. 226);

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WHEREAS, Defendants believe they need additional time to conduct discovery related
to class certification issues and respond to the Motion;
WHEREAS, Defendants have agreed they will use the additional time to pursue issues
pertaining to Class Certification and the related Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23 factors;
WHEREAS, in light of the [proposed] scheduling changes and the upcoming holidays,

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Defendants have agreed to work with Plaintiffs to reasonably accommodate the proposed Class

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Representatives in scheduling convenient dates and locations for their respective depositions;

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WHEREAS, Plaintiffs have agreed that Defendants shall have up to and including
January 25, 2013 to respond to the Motion; and
WHEREAS, nothing in this Stipulation is intended to waive either party’s rights under the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Civil Local Rules of this District.
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED among the undersigned parties as
follows:
(1) Defendants shall have up to and including January 25, 2013, to oppose or otherwise
respond to the Motion;

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(2) Plaintiffs shall have up to and including March 22, 2013, to file any reply;

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(3) The Motion shall be heard on April 4, 2013, at 1:30 p.m., or at such time thereafter

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that is convenient to the Court, in Courtroom 3, 17th Floor, United States Courthouse, 450 Golden

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Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California. Further Case Management Conference continued to

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April 4, 2013 at 1:30 p.m.
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING CLASS CERTIFICATION BRIEFING SCHEDULE
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Respectfully submitted,
Dated: November 6, 2012

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MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
JORDAN ETH
JUDSON E. LOBDELL
CRAIG D. MARTIN
425 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94105-2482
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

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By:

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/s/ Judson Lobdell
Judson Lobdell

Attorneys for Defendants SunPower Corporation,
Thomas H. Werner, Dennis V. Arriola, and
Emmanuel T. Hernandez

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Dated: November 6, 2012
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BERNSTEIN LITOWITZ BERGER
& GROSSMANN LLP
DAVID R. STICKNEY (CA SBN 188574)
BENJAMIN GALDSTON (CA SBN 211114)
DAVID R. KAPLAN (CA SBN 230144)
12381 High Bluff Drive, Suite 300
San Diego, CA 92130
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

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By:

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Dated: November 6, 2012

/s/ Benjamin Galdston
Benjamin Galdston

KESSLER TOPAZ MELTZER & CHECK, LLP
RAMZI ABADOU (CA SBN 222567)
ELI R. GREENSTEIN (CA SBN 217945)
STACEY KAPLAN (CA SBN 241989)
ERIK D. PETERSON (CA SBN 257098)
One Sansome Street, Suite 1850
San Francisco, CA 94104
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
By:

/s/ Eli R. Greenstein
Eli R. Greenstein

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Dated: November 6, 2012

KAPLAN FOX & KILSHEIMER LLP
LAURENCE D. KING (CA SBN 206423)
MARIO M. CHOI (CA SBN 243409)
350 Sansome Street, Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94104
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

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By:

/s/ Laurence D. King
Laurence D. King

Attorneys for Lead Plaintiffs Arkansas Teacher Retirement
System, Första-AP Fonden, and Danske Invest
Management A/S

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING CLASS CERTIFICATION BRIEFING SCHEDULE
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ATTESTATION UNDER CIVIL LOCAL RULE 5-1(i)

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I, Judson E. Lobdell, am the ECF User whose ID and password are being used to file this

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Stipulation and [Proposed] Order. In compliance with Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), I hereby attest

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that Benjamin Galdston, Eli R. Greenstein, and Laurence D. King have concurred in this filing.

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Dated: November 6, 2012

/s/ Judson E. Lobdell
Judson E. Lobdell

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: ________________ , 2012
11/9
HONORABLE RICHARD SEEBORG
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING CLASS CERTIFICATION BRIEFING SCHEDULE
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