International Union of Operating Engineers Local 478 v. Hsu et al

Filing 30

STIPULATION AND RESCHEDULING ORDER. Signed by Judge Samuel Conti on 01/05/2015. (tmi, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/5/2015)

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BERNSTEIN LITOWITZ BERGER
& GROSSMANN LLP
BRETT M. MIDDLETON (Bar No. 199427)
12481 High Bluff Drive, Suite 300
San Diego, California 92130
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Plaintiff International Union
of Operating Engineers Local 478

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[Additional Counsel on Signature Page]

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
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INTERNATIONAL UNION OF
OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 478,
Derivatively on Behalf of Nominal Defendant
IMPAX LABORATORIES, INC.,

Case No.: 14-cv-04980-SC
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Plaintiff,

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SHAREHOLDER DERIVATIVE ACTION
vs.
LARRY HSU, G. FREDERICK
WILKINSON, LESLIE Z. BENET, ROBERT
L. BURR, ALLEN CHAO, NIGEL T.
FLEMING, MICHAEL MARKBREITER,
MICHAEL J. NESTOR, MARY K.
PENDERGAST, BRYAN M. REASONS,
and PETER R. TERRERI,

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Defendants.

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WHEREAS, on November 10, 2014, plaintiff International Union of Operating Engineers

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Local 478 (“Plaintiff” or “IUOE”) initiated this shareholder derivative action on behalf of

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nominal defendant Impax Laboratories, Inc. (“Impax”) and against defendants Larry Hsu, G.
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Frederick Wilkinson, Leslie Z. Benet, Robert L. Burr, Allen Caho, Nigel T. Fleming, Michael

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Markbreiter, Michael J. Nestor, Mary K. Pendergast, Bryan M. Reasons, and Peter R. Terreri

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(collectively, “Defendants”), by and through their respective counsel;

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WHEREAS, on November 19, 2014, Plaintiff sent Defendants Waiver of the Service of

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Summons forms, which Defendants executed, and now Defendants response to the complaint is

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due on January 20, 2015;

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WHEREAS, on December 17, 2014, Plaintiff IUOE and plaintiff in Randall K. Wickey v.

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Larry Hsu, et al., No. 14-cv-04266-JD (“Wickey”) jointly filed an unopposed motion to

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consolidate the Wickey and IUOE actions, the hearing for which has been set by the Honorable

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Judge Donato for January 21, 2015, one day after Defendants’ currently scheduled response date

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to the complaint in this action (ECF No. 24);

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WHEREAS, on December 17, 2014, in light of the pending motion for consolidation,

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Judge Donato granted the parties’ stipulated request to vacate Defendants’ scheduled response

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date to the complaint in Wickey, and ordered the same schedule as proposed in this Stipulation,

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with Defendants’ motion to dismiss due either within 45 days of plaintiffs filing an amended

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consolidated complaint, or 30 days from the date Judge Donato denies the motion for

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consolidation (ECF Nos. 20, 23);

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WHEREAS, the parties agree that it would be a waste of judicial resources for

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Defendants to prepare and file a motion to dismiss prior to Judge Donato’s ruling on plaintiffs’

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motion for consolidation;

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NOW THEREFORE, the undersigned parties, by and through their counsel of record,
stipulate as follows:
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vacated.

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The current January 20, 2015 deadline for Defendants’ motion to dismiss is

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If Judge Donato grants plaintiffs’ motion for consolidation, Defendants shall file

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and serve their motion to dismiss within 45 days of plaintiffs filing a consolidated

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complaint.

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If the Court denies plaintiffs’ motion for consolidation, Defendants shall file and

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serve their motion to dismiss the complaint filed in this action within 30 days of

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such ruling.

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be set for a future date following a ruling on Defendants’ motion to dismiss.

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The Case Management Conference set for February 24, 2015, is vacated and shall

DATED: December 23, 2014

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BERNSTEIN LITOWITZ BERGER
& GROSSMANN LLP

LATHAM & WATKINS LLP

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By: /s/ Brett M. Middleton
Brett M. Middleton

By: /s/ Peter A. Wald
Peter A. Wald

Brett M. Middleton (Bar No. 199427)
12481 High Bluff Drive, Suite 300
San Diego, California 92130
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

Peter A. Wald (Bar No. 85705)
Marcy C. Priedeman (Bar No. 258505)
505 Montgomery St., Suite 2000
San Francisco, California 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Counsel for Defendants Larry Hsu, G.
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Frederick Wilkinson, Leslie Z. Benet, Robert L.
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Burr, Allen Chao, Nigel T. Fleming, Michael
185 Madison Avenue
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Markbretier, Michael J. Nestor, Mary K.
New York, NY 10016
Pendergast, and Bryan M. Reasons
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Patrick E. Gibbs (Bar No. 183174)
140 Scott Drive
Menlo Park, California 94025-1008
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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David L. Wales (admitted pro hac vice)
Adam Hollander (admitted pro hac vice)
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019
Telephone: [phone]
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