Douglas v. Witney et al

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ORDER granting 19 Stipulation continuing Case Management Conference. Case Management Conference continued to 7/19/2016 02:00 PM in Courtroom 2, 17th Floor, San Francisco. Case Management Statement due by 7/12/2016. Signed by Judge William H. Orrick on 05/04/2016. (jmdS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/4/2016)

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Barbara A. Rohr SBN 273353
Benjamin Heikali SBN 307466
FARUQI & FARUQI, LLP
10866 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1470
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 424-256-2885
E-mail: [e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Counsel for Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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10 GERALD DOUGLAS, Individually and On
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Plaintiff,

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v.
FRANK WITNEY, NELSON CHAN, GARY
GUTHART, JAMI NACHTSHEIM,
RICCARDO PIGLIUCCI, MERILEE RAINES,
ROBERT TRICE, and AFFYMETRIX, INC.

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Defendants.

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Case No. 3:16-cv-00921-WHO
STIPULATION AND
ORDER FOR THE ADJOURNMENT
OF THE INITIAL CASE
MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
Judge: Honorable William H. Orrick

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3:16-cv-00921-WHO

STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE INITIAL
CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between PLAINTIFF GERALD DOUGLAS

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(“Plaintiff”) and DEFENDANTS FRANK WITNEY, NELSON CHAN, GARY GUTHART,

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JAMI NACHTSHEIM, RICCARDO PIGLIUCCI, MERILEE RAINES, ROBERT TRICE

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(collectively, the “Individual Defendants”), and AFFYMETRIX, INC. (collectively, the

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“Defendants”), (Plaintiff and Defendants are to be collectively referred to as the “Parties”), by

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and through their attorneys of record, that good cause exists for the Court to accept the following

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proposed schedule based on the following:

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WHEREAS, on February 24, 2016, Plaintiff filed a Class Action Complaint captioned

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Douglas v. Witney, et al., Case No. 16-cv-921-WHO (the “Complaint”) in the United States

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District Court, Northern District of California for violations of Section 14(a) and 20(a) of the

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Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), 15 U.S.C. §§ 78n(a), 78t(a), and SEC

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Rule 14a-9, 17 C.F.R. 240.14a-9, and breaches of fiduciary duties in connection with the

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proposed merger between Affymetrix, Inc. and Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.;

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WHEREAS, the Initial Case Management Conference in this matter is set for May 17,
2016;

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WHEREAS, Defendants’ Answers to the Complaint are due on May 31, 2016;

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WHEREAS, the Parties have reached a preliminary settlement agreement in the above-

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referenced matter and are currently conducting confirmatory discovery.
WHEREAS, the Parties desire the adjournment of the deadline for any response to the
Complaint until after the conclusion of confirmatory discovery;
WHEREAS, the Parties desire the adjournment of the Initial Case Management
Conference until after the conclusion of confirmatory discovery;

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NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED BY AND AMONG THE

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PARTIES HERETO, THROUGH THEIR COUNSEL OF RECORD, AND SUBJECT TO

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APPROVAL OF THE COURT, AS FOLLOWS:

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STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE INITIAL
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The Initial Case Management Conference shall be adjourned to a date to be

determined by the Court; and
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Defendants’ deadline to answer, move to dismiss, or otherwise respond to the

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Complaint shall be adjourned indefinitely, with the parties to confer on a new deadline in the

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event that the settlement is not consummated.

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Stipulated by and between the following:

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DATED: May 2, 2016

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FARUQI & FARUQI, LLP

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By: /s/ Barbara A. Rohr
Barbara A. Rohr SBN 273353
Benjamin Heikali SBN 307466
FARUQI & FARUQI, LLP
10866 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1470
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 424-256-2885
E-mail: [e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Counsel for Plaintiff

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DATED: May 2, 2016

DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL, LLP

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By: /s/ Neal A. Potischman
Neal A. Potischman (SBN 254862)
Andrew David Yaphe (SBN 274172)
Jayeeta Kundu (SBN 291599)
Micah Galvin Block (SBN 270712)
1600 El Camino Real
Menlo Park, California 94025
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Counsel for Defendants Affymetrix, Inc., Frank
Witney, Nelson Chan, Gary Guthart, Jami
Nachtsheim, Riccardo Pigliucci, Merilee
Raines, and Robert Trice

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3:16-cv-00921-WHO
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE INITIAL
CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED:

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The

Initial

Case

Management

Conference

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adjourned

until

July 19
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Defendants’ deadline to answer, move to dismiss, or otherwise respond to the

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Complaint shall be adjourned indefinitely, with the parties to confer on a new

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deadline in the event that the settlement is not consummated.

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May 4, 2016
DATED:__________________

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Honorable William H. Orrick
United States District Judge

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