Steinberg v. Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. et al

Filing 35

STIPULATION AND ORDER re 32 Continuing Case Management Conference. Case Management Statement due by 4/6/2017. Initial Case Management Conference reset for 4/13/2017 01:30 PM in Courtroom 5, 17th Floor, San Francisco. Signed by Judge Edward M. Chen on 2/28/17. (bpfS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/28/2017)

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BORIS FELDMAN, State Bar No. 128838
GIDEON A. SCHOR, New York State Bar
(admitted pro hac vice)
AARON J. BENJAMIN, State Bar No. 301796
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
Professional Corporation
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1050
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants Brocade
Communications Systems, Inc., Judy Bruner,
Lloyd A. Carney, Renato A. DiPentima,
Alan L. Earhart, John W. Gerdelman, Kim C.
Goodman, David L. House, L. William Krause,
David E. Roberson, and Sanjay Vaswani

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CHAILE STEINBERG, Individually and On
Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated,

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Plaintiff,
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v.
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BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, )
INC., JUDY BRUNER, LLOYD A. CARNEY,
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RENATO A. DIPENTIMA, ALAN L.
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EARHART, JOHN W. GERDELMAN, KIM C. )
GOODMAN, DAVID L. HOUSE, L. WILLIAM )
KRAUSE, DAVID E. ROBERSON, SANJAY
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VASWANI, BROADCOM LIMITED,
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BROADCOM CORPORATION, and BOBCAT )
MERGER SUB, INC.,
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Defendants.
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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
CONTINUING CMC

Case No.: 3:16-cv-07081-EMC

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CASE NO.: 3:16-cv-07081-EMC
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER CONTINUING CASE
MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
Before: Honorable Edward Milton Chen
Complaint Filed: December 12, 2016

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WHEREAS, plaintiff Chaile Steinberg (“Plaintiff”) filed the above-captioned securities
class action lawsuit on December 12, 2016;
WHEREAS, this action is subject to the provisions of the Private Securities Litigation

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Reform Act of 1995 (“Reform Act”), 15 U.S.C. §78u-4, which, inter alia, requires the Court to

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appoint a lead plaintiff;

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WHEREAS, on December 13, 2016, the Court entered an Order setting an initial Case

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Management Conference (“CMC”) for March 16, 2017 and setting Rule 26(f) and CMC deadlines

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for March 9, 2017;

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WHEREAS, the deadline for filing a motion seeking to be appointed lead plaintiff is
March 6, 2017;
WHEREAS, if appointed lead plaintiff by the Court, Plaintiff anticipates that it will file an
amended complaint;

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WHEREAS, defendants anticipate that they will move to dismiss the amended complaint;

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WHEREAS, on February 15, 2017, this Court ordered, pursuant to the parties’ stipulation,

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that Defendants need not respond to the complaint and that the parties shall meet and confer on a

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schedule after consolidation and the filing of a consolidated amended complaint;

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WHEREAS, in light of the current procedural posture, and in particular, the fact that a lead

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plaintiff has not yet been appointed, and a consolidated complaint has not been filed nor an

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operative complaint designated, the parties respectfully request that the CMC and related

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deadlines be continued as set forth below.

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NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between
the undersigned, subject to Court approval, as follows:
1. The CMC is continued pending the appointment of a lead plaintiff and the subsequent

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filing of an amended complaint or designation of an operative complaint. Likewise,

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the deadline for filing a CMC statement is continued accordingly.

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
CONTINUING CMC

Case No.: 3:16-cv-07081-EMC

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Dated: February 24, 2017

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WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
Professional Corporation
BORIS FELDMAN
By: /s/ Boris Feldman
Boris Feldman

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650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendants Brocade
Communications Systems, Inc., Judy Bruner,
Lloyd A. Carney, Renato A. DiPentima,
Alan L. Earhart, John W. Gerdelman, Kim C.
Goodman, David L. House, L. William Krause,
David E. Roberson, and Sanjay Vaswani

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Dated: February 24, 2017

LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
HILARY H. MATTIS

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By: /s/ Hilary H. Mattis
Hilary H. Mattis

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140 Scott Drive
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendants Broadcom Limited,
Broadcom Corporation, and Bobcat Merger Sub,
Inc.

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Dated: February 24, 2017

BRODSKY & SMITH, LLC
EVAN J. SMITH

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By: /s/ Evan J. Smith
Evan J. Smith

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Two Bala Plaza
Suite 602
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 610-667-9029
Email: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Plaintiff
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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
CONTINUING CMC

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ATTESTATION

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I, Boris Feldman, am the ECF user whose ID and password are being used to file this

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER CONTINUING CASE MANAGEMENT

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CONFERENCE. In compliance with Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), I hereby attest that Evan J.

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Smith and Hilary H. Mattis have concurred in this filing.

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Dated: February 24, 2017

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WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
Professional Corporation
By: /s/ Boris Feldman
Boris Feldman

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
CONTINUING CMC

Case No.: 3:16-cv-07081-EMC

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