Maritime Asset Management, LLC v. Neurogesx, Inc. et al

Filing 65

STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING BRIEFING SCHEDULE re 64 Declaration in Support filed by Stephen F. Ghiglieri, Anthony A. Ditonno, Neurogesx, Inc. and proposed order ; vacating the 1/13/2014 Case Management Conference. Signed by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on 11/18/13. (fs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/18/2013)

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DARRYL P. RAINS (CA SBN 104802)
[e-mail]
MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
755 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, California 94304-1018
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 650.494.0792
KEVIN A. CALIA (CA SBN 227406)
[e-mail]
MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
425 Market Street
San Francisco, California 94105-2482
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 415.268.7522
Attorneys for defendants NeurogesX, Inc., Anthony A. DiTonno
and Stephen F. Ghiglieri

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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OAKLAND DIVISION

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MARITIME ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC, on
Behalf of Itself and All Others Similarly
Situated,
Plaintiff,

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v.

Case No.

CV 12-05034-YGR

ORDER GRANTING

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER REGARDING BRIEFING
SCHEDULE FOR MOTIONS IN
RESPONSE TO SECOND
AMENDED CLASS ACTION
COMPLAINT

NEUROGESX, INC., ANTHONY A.
DITONNO, STEPHEN F. GHIGLIERI, and
JEFFREY K. TOBIAS, M.D.,
Defendants.

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING BRIEFING SCHEDULE
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STIPULATION
Pursuant to Local Rules 6-2 and 7-12, Plaintiff Maritime Asset Management, LLC and

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Defendants NeurogesX, Inc., Anthony DiTonno, Stephen Ghiglieri, and Dr. Jeffrey Tobias,

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through their respective counsel, submit the following stipulation and proposed order.

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WHEREAS, on September 30, 2013, the Court granted Defendants’ motions to dismiss
the First Amended Class Action Complaint with leave to amend;
WHEREAS, on October 29, 2013, Plaintiff filed a Second Amended Class Action
Complaint;
WHEREAS, the parties desire to agree on a schedule for the briefing of motions to

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dismiss the Second Amended Class Action Complaint that will accommodate the schedules of

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counsel;

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WHEREAS, a Case Management Conference is currently scheduled for Monday, January
13, 2014 at 2:00 p.m.;
WHEREAS, this action is governed by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of

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1995, 15 U.S.C. § 78u-4 et seq. (the “Reform Act”), which imposes a stay of discovery until any

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motion to dismiss the complaint is resolved;

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WHEREAS, in light of the Reform Act’s stay of discovery, the parties do not believe that

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a Case Management Conference would be productive until after Defendants’ motions to dismiss

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have been resolved;

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NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereby stipulate, subject to the approval of the Court, to
the following:
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Defendants shall file an answer, move, or otherwise respond to the Second Amended

Class Action Complaint on or before December 13, 2013.
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If Defendants file motions to dismiss the Second Amended Class Action Complaint,

Plaintiff shall file an opposition to Defendants’ motions on or before January 17, 2014.
3.

If Defendants file motions to dismiss the Second Amended Class Action Complaint,

Defendants shall file a reply on or before February 4, 2014.

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING BRIEFING SCHEDULE
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4.

If Defendants file motions to dismiss the Second Amended Class Action Complaint,

Defendants shall notice their motions for hearing on February 25, 2014 at 2:00 p.m.

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5.

The January 13, 2014 Case Management Conference will be taken off calendar;

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6.

Within fourteen (14) days of the Court’s order ruling on the motions to dismiss, the

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parties will meet and confer and propose to the Court a date for a Case Management Conference.

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Dated: November 14, 2013

MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP

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By:

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Attorneys for defendants
NeurogesX, Inc.; Anthony DiTonno; Stephen F.
Ghiglieri

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/s/ Kevin A. Calia
Kevin A. Calia
425 Market Street
San Francisco, California 94105
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Dated: November 14, 2013

LEVI & KORSINSKY LLP

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By:

/s/ Nicholas I. Porritt
Nicholas I. Porritt
LEVI & KORSINSKY LLP
1101 30th Street, NW
Suite 115
Washington, DC 20007
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Mark Punzalan
PUNZALAN LAW, P.C.
600 Allerton Street
Suite 201
Redwood City, CA 94063
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Plaintiff
Maritime Asset Management, LLC

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING BRIEFING SCHEDULE
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Dated: November 14, 2013

COOLEY LLP

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By:

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/s/ Angela L. Dunning
Angela L. Dunning
Five Palo Alto Square
3000 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94306-2155
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for defendant
Jeffrey K. Tobias, M.D.

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[PROPOSED] ORDER
PURSUANT TO THE STIPULATION OF THE PARTIES, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: November 18, 2013
________________________________
Honorable Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers

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ECF ATTESTATION
I, Kevin A. Calia, am the ECF User whose ID and Password are being used to file this:
STIPULATON AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING
BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR MOTIONS IN RESPONSE TO
SECOND AMENDED CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT
In compliance with Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), I hereby attest that Nicholas I. Porritt and
Angela L. Dunning have concurred in this filing.

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Dated: November 14, 2013

MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP

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By:

/s/ Kevin A. Calia

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