Berkowitz v. Fodor et al

Filing 133

ORDER VACATING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE; SETTING HEARING FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF CLASS SETTLEMENT re 132 Joint Case Management Statement. Deadline to file documents set for April 17, 2009. Motion Hearing set for 4/27/2009 09:00 AM in Courtroom 8, 4th Floor, San Jose. Signed by Judge James Ware on 3/18/2009. (ecg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/18/2009)

1 COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP 2 SHAWN A. WILLIAMS (213113) 100 Pine Street, Suite 2600 3 San Francisco, CA 94111 Telephone: [phone] (fax) [e-mail] 5 ­ and ­ TRAVIS E. DOWNS III (148274) 6 BENNY C. GOODMAN III (211302) 655 West Broadway, Suite 1900 7 San Diego, CA 92101-3301 Telephone: [phone] (fax) [e-mail] 9 [e-mail] 10 Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs 11 12 13 14 In re AFFYMETRIX DERIVATIVE LITIGATION 15 16 This Document Relates To: 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ALL ACTIONS.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No. C-06-05353-JW JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT ORDE March 23, 2009 DATE:R VACATING CASE TIME: 10:00 a.m. CONFERENCE; MANAGEMENT COURTROOM: 8 SETTING HEARING FOR JUDGE: Honorable James Ware OF PRELIMINARY APPROVAL CLASS SETTLEMENT

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On December 19, 2008, the parties participated in an all day mediation session with mediator

2 Mr. Anthony Piazza, at which time certain agreements were reached regarding a resolution of this 3 matter. The parties are now drafting the appropriate settlement documentation. The parties 4 presently anticipate being able to complete the documentation of the settlement and to seek 5 preliminary approval of the settlement by April 15, 2009. 6 Accordingly, the parties respectfully request that the case management conference scheduled

7 on March 23, 2009, be continued until April 15, 2009, at which time the Court may consider whether 8 preliminary approval of the settlement should be granted. 9 DATED: March 12, 2009 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT - C-06-05353-JW

COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP TRAVIS E. DOWNS III BENNY C. GOODMAN III s/ Benny C. Goodman III BENNY C. GOODMAN III 655 West Broadway, Suite 1900 San Diego, CA 92101-3301 Telephone: [phone] (fax) COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP SHAWN A. WILLIAMS 100 Pine Street, Suite 2600 San Francisco, CA 94111 Telephone: [phone] (fax) BARROWAY TOPAZ KESSLER MELTZER & CHECK, LLP ERIC L. ZAGAR ROBIN WINCHESTER 280 King of Prussia Road Radnor, PA 19087 Telephone: [phone] (fax) Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs

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1 DATED: March 12, 2009 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

DAVIS POLK WARDWELL ARTHUR J. BURKE s/ Arthur J. Burke ARTHUR J. BURKE 1600 El Camino Real Menlo Park, CA 94025 Telephone: [phone] (fax) Attorneys for Nominal Defendant Affymetrix

I, Benny C. Goodman III, am the ECF user whose ID and password are being used to file this JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT. In compliance with General Order 45, X.B., I 9 hereby attest that Arthur J. Burke has concurred in this filing. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 DATED: March 12, 2009 DEWEY & LEBOEUF LLP PETER E. ROOT s/ Peter E. Root PETER E. ROOT 1950 University Avenue, Suite 500 East Palo Alto, CA 94303 Telephone: [phone] (fax) Attorneys for Individual Defendants

I, Benny C. Goodman III, am the ECF user whose ID and password are being used to file this JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT. In compliance with General Order 45, X.B., I 18 hereby attest that Peter E. Root has concurred in this filing. 19 DATED: March 12, 2009 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 COOLEY GODWARD KRONISH LLP JEFFREY M. KABAN s/ Jeffrey M. Kaban JEFFREY M. KABAN 3000 El Camino Real Palo Alto, CA 94306-2155 Telephone: [phone] (fax) Attorneys for Defendant Ronald D. Verdoorn

I, Benny C. Goodman III, am the ECF user whose ID and password are being used to file this JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT. In compliance with General Order 45, X.B., I 27 hereby attest that Jeffrey M. Kaban has concurred in this filing. 28
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

hereby certify that on March 12, 2009, I electronically filed the foregoing with the In Ilight of the parties' representation, the Court VACATES the Case Management Clerk of

3 the Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to the e-mail Conference presently set for March 23, 2009 and sets April 27, 2009 at 9 a.m. as a hearing date 4 addresses denoted on the attached Electronic Mail Notice List, and I hereby certify that I have for Preliminary Approval of Class Settlement. On or before April 17, 2009, the parties shall file 5 mailed the foregoing document or paper via the United States Postal Service to the non-CM/ECF all the necessary documents attached Manual Notice preparation for the April 27 hearing. 6 participants indicated on the for the Court's review in List. I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the Dated: March 18, 2009 ____________________________ 8 foregoing is true and correct. Executed on March 12, 2009. JAMES WARE United States District Judge 9 s/ Benny C. Goodman III 10 BENNY C. GOODMAN III 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP 655 West Broadway, Suite 1900 San Diego, CA 92101-3301 Telephone: [phone] (fax) E-mail:[e-mail] 7