The New York City Employees' Retirement System et al v. Berry

Filing 36

STIPULATION AND ORDER Extending Time to 9/29/08 for Defendant to Respond to Complaint re 33 Stipulation filed by Lisa C. Berry. Signed by Judge James Ware on 9/18/2008. (ecg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/19/2008)

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Attorneys for Defendant Lisa C. Berry

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION

Case No. C 08-0246-JW THE NEW YORK CITY EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM, et al., Plaintiffs, v. LISA C. BERRY, Defendant. STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING CONTINUANCE OF DEFENDANT LISA C. BERRY'S RESPONSE TO COMPLAINT

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JAMES N. KRAMER (STATE BAR NO. 154709) [e-mail] NANCY E. HARRIS (STATE BAR NO. 197042) [e-mail] REBECCA F. LUBENS (STATE BAR NO. 240683) [e-mail] ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP The Orrick Building 405 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94105-2669 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone]

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This stipulation is entered into by and among lead plaintiff The New York City Pension Funds ("Lead Plaintiff") and defendant Lisa C. Berry ("Defendant"). WHEREAS, on January 14, 2008, Plaintiffs filed a putative class action titled The New York City Employees' Retirement System et al. v. Berry, C-08-0246-MHP (N.D. Cal.) (the "Berry Action"); WHEREAS, pursuant to Civil L.R. 3-12, a Related Case Order was entered and on February 25, 2008, the Berry Action was reassigned to Judge Ware, who is presiding over In re Juniper Networks, Inc. Securities Litigation, C-06-04327-JW (N.D. Cal.) (the "Consolidated Action"); WHEREAS, on March 5, 2008, the Court approved the parties' joint stipulation to extend Defendant Berry's time to respond to the Berry Complaint until after the Court ruled on certain defendants' motion to dismiss in the Consolidated Action; WHEREAS, on April 25, 2008, the Court approved the parties' joint stipulation to extend Defendant Berry's time to respond to the Berry Complaint to June 16, 2008, in light of pending discussions regarding mediation of the claims; WHEREAS, on May 28, 2008, the Court approved the parties' joint stipulation to extend Defendant Berry's time to respond to the Berry Complaint to September 15, 2008, in order to accommodate the parties' settlement efforts and directed the parties to file a Joint Status Report on August 29, 2008; WHEREAS, Lead Plaintiff and defendants in the Consolidated Action are scheduled to participate in a mediation on September 4-5, 2008; WHEREAS, in light of the foregoing, the parties believe it will conserve the resources of the parties and the Court if defendant Lisa C. Berry's deadline to respond to the Berry Complaint is continued until September 29, 2008; /// /// /// ///
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NOW THEREFORE Lead Plaintiff and Defendant jointly submit this proposed order to the Court to continue the deadline for Defendant Lisa C. Berry to file a response to the Berry Complaint to September 29, 2008. Dated: August 29, 2008 ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP JAMES N. KRAMER NANCY E. HARRIS REBECCA F. LUBENS Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

/s/ NANCY E. HARRIS NANCY E. HARRIS Attorneys for Defendant Lisa C. Berry Dated: August 29, 2008 LOWEY DANNENBERG COHEN & HART, P.C. One North Broadway, Suite 509 White Plains, NY 10601-2310 BARBARA J. HART (Pro Hac Vice) DAVID C. HARRISON ( Pro Hac Vice) One North Broadway, Suite 509 White Plains, NY 10601-2310 Telephone: [phone] Telecopier: 914-997-0035

/s/ DAVID C. HARRISON DAVID C. HARRISON Attorneys for Plaintiffs The New York City Pension Funds SCHUBERT & REED LLP Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1050 San Francisco, California 94111 Local Counsel for Plaintiffs The New York City Pension Funds

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ATTESTATION I, Nancy E. Harris, am the ECF user whose identification and password are being used to file STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING CONTINUANCE OF DEFENDANT LISA C. BERRY'S RESPONSE TO COMPLAINT. In compliance with General Order 45.X.B, I hereby attest that David C. Harrison has concurred in this filing. Dated: August 29, 2008 By: /s/ Nancy E. Harris Nancy E. Harris

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[PROPOSED] ORDER Pursuant to the parties' Stipulation and to accommodate the parties' settlement efforts, Defendant Lisa C. Berry's deadline to respond to the Complaint is extended to September 29, 2008. September 18, 2008 Dated: ___________________ HON. JAMES WARE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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