Donna L. Weiss v. Annie's, Inc. et al

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE, RESET RELATED DEADLINES AND EXTEND DEFENDANTS' TIME TO ANSWER OR OTHERWISE RESPOND TO THE COMPLAINT (approving 14 ). Signed by Judge Beth Labson Freeman on 8/25/2014. (blflc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/25/2014)

LIONEL Z. GLANCY (#134180)
1 MICHAEL GOLDBERG (#188669)
2 ROBERT V. PRONGAY (#270796)
ELAINE CHANG (#293937)
3 GLANCY BINKOW & GOLDBERG LLP
1925 Century Park East, Suite 2100
4 Los Angeles, California 90067
5 Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
6 E-mail:
[e-mail]
7 Counsel for Plaintiff Donna L. Weiss
8 [Additional Counsel on Signature Page]
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DONNA L. WEISS, Individually and on
Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated,

CLASS ACTION
Plaintiff,

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Case No. 5:14-cv-03001-BLF

v.
ANNIE’S, INC., JOHN M. FORAKER,
KELLY J. KENNEDY, and ZAHIR M.
IBRAHIM,

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER TO CONTINUE THE INITIAL
CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE,
RESET RELATED DEADLINES AND
EXTEND DEFENDANT’S TIME TO
ANSWER OR OTHERWISE RESPOND
TO THE COMPLAINT

Defendants.

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[CIVIL L.R. 16-2, 7-12]

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Current CMC Date: November 13, 2014
Time: 1:30 PM
Judge: Hon. Beth L. Freeman

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
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Pursuant to Civil Local Rules 16-2 and 7-12, Plaintiff Donna L. Weiss (“Weiss” or

2 “Plaintiff”) and defendants Annie’s, Inc., John M. Foraker, Kelly J. Kennedy, and Zahir M.
3 Ibrahim (collectively, “Defendants”), hereby agree and stipulate that good cause exists to request
4 an order from the Court extending Defendants’ time to respond to the complaint and
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rescheduling the Initial Case Management Conferences currently set for November 13, 2014,

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pursuant to this Court’s July 1, 2014 Order Setting Initial Case Management Conference and

8 ADR Deadlines (Dkt. #7), and to adjust accordingly the related deadlines set forth therein.
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RECITALS
WHEREAS, on June 11, 2014, Steven Taormina filed a similar putative class action
complaint, captioned Taormina v. Annie’s, Inc. et al., Case No. 14-cv-02711-BLF (the

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“Taormina Action”), asserting the same or substantially similar claims against Defendants;
WHEREAS, on June 30, 2014, Plaintiff Weiss filed a putative class action complaint,

15 captioned Weiss v. Annie’s, Inc. et al., Case No. 14-cv-03001-BLF (the “Weiss Action”), against
16 Defendants for violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
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WHEREAS, on August 1, 2014, the parties filed an administrative motion to relate the

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Taormina Action and the Weiss Action pursuant to Northern District of California Civil Local

20 Rule 3-12(a) because these actions involve substantially the same parties and events and are class
21 actions brought against the same Defendants under the federal securities laws;
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WHEREAS, under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“PSLRA”),
when a putative class action alleging securities fraud is filed, a process must be followed

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whereby the plaintiff gives notice to the putative class, there is a sixty (60) day deadline for

26 motion(s) for appointment of lead plaintiff to be filed, and the Court appoints lead plaintiff(s)
27 and approves the selection of lead counsel. 15 U.S.C. § 78u-4(a);
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WHEREAS, on August 11, 2014, three purported shareholders filed motions to be

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2 appointed lead plaintiff and to consolidate the actions;
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WHEREAS, Plaintiff Weiss anticipates that the actions will be consolidated and that the

4 lead plaintiff will accordingly need to file a consolidated amended complaint1;
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WHEREAS, the parties believe that, in order to avoid the needless waste of the Court’s

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and the parties’ resources, it would be prudent to defer the initial case management conference

8 and related deadlines until a lead plaintiff has been appointed, the lead plaintiff’s selection of
9 lead counsel has been approved, the lead plaintiff has filed a consolidated amended complaint,
10 Defendants have had the opportunity to file any motion to dismiss, and the Court has ruled on
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Defendants’ anticipated motion to dismiss; and

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NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by the parties

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14 hereto, through their undersigned counsel, as follows:
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Defendants need not answer, move or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this

16 action or any related, subsequently filed actions transferred to this Court until a date to be set
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following the appointment of a lead plaintiff pursuant to 15 U.S.C. §78u-4(a)(3)(B) and the filing

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by such lead plaintiff of a consolidated amended complaint.
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Within forty-five (45) days from the date that the Court appoints lead plaintiff(s)

21 and lead counsel pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 78u-4(a)(3)(B), such lead plaintiff(s) shall file an
22 amended consolidated complaint (“Amended Complaint”).
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The administrative motion to relate also included a derivative action entitled Anna H. Goodman
v. John M. Foraker, et al., Case No. 14-cv-02760-NC (the “Goodman Derivative Action”). The
27 parties do not anticipate that the “Goodman Derivative Action” will be consolidated with the
“Taormina Action” or the “Weiss Action.”
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Within forty-five (45) days from the date that an Amended Complaint is filed by

2 the Court-appointed lead plaintiff(s), Defendants shall file a motion to dismiss, answer, or other
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In the event the Defendants file a motion to dismiss the Amended Complaint, lead

plaintiff(s) shall have 45 days from filing of such motion in which to file papers in opposition to

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the motion. Defendants shall have 30 days from the filing of lead plaintiff’s opposition papers in

8 which to file reply papers.
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The case management conference presently scheduled in the Weiss Action for

10 November 13, 2014, along with any associated deadlines under the Federal Rules of Civil
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Procedure and Local Rules (including ADR deadlines), shall be vacated, and reset to a date after

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the Court rules on Defendants’ anticipated motion to dismiss the Amended Complaint.
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This Stipulation is entered into without prejudice to any party seeking any interim

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Nothing in this Stipulation shall be construed as a waiver of any of Defendants’

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rights or positions in law or equity, or as a waiver of any defenses that Defendants would

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otherwise have, including, without limitation, jurisdictional defenses.

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The Parties have not sought any other extensions of time in this action.

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The Parties do not seek to reset these dates for the purpose of delay, and the

22 proposed new dates will not have an effect on any pre-trial and trial dates as the Court has yet to
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schedule these dates.

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WHEREFORE, the Parties respectfully request that this Court issue an order granting the

26 parties’ request to reset the Initial Case Management Conference and related deadlines as set
27 forth in the following [Proposed] Order.
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IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD.

2 DATED: August 18, 2014

GLANCY BINKOW & GOLDBERG LLP

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By: s/ Robert V. Prongay
Lionel Z. Glancy
Michael Goldberg
Robert V. Prongay
Elaine Chang
1925 Century Park East, Suite 2100
Los Angeles, California 90067
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
E-mail:
[e-mail]

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POMERANTZ LLP
Jeremy A. Lieberman
Francis P. McConville
600 Third Avenue, 20th Floor
New York, New York 10016
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 212-661-8665

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Patrick V. Dahlstrom
10 South LaSalle Street, Suite 3505
Chicago, IL 60603
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 312-377-1184

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Counsel for Plaintiff Donna L. Weiss

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DATED: August 18, 2014

COOLEY LLP

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By: s/ Shannon M. Eagan _
John C. Dwyer
Shannon M. Eagan
Jeffrey M. Kaban
Meaghan Banks-Innes
Five Palo Alto Square
3000 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94306-2155
Telephone:
[phone]

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Attorneys for Defendants

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Hon. Beth L. Freeman
United States District Court Judge

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PROOF OF SERVICE VIA ELECTRONIC POSTING PURSUANT TO NORTHERN
DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA LOCAL RULES AND LOCAL CIVIL RULE 5-1

I, the undersigned, say:
I am a citizen of the United States and am over the age of 18 and not a party to the within
action. My business address is 1925 Century Park East, Suite 2100, Los Angeles, California 90067.
On August 18, 2014, I served the following document:
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE THE INITIAL CASE
MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE, RESET RELATED DEADLINES , AND EXTEND
DEFENDANT’S TIME TO ANSWER OR OTHERWISE RESPOND TO THE
COMPLAINT
By posting the document to the ECF Website of the United States District Court for the
Northern District of California, for receipt electronically by the parties as listed on the attached
Court’s ECF Service List.
And on any non-ECF registered parties:
By U.S. Mail: By placing true and correct copies thereof in individual sealed envelope: with
postage thereon fully prepaid, which I deposited with my employer for collection and mailing by the
United States Postal Service. I am readily familiar with my employer’s practice for the collection
and processing of correspondence or mailing with the United States Postal Service. In the ordinary
course of business, this correspondence would be deposited by my employer with the United States
Postal Service that same day.
I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the
foregoing is true and correct. Executed on August 18, 2014, at Los Angeles, California.

s/ Robert V. Prongay
Robert V. Prongay

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