Opinion
Case No. 11 CV 5232 (SBA)
11-28-2011
THOMAS E. HARPER and DIANE KEENE, Individually and On Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs, v. SMART TECHNOLOGIES, INC., DAVID A. MARTIN, NANCY L. KNOWLTON, G.A. FITCH, SALIM NATHOO, ARVIND SODHANI, INTEL CORPORATION, APAX PARTNERS, MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INC., DEUTSCHE BANK AG, and RBC DOMINION SECURITIES INC, Defendants.
Sara B. Brody (SBN 130222) SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP Andrew W. Stern (to be admitted pro hac) SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP Attorneys for Defendants SMART Technologies Inc., David A. Martin, Nancy L. Knowlton, G.A. Fitch, Salim Nathoo, Arvind Sodhani, and Apax Partners GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP Paul J. Collins Attorneys for Defendant INTEL CORPORATION MILBANK, TWEED, HADLEY & MCCLOY LLP Jerry L. Marks Attorneys for Defendants MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INC., DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES, INC., and RBC DOMINION SECURITIES SCOTT & SCOTT LLP Anne L. Box Attorneys for Plaintiffs THOMAS E. HARPER and DIANNE KEENE
Sara B. Brody (SBN 130222)
SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
Andrew W. Stern (to be admitted pro hac)
SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
Attorneys for Defendants SMART Technologies Inc.,
David A. Martin, Nancy L. Knowlton, G.A. Fitch,
Salim Nathoo, Arvind Sodhani, and Apax Partners
[Counsel for Additional Parties
Listed on Signature Page]
Assigned to: Hon. Saundra Brown Armstrong
STIPULATION EXTENDING TIME FOR
BRIEFING ON PLAINTIFFS' MOTION TO
REMAND AND DEFENDANTS' MOTION
TO TRANSFER THIS ACTION OR IN THE
ALTERNATIVE DISMISS OR STAY THIS
ACTION AND STRIKE THE CLASS
ALLEGATIONS
Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 6-1(a), Defendants SMART Technologies Inc., David A. Martin, Nancy L. Knowlton, G.A. Fitch, Salim Nathoo, Arvind Sodhani, Intel Corporation, Apax Partners, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (f/k/a Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.), Deutsche Bank AG, and RBC Dominion Securities Inc. ("Defendants"), and Plaintiffs Thomas E. Harper and Dianne Keene ("Plaintiffs"), by and through their respective counsel of record, hereby submit the following stipulation.
WHEREAS, on November 8, 2011, Defendants filed a Motion to Transfer this action or in the alternative Dismiss or Stay this action and Strike the Class Allegations ("Defendants' Motion");
WHEREAS, Plaintiffs intend to oppose Defendants' Motion;
WHEREAS, on November 9, 2011, Plaintiffs filed a Motion to Remand this action ("Plaintiffs' Motion");
WHEREAS, Defendants intend to oppose Plaintiffs' Motion;
WHEREAS, the Local Rules for the Northern District of California require that, unless otherwise ordered, Defendants' Motion would be fully briefed by November 29, 2011 and that Plaintiffs' Motion would be fully briefed by November 30, 2011;
WHEREAS, Plaintiffs and Defendants have conferred about establishing a more flexible schedule for completing briefing on their respective Motions;
THEREFORE, Plaintiffs and Defendants, by and through their respective counsel, hereby stipulate as follows:
1. Plaintiffs and Defendants shall file their respective opposition papers in response to the Motions by December 2, 2011.
2. Plaintiffs and Defendants shall file their respective reply papers in support of the Motions by December 16, 2011.
The requested extension will not alter the date of any event or any deadline already fixed by any Court order.
SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
Sara B. Brody
Attorneys for Defendants SMART
TECHNOLOGIES INC., DAVID A. MARTIN,
NANCY L. KNOWLTON, G.A. FITCH,
SALIM NATHOO, ARVIND SODHANI, and
APAX PARTNERS
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP
Paul J. Collins
Attorneys for Defendant
INTEL CORPORATION
MILBANK, TWEED, HADLEY
& MCCLOY LLP
Jerry L. Marks
Attorneys for Defendants MORGAN
STANLEY & CO. INC., DEUTSCHE BANK
SECURITIES, INC., and RBC DOMINION
SECURITIES
SCOTT & SCOTT LLP
Anne L. Box
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
THOMAS E. HARPER and DIANNE KEENE
SIGNATURE ATTESTATION
Pursuant to General Order No. 45(X)(B), I hereby attest that I have on file written permission to sign this joint motion from all parties whose signatures are indicated by a conformed signature (/s/) within this e-filed document.
Sara B. Brody
ORDER
PURSUANT TO THE PARTIES' STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.
The Honorable Saundra Brown Armstrong
United States District Court