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Nature of Suit Code: 850
Nature of Suit: Securities, Commodities, Exchange
Cause of Action: 15:78m(a) Securities Exchange Act

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JOINT NTC OF SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT & REQ TO RESCHEDULE CMC; [PROP] ORDER 

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MILBERG WEISS & BERSHAD LLP 

JEFF S. WESTERMAN (SBN 94559) 

E-mail: jwesterman@milbergweiss.com 

KAREN T. ROGERS (SBN 185465) 

E-mail: krogers@milbergweiss.com 

CHERYL A. WILLIAMS (SBN 193532) 

E-mail: cwilliams@milbergweiss.com 

One California Plaza 

300 S. Grand Avenue, Suite 3900 

Los Angeles, CA 90071-3172 

Telephone: (213) 617-1200 

Facsimile: (213) 617-1975 

Lead Counsel for the Class 

CHARLES J. PIVEN 

E-mail: piven@browerpiven.com 

BROWER PIVEN, P.C. 

The World Trade Center-Baltimore 

401 E. Pratt Street, Suite 2525 

Baltimore, MD 21202 

Telephone: (410) 332-0030 

Facsimile: (410) 685-1300 

Counsel for Plaintiff 

[Additional Counsel appear on Signature Page] 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

THOMAS O. MORGAN, Individually and on 

Behalf of all others Similarly Situated, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

AXT, INC., and MORRIS S. YOUNG, 

Defendants. 

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Case No. C-04-04362 MJJ 

[Consolidated with Case No. C-04-05106-MJJ] 

CLASS ACTION

JOINT NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT 

AGREEMENT AND REQUEST TO 

RESCHEDULE CASE MANAGEMENT 

CONFERENCE; [PROPOSED] ORDER 

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I. NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT IN PRINCIPAL 

The parties engaged in private mediation before the Hon. Fern Smith (Ret.) on April 24, 

2007. The parties agreed to settle this case and have executed a Memorandum of Understanding, 

which will be incorporated into a formal Stipulation of Settlement for the Court's approval. 

Counsel anticipates that a motion for preliminary settlement approval will be filed before July 9, 

2007. 

II. REQUEST TO RESCHEDULE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

In light of the settlement agreement reached in this matter, the parties respectfully request 

that the Court defer the CMC, currently scheduled for June 5, 2007, until July 9, 2007, by which 

time counsel anticipates filing a motion for preliminary settlement approval. Accordingly, the 

parties request that the Court reschedule the CMC for hearing on July 9, 2007. 

DATED: May 24, 2007 Respectfully submitted, 

MILBERG WEISS & BERSHAD LLP 

JEFF S. WESTERMAN 

KAREN T. ROGERS 

CHERYL A. WILLIAMS 

/s/ Cheryl A. Williams

CHERYL A. WILLIAMS 

 One California Plaza 

300 S. Grand Avenue, Suite 3900 

Los Angeles, CA 90071 

Telephone: (213) 617-1200 

Facsimile: (213) 617-1975 

 Lead Counsel for the Class 

 CHARLES J. PIVEN 

BROWER PIVEN, P.C. 

The World Trade Center - Baltimore 

401 E. Pratt Street, Suite 2525 

Baltimore, MD 21202 

Telephone: (410) 332-0030 

Facsimile: (410) 685-1300 

 DAVID A. BROWER 

BROWER PIVEN, P.C. 

488 Madison Avenue, 8th Floor 

New York, NY 10022 

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Telephone: (212) 501-9000 

Facsimile: (212) 501-0300 

 Counsel for Plaintiff 

DATED: May 24, 2007 DLA PIPER US LLP 

DAVID A. PRIEBE 

 

/s/ David A. Priebe 

 DAVID A. PRIEBE 

 2000 University Avenue 

East Palo Alto, CA 94303 

Telephone: (650) 833-2056 

Facsimile: (650) 833-2001 

 Counsel for Defendants 

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I, Cheryl A. Williams, am the ECF user whose identification and password are being 

used to file this Joint Case Management Statement and [Proposed] Order. In compliance with 

General Order 45.X.B., I hereby attest that David Priebe has concurred in this filing. 

DATED: May 24, 2007 /s/ Cheryl A. Williams 

 

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ORDER 

The Case Management Conference scheduled for June 5, 2007 is continued until July 9, 

2007. 

DATED: _____________________________ 

 The Honorable Martin J. Jenkins 

United States District Judge 

31 , THE COURT'S NEXT AVAILABLE CONFERENCE DATE. June 4, 2007

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DECLARATION OF SERVICE BY MAIL 

I, the undersigned, declare: 

1. That declarant is and was, at all times herein mentioned, I am employed in the 

County of Los Angeles, over the age of 18 years, and not a party to or interest in the within 

action; that declarant’s business address is One California Plaza, 300 South Grand Avenue, 

Suite 3900, Los Angeles, California 90071. 

2. That on May 24, 2007 on, declarant served the JOINT NOTICE OF 

SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND REQUEST TO RESCHEDULE CASE MANAGEMENT 

CONFERENCE; [PROPOSED] ORDER by depositing a true copy thereof in a United States 

mailbox at Los Angeles, California in a sealed envelope with postage thereon fully prepaid and 

addressed to the parties listed on the attached Service List. 

3. That there is a regular communication by mail between the place of mailing and 

the places so addressed. 

4. That on the above date, declarant served via e-mail to: scac@law.stanford.edu. 

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed this 

24th day of May, 2007, at Los Angeles, California. 

/s/ Faith Farina 

FAITH FARINA 

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AXT 

SERVICE LIST

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Jeff S. Westerman 

Karen T. Rogers 

Cheryl A. Williams 

MILBERG WEISS & BERSHAD LLP

One California Plaza 

300 S. Grand Avenue, Suite 3900 

Los Angeles, CA 90071-3149 

Telephone: (213) 617-1200 

Facsimile: (213) 617-1975 

David A. Brower 

E-mail: brower@browerpiven.com 

BROWER PIVEN, P.C. 

488 Madison Avenue, 8th Floor 

New York, NY 10022 

Telephone: (212) 501-9000 

Facsimile: (212) 501-0300 

Charles J. Piven 

E-mail: piven@browerpiven.com 

BROWER PIVEN, P.C. 

The World Trade Center-Baltimore 

401 E. Pratt Street, Suite 2525 

Baltimore, Maryland 21202 

Telephone: (410) 332-0030 

Facsimile: (410) 685-1300 

Attorneys For Defendants 

David Priebe 

DLA PIPER US LLP 

2000 University Avenue 

East Palo Alto, CA 94303 

Telephone: (650) 833-2056 

Facsimile: (650) 833-2001 

david.priebe@dlapiper.com 

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