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Nature of Suit Code: 160
Nature of Suit: Stockholder's Suits
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER 

 RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP 

TRAVIS E. DOWNS III (148274) 

JAMES I. JACONETTE (179565) 

BENNY C. GOODMAN III (211302) 

655 West Broadway, Suite 1900 

San Diego, CA 92101 

Telephone: 619/231-1058 

619/231-7423 (fax) 

travisd@csgrr.com 

jamesj@csgrr.com 

bgoodman@csgrr.com 

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SHAWN A. WILLIAMS (213113) 

SUZANNE H. KAPLAN (247067) 

100 Pine Street, Suite 2600 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: 415/288-4545 

415/288-4534 (fax) 

swilliams@csgrr.com 

shkaplan@csgrr.com 

SCHIFFRIN BARROWAY TOPAZ 

 & KESSLER LLP 

ERIC L. ZAGAR 

ROBIN WINCHESTER 

SANDRA G. SMITH 

280 King of Prussia Road 

Radnor, PA 19087 

Telephone: 610/667-7706 

610/667-7056 (fax) 

ezagar@sbtklaw.com 

rwinchester@sbtklaw.com 

ssmith@sbtklaw.com

Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN JOSE DIVISION 

In re ALTERA CORP. DERIVATIVE 

LITIGATION 

This Document Relates To: 

ALL ACTIONS. 

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Master File No. C-06-03447-JW 

NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge James Ware

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TO: ALL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD PLEASE TAKE NOTICE 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff Michael Nakhimovsky, on May 26, 2006, filed a Shareholder 

Derivative Complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, 

captioned Nakhimovsky v. Berlan, No. 5:06-cv-03447-JW (the “Nakhimovsky Action”); 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff LA Murphy, on June 1, 2006, filed a Shareholder Derivative 

Complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, captioned 

Murphy v. Daane, Case No. 5:06-CV-03520-JW (the “Murphy Action”); 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff Wayne County Employees’ Retirement System, on July 17, 2006, filed 

a Shareholder Derivative Complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of 

California, captioned Wayne County Employees’ Retirement System v. Daane, Case No. CV 06-

4352-RMW (the “Wayne County Action”); 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff Alaska Electrical Pension Fund, on June 22, 2006, filed a Shareholder 

Derivative Complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, 

captioned Alaska Electrical Pension Fund v. Daane, Case No. CV 06-03895-PVT (the “Alaska 

Pension Action”); 

WHEREAS, on August 7, 2006, this Court issued an Order consolidating the Nakhimovsky, 

Murphy, Wayne County and Alaska Pension Actions for all purposes under the caption In re Altera 

Corp. Derivative Litig., Case No. 5:06-CV-03447-JW; 

WHEREAS, on October 3, 2006, this Court issued an Order appointing Alaska Electrical 

Pension Fund, Wayne County Employees’ Retirement System, Benjamin Savin, and Michael 

Nakhimovsky as Co-Lead Plaintiffs; 

WHEREAS, on November 30, 2006, Lead Plaintiffs filed the Consolidated Verified 

Shareholders Derivative Complaint; 

WHEREAS, on May 15, 2008, this Court issued an Order Dismissing Lead Plaintiffs’ 

Consolidated Complaint With Leave to Amend; 

WHEREAS, on June 16, 2008, Lead Plaintiffs filed the First Amended Consolidated 

Shareholders Derivative Complaint (“First Amended Consolidated Complaint”); 

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WHEREAS, on July 15, 2008, Altera Corporation filed a Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs’ First 

Amended Consolidated Verified Shareholders Derivative Complaint for Lack of Standing; 

WHEREAS, Lead Plaintiffs, through their counsel of record and pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 

23.1 and 41(a), hereby voluntarily dismiss the case of In re Altera Corp. Derivative Litigation, Case 

No. 5:06-CV-03447-JW; and 

WHEREAS, the parties agree that they will each bear their own fees and costs. 

NOW, THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 23.1 and 41(a), Lead Plaintiffs voluntarily dismiss the First Amended Consolidated 

Complaint without prejudice. 

DATED: September 15, 2008 COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER 

 RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP 

TRAVIS E. DOWNS III 

JAMES I. JACONETTE 

BENNY C. GOODMAN III 

s/ Benny C. Goodman III 

BENNY C. GOODMAN III 

655 West Broadway, Suite 1900 

San Diego, CA 92101 

Telephone: 619/231-1058 

619/231-7423 (fax) 

COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER 

 RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP 

SHAWN A. WILLIAMS 

SUZANNE H. KAPLAN 

100 Pine Street, Suite 2600 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: 415/288-4545 

415/288-4534 (fax) 

SCHIFFRIN BARROWAY TOPAZ 

 & KESSLER LLP 

ERIC L. ZAGAR 

ROBIN WINCHESTER 

SANDRA G. SMITH 

280 King of Prussia Road 

Radnor, PA 19087 

Telephone: 610/667-7706 

610/667-7056 (fax) 

Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs 

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I, Benny C. Goodman III, am the ECF User whose ID and password are being used to file 

this PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL. In compliance with General Order 45, 

X.B., I hereby attest that Mark D. Gursky has concurred in this filing. 

DATED: September 15, 2008 MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP 

JORDAN ETH 

CRAIG D. MARTIN 

MARK D. GURSKY 

s/ Mark D. Gursky 

MARK D. GURSKY 

425 Market Street 

San Francisco, CA 94105-2482 

Telephone: 415/268-7000 

415/268-7522 (fax) 

MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP 

ANNA ERICKSON WHITE 

755 Page Mill Road 

Palo Alto, CA 94304-1018 

Telephone: 650/813-5600 

650/494-0792 (fax) 

Attorneys for Nominal Defendant ALTERA 

CORPORATION 

I, Benny C. Goodman III, am the ECF User whose ID and password are being used to file 

this PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL. In compliance with General Order 45, 

X.B., I hereby attest that George H. Brown has concurred in this filing. 

DATED: September 15, 2008 GIBSON DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 

GEORGE H. BROWN 

w/ George H. Brown 

GEORGE H. BROWN 

1881 Page Mill Road 

Palo Alto, CA 94304 

Telephone: 650/849-5339 

650/849-5039 (fax) 

Attorneys for NATHAN M. SARKISIAN 

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I, Benny C. Goodman III, am the ECF User whose ID and password are being used to file 

this PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL. In compliance with General Order 45, 

X.B., I hereby attest that Henry W. Asbill has concurred in this filing. 

DATED: September 15, 2008 DEWEY & LEBOEUF LLP 

HENRY W. ASBILL 

KERRI L. RUTTENBERG 

s/ Henry W. Asbill 

HENRY W. ASBILL 

1101 New York Avenue, N.W., Suite 1100 

Washington, DC 20005 

Telephone: 202/986-8000 

202/986-8102 (fax) 

TODD L. PADNOS 

DEWEY & LEBOEUF LLP 

One Embarcadero Center, Suite 400 

San Francisco, CA 94111-3619 

Telephone: 415/951-1100 

415/951-1180 (fax) 

Attorneys for C. WENDELL BERGERE 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: _________________________ ____________________________________ 

THE HONORABLE JAMES WARE 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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 This Order 

September 

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Docket 

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Item Nos. 138, 142. The Clerk shall close this file. 

 Dated: September 18, 2008 _____________________________ 

 JAMES WARE 

 United States District Judge

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