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Nature of Suit Code: 160
Nature of Suit: Stockholder's Suits
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Stockholders Suits

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THE WEISER LAW FIRM, P.C. 

KATHLEEN A. HERKENHOFF (168562) 

12707 High Bluff Drive, Suite 200 

San Diego, CA 92130 

Telephone: (858) 794-1441 

Facsimile: (858) 794-1450 

kah@weiserlawfirm.com 

THE WEISER LAW FIRM, P.C. 

ROBERT B. WEISER 

BRETT D. STECKER 

JEFFREY J. CIARLANTO 

121 N. Wayne Avenue, Suite 100 

Wayne, PA 19087 

Telephone: (610) 225-2677 

Facsimile: (610) 225-2678 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

(Additional counsel listed on signature page) 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

WALTER HAMILTON, Derivatively on 

Behalf of Nominal Defendant CADENCE 

DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC., 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

MICHAEL J. FISTER, WILLIAM PORTER, 

JAMES S. MILLER, JR.,KEVIN BUSHBY, 

R.L. SMITH MCKEITHEN, LIP-BU TAN, 

ALBERTO SANGIOVANNI-VINCENTELLI, 

JOHN B. SHOVEN, DONALD L. LUCAS, 

GEORGE M. SCALISE, ROGER S. SIBONI, 

JOHN A.C. SWAINSON, and KPMG LLP 

Individual Defendants, 

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CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC., a

Delaware corporation, 

Nominal Defendant. 

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Case No. CV-10-01849 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

DISMISSING KPMG WITHOUT 

PREJUDICE 

DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL

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WHEREAS Plaintiff Walter Hamilton (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) 

have agreed to the stipulated dismissal of the claims asserted in this action as to KPMG without 

prejudice; 

WHEREAS Plaintiff and KPMG agree that each side shall bear their own costs in connection 

with this action; 

WHEREAS KPMG agrees not to take any action against Plaintiff based upon the filing, 

litigation or dismissal of this action as to KPMG, and agrees that Plaintiff and his counsel have 

complied with Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in connection with this action; and 

WHEREAS no consideration has been offered, promised, paid or received by Plaintiff, 

KPMG or their respective counsel in connection with this stipulated dismissal. 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED THAT: 

1. KPMG is voluntarily dismissed without prejudice from this action; 

2. Plaintiff and KPMG shall each bear their own costs in connection with this action; 

and 

3. KPMG agrees not to take any action against Plaintiff based upon the filing, litigation 

or dismissal of this action as to KPMG, and agrees that Plaintiff and his counsel have complied with 

Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in connection with this action. 

DATED: June 18, 2010 THE WEISER LAW FIRM, P.C. 

KATHLEEN A. HERKENHOFF (168562) 

s/KATHLEEN A. HERKENHOFF 

KATHLEEN A. HERKENHOFF 

12707 High Bluff Drive, Suite 200 

San Diego, CA 92130 

Telephone: (858) 794-1441 

Facsimile: (858) 794-1450 

kah@weiserlawfirm.com 

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THE WEISER LAW FIRM, P.C. 

ROBERT B. WEISER 

BRETT D. STECKER 

JEFFREY J. CIARLANTO 

121 N. Wayne Avenue, Suite 100 

Wayne, PA 19087 

Telephone: (610) 225-2677 

Facsimile: (610) 225-2678 

THE SHUMAN LAW FIRM 

KIP B. SHUMAN (145842) 

RUSTY E. GLENN 

885 Arapahoe Ave. 

Boulder, CO 80302 

Telephone: (303) 861-3003 

Facsimile: (303) 484-4886 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

I, Kathleen A. Herkenhoff, am the ECF User whose ID and password are being use to file 

this Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Dismissing KPMG Without Prejudice. In compliance with 

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

DATED: June 18, 2010 BINGHAM McCUTCHEN LLP 

DALE BARNES 

s/DALE BARNES

DALE BARNES 

DALE BARNES 

ADRIENNE TACLAS 

Three Embarcadero Center 

San Francisco, CA 94111-4067, U.S.A. 

Telephone: 415/393-2000 

Facsimile: 415/393-2286 

Attorneys for Defendant KPMG LLP 

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ORDER 

The Court, having considered the above Stipulation of Plaintiff and KPMG, hereby dismisses 

the claims against KPMG in this action without prejudice pursuant to Rules 23.1 and 41 of the 

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

 

DATED: _____________________ MAGISTRATE JUDGE HOWARD R. LLOYD 6/23/10 ----------------------------------------------------------

JEREMY FOGEL, United States District Judge 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on June 18, 2010, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of 

the Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to the e-mail 

addresses denoted on the attached Electronic Mail Notice List, and I hereby certify that I have sent 

via UPS overnight to the non-CM/ECF participants indicated on the attached Manual Notice List. 

I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the 

foregoing is true and correct. Executed on June 18, 2010. 

 s/ KATHLEEN A. HERKENHOFF 

 KATHLEEN A. HERKENHOFF 

THE WEISER LAW FIRM 

12707 High Bluff Drive, Suite 200 

San Diego, CA 92130 

Telephone: (858) 794-1441 

Facsimile: (858) 794-1450 

E-mail: kah@weiserlawfirm.com 

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Mailing Information for a Case 5:10-cv-01849-HRL 

Electronic Mail Notice List 

The following are those who are currently on the list to receive e-mail notices for this case. 

z Kathleen Ann Herkenhoff 

kah@weiserlawfirm.com 

z Kip Brian Shuman 

Kip@shumanlawfirm.com,Lisa@shumanlawfirm.com 

z Adrienne L. Taclas 

adrienne.taclas@bingham.com 

Manual Notice List 

The following is the list of attorneys who are not on the list to receive e-mail notices for this case (who 

therefore require manual noticing). You may wish to use your mouse to select and copy this list into 

your word processing program in order to create notices or labels for these recipients. 

Jeffrey J Ciarlanto 

The Weiser Law Firm P.C. 

121 N. Wayne Avenue 

Suite 100 

Wayne, PA 19087 

Rusty E Glenn 

The Shuman Law Firm 

885 Arapahoe Avenue 

Boulder, Co 80302 

Brett D Stecker 

The Weiser Law Firm P.C. 

121 N. Wayne Avenue 

Suite 100 

Wayne, PA 19087 

Robert B. Weiser 

The Weiser Law Firm, P.C. 

121 N. Wayne Avenue, Suite 100 

Wayne, PA 19087 

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https://ecf.cand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/MailList.pl?911164483714736-L_366_0-1 6/17/2010

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Plaintiffs: 

THE WEISER LAW FIRM, P.C. 

KATHLEEN A. HERKENHOFF 

12707 High Bluff Drive, Suite 200 

San Diego, CA 92130 

Telephone: (858) 794-1441 

Facsimile: (858) 794-1450 

kah@weiserlawfirm.com 

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THE WEISER LAW FIRM, P.C. 

ROBERT B. WEISER 

BRETT D. STECKER 

JEFFREY J. CIARLANTO 

121 N. Wayne Avenue, Suite 100 

Wayne, PA 19087 

Telephone: (610) 225-2677 

Facsimile: (610) 225-2678 

rw@weiserlawfirm.com 

bds@weiserlawfirm.com 

jjc@weiserlawfirm.com 

THE SHUMAN LAW FIRM 

KIP B. SHUMAN 

RUSTY E. GLENN 

885 Arapahoe Ave. 

Boulder, CO 80302 

Telephone: (303) 861-3003 

Facsimile: (303) 484-4886 

kip@shumanlawfirm.com 

rusty@shumanlawfirm.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Walter Hamilton 

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Defendants 

Ethan D. Dettmer 

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 

555 Mission Street 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

Telephone: 415/393-8292 

Facsimile: 415/374-8444 

edettmer@gibsondunn.com 

Timothy K. Roake 

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 

1881 Page Mill Road 

Palo Alto, CA 94304-1211 

Telephone: 650/849-5300 

Facsimile: 650/849-5333 

troake@gibsondunn.com 

Attorneys for Nominal Defendant Cadence 

Design Systems, Inc. 

Garrett J. Waltzer 

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher 

 & Flom LLP 

525 University Avenue 

Palo Alto, CA 94301-1908 

Telephone: 650/470-4540 

Facsimile: 888/329-2989 

Garrett.waltzer@skadden.com 

James Lyons 

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP 

Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 3800 

San Francisco, California 94111 

Telephone: 415/984-6400 

Facsimile: 415/984-2698 

James.lyons@skadden.com 

Attorneys for Defendants Michael J. Fister, 

Lip-Bu Tan, Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli, 

John B. Shoven, Donald L. Lucas, George M. 

Scalise, Roger S. Siboni, John A.C. Swainson 

Douglas M. Schwab 

Hogan Lovells US LLP 

4 Embarcadero Center, 22nd Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: 415/374-2300 

Facsimile: 415/374-2499 

Douglas.schwab@hoganlovells.com 

Norman Blears 

Hogan Lovells US LLP 

525 University Avenue 4th Floor 

Palo Alto, CA 94301 

Telephone: 650/463-4000 

Facsimile: 650/463-4199 

Norman.blears@hoganlovells.com 

Attorneys for Defendants William Porter, James 

S. Miller, Jr., R.L. Smith McKeithen 

Kevin Bushby 

19753 Farwell Avenue 

Saratoga, CA 95070 

Dale E. Barnes 

Bingham McCutchen LLP 

Three Embarcadero Center 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: 415/393-2522 

Facsimile: 415/393-2286 

dale.barnes@bingham.com 

Attorneys for Defendant KPMG 

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