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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:271 Patent Infringement

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12252.001.574842v1 JOINT STIPULATION REGARDING 

EXTENSION OF DISCOVERY DATES – 

CASE NO. C05-2972 MMC 

1151360.11151360.1

HOWARD A. SLAVITT (State Bar # 172840) 

JULIA D. GREER (State Bar # 200479) 

COBLENTZ, PATCH, DUFFY & BASS, LLP 

One Ferry Building, Suite 200 

San Francisco, California 94111-4213 

Telephone: (415) 391-4800 

Facsimile: (415) 989-1663 

E-mail: has@cpdb.com 

 jdg@cpdb.com 

[Counsel of record listed on last page] 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

VNUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, 

INC.,

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

DIOMED HOLDINGS, INC., DIOMED, 

INC., ANGIODYNAMICS, INC, and 

VASCULAR SOLUTIONS, INC. 

 Defendants. 

 Case No. C05-02972 MMC 

JOINT STIPULATION REGARDING 

EXTENSION OF DISCOVERY DATES 

AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS 

Scheduling difficulties, including a trial involving all three defendants that begins on 

March 12, 2007, have rendered impractical certain discovery deadlines in this case. The parties 

have conferred and respectfully request that the Pretrial Preparation Order (D.I. # 62) be amended 

to specify the following new discovery deadlines:

 Original Date New Date 

Non-Expert Discovery Cutoff April 13, 2007 May 30, 2007 

Opening Expert Reports May 11, 2007 May 25, 2007 

Rebuttal Expert Reports June 8, 2007 June 15, 2007 

ORDER APPROVING

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12252.001.574842v1 2 JOINT STIPULATION REGARDING 

EXTENSION OF DISCOVERY DATES – 

CASE NO. C05-2972 MMC 

 The parties also agree that discovery timely noticed or otherwise requested by May 30, 

2007 may be completed at a later date. 

 By and through the undersigned counsel, the parties move that the Court amend the 

Pretrial Preparation Order to reflect the schedule set forth above. 

 Respectfully submitted, 

Dated: March 12, 2007 ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF 

 VNUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 

 _/s/ Suong T. Nguyen 

 Matthew B. Lehr (Bar No. 213139) 

 Suong T. Nguyen (Bar No. 237557) 

 Duane D. Nash (Bar No. 220785) 

 DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL 

 1600 El Camino Real 

 Menlo Park, California 94025 

 650) 752-2000/ (650) 752-2111 (fax) 

 mlehr@dpw.com 

 nguyen@dpw.com 

 dnash@dpw.com 

Dated: March 12, 2007 ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT 

 ANGIODYNAMICS, INC. 

 /s/ William H. Bright, Jr. 

 William H. Bright, Jr. 

 Mark D. Giarratana 

 Eric E. Grondahl, Esq. 

 MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP 

 CityPlace I, 36th Floor 

 Hartford, CT 06103 

 (860) 275-6700/(860) 724-3397 (fax) 

wbright@mccarter.com

mgiarratana@mccarter.com

egrondahl@mccarter.com

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12252.001.574842v1 3 JOINT STIPULATION REGARDING 

EXTENSION OF DISCOVERY DATES – 

CASE NO. C05-2972 MMC 

Dated: March 12, 2007 ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS 

 DIOMED HOLDINGS, INC. and DIOMED, 

 INC. 

 /s/ Laura Topper _

 Michael A. Albert 

 Michael N. Rader 

 Laura Topper 

 WOLF, GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C. 

 600 Atlantic Avenue 

 Boston, MA 02210 

 (617) 646-8000; (617) 646-8646 (fax) 

malbert@wolfgreenfield.com

ltopper@wolfgreenfield.com

mrader@wolfgreenfield.com

Dated: March 12, 2007 ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT 

 VASCULAR SOLUTIONS, INC. 

 /s/ Heather D. Redmond 

 J. Thomas Vitt 

 Heather D. Redmond 

 DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP 

 50 South Sixth Street, Suite 1500 

 Minneapolis, MN 55402-1498 

 (612) 340-6343/(612) 340-2868 (fax) 

vitt.thomas@dorsey.com

 redmond.heather@dorsey.com 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: _______________________ 

 ____________________________ 

 HON. MAXINE M. CHESNEY 

 Judge, United States District Court

March 13, 2007

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