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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Fraud

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JOINT STIPULATION AND CASE NO. 3:14-cv-03810-CRB

PROPOSED ORDER 324828

Emily V. Griffen (SBN 209162)

SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP

535 Mission Street, 25th Floor

San Francisco, California 94105-2997

Telephone: (415) 616-1100

Facsimile: (415) 616-1199

Email: egriffen@shearman.com

Jaculin Aaron (SBN 133983)

SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP

599 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10022

Telephone: (212) 848-4000

Facsimile: (212) 848-7179

Email: jaaron@shearman.com

Attorneys for Defendants Frederick W. Smith; 

James L. Barksdale; John A. Edwardson; 

Shirley Ann Jackson; Steven R. Loranger; 

Gary W. Loveman; R. Brad Martin; Joshua 

Cooper Ramo; Susan C. Schwab; David P. 

Steiner; and Paul S. Walsh

[Additional Counsel Listed on Signature Page]

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

CHRISTOPHER LIBERTY, derivatively on 

behalf of FEDEX CORPORATION,

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

FREDERICK W. SMITH; JAMES L. 

BARKSDALE; JOHN A. EDWARDSON; 

SHIRLEY ANN JACKSON; STEVEN R. 

LORANGER; GARY W. LOVEMAN;

R. BRAD MARTIN; JOSHUA COOPER 

RAMO; SUSAN C. SCHWAB; DAVID P. 

STEINER; and PAUL S. WALSH, 

Defendants, 

-andFEDEX CORPORATION,

Nominal Defendant. 

Case No. 3:14-cv-03810-CRB

JOINT STIPULATION OF VOLUNTARY 

DISMISSAL AND ORDER

Courtroom: No. 6, 17th Floor

Judge: Hon. Charles R. Breyer

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JOINT STIPULATION AND 1 CASE NO. 3:14-cv-03810-CRB

PROPOSED ORDER 324828

Defendants Frederick W. Smith, James L. Barksdale, John A. Edwardson, Shirley Ann 

Jackson, Steven R. Loranger, Gary W. Loveman, R. Brad Martin, Joshua Cooper Ramo, Susan C. 

Schwab, David P. Steiner, Paul S. Walsh, and Nominal Defendant FedEx Corporation (together, 

“Defendants”), and Plaintiff Christopher Liberty (“Plaintiff” and, together with the Defendants, the 

“Parties”), by and through their undersigned counsel, subject to Court approval, hereby stipulate 

and agree as follows: 

WHEREAS, on August 21, 2014, Plaintiff filed a Shareholder Derivative Complaint for 

Breach of Fiduciary Duty against Defendants (Dkt. No. 1) (the “Complaint”);

WHEREAS, Defendants filed a motion to dismiss the Complaint on November 21, 2014 

(Dkt. No. 17), which has been fully briefed by the Parties;

WHEREAS, prior to the hearing on Defendants’ motion to dismiss, the Court issued an 

Order on April 2, 2015 staying the case “[i]n light of the pending criminal matter involving the 

same or similar series of underlying events as those alleged in this case . . . .” (Dkt. No. 34);

WHEREAS, the related pending criminal matter was voluntarily dismissed by the 

Government on June 17, 2016;

WHEREAS, Plaintiff, through his counsel of record and pursuant to Rules 23.1(c) and 41(a) 

of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, has agreed to voluntarily dismiss this action with prejudice 

as to himself and otherwise without prejudice; 

WHEREAS, there has been no collusion among the Parties, and neither Plaintiff nor his 

counsel has received or will receive directly or indirectly any consideration from any Defendant for 

the dismissal; 

WHEREAS, the Parties shall bear their own fees and costs in connection with this action;

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED between Plaintiff, by 

and through his counsel, and Defendants, by and through their counsel, subject to the Court’s 

approval, that Plaintiff has voluntarily dismissed this action with prejudice as to himself.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

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JOINT STIPULATION AND 2 CASE NO. 3:14-cv-03810-CRB

PROPOSED ORDER 324828

Dated: August 19, 2016 SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP

By: Emily V. Griffen 

Emily V. Griffen

535 Mission Street, 25th Floor

San Francisco, California 94105-2997

Telephone: 415.616.1100

Facsimile: 415.616.1199

Attorneys for Defendants Frederick W. Smith; 

James L. Barksdale; John A. Edwardson; Shirley 

Ann Jackson; Steven R. Loranger; Gary W. 

Loveman; R. Brad Martin; Joshua Cooper Ramo; 

Susan C. Schwab; David P. Steiner; and Paul S. 

Walsh

FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION

By: Peter D. Blumberg 

Peter D. Blumberg (admitted pro hac vice)

 

Legal Department - Litigation

Building B, Second Floor

3620 Hacks Cross Road

Memphis, TN 38125

Telephone: 901.434.8575

Facsimile: 901.434.4523

Attorneys for Nominal Defendant Federal Express 

Corporation

COTCHETT, PITRE & McCARTHY, LLP

By: Mark C. Molumphy 

Mark C. Molumphy

840 Malcolm Road, Suite 200

Burlingame, CA 94010

Telephone: 650.697.6000

Facsimile: 650.697.0577

Attorneys for Plaintiff Christopher Liberty,

derivatively on behalf of Federal Express 

Corporation

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JOINT STIPULATION AND 3 CASE NO. 3:14-cv-03810-CRB

PROPOSED ORDER 324828

ATTESTATION (CIVIL LOCAL RULE 5-1(i)(3))

In accordance with Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), I attest that concurrence in the filing of this 

document has been obtained from the signatories. 

DATED: August 19, 2016 SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP 

By: Emily V. Griffen

Attorneys for Defendants Frederick W. Smith; James 

L. Barksdale; John A. Edwardson; Shirley Ann 

Jackson; Steven R. Loranger; Gary W. Loveman; R. 

Brad Martin; Joshua Cooper Ramo; Susan C. Schwab; 

David P. Steiner; and Paul S. Walsh

* * *

ORDER

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, upon good cause shown, the above-captioned action is 

dismissed with prejudice as to Plaintiff and otherwise without prejudice.

DATED: August 23, 2016 

Hon. Charles R. Breyer

United State District Judge

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