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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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STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER 

RE BRIEFING SCHEDULE CASE NO. C 07-02940 SI 

SUSAN S. MUCK (CSB NO. 126930) 

DEAN S. KRISTY (CSB NO. 157646) 

CHRISTOPHER J. STESKAL (CSB NO. 212297) 

KALAMA M. LUI-KWAN (CSB NO. 242121) 

EMILY ST. JOHN COHEN (CSB NO. 239674) 

FENWICK & WEST LLP 

555 California Street, 12th floor 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Telephone: (415) 875-2300 

Facsimile: (415) 281-1350 

smuck@fenwick.com 

dkristy@fenwick.com 

csteskal@fenwick.com 

klui-kwan@fenwick.com 

ecohen@fenwick.com 

Attorneys for Defendants Connetics Corp., John L. 

Higgins, Lincoln Krochmal, C. Gregory Vontz, and 

Thomas G. Wiggans 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

In re CONNETICS SECURITIES 

LITIGATION 

Case No. C 07-02940 SI 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER REGARDING BRIEFING 

SCHEDULE 

This Stipulation is entered into by and among lead plaintiff Teachers’ Retirement System 

of Oklahoma (“Plaintiff”), defendants Connetics Corp. (“Connetics”), John L. Higgins, Lincoln 

Krochmal, C. Gregory Vontz, and Thomas G. Wiggans (“Connetics Defendants”), and defendant 

Alexander J. Yaroshinsky. 

WHEREAS, on June 6, 2007, this consolidated action was transferred from the Southern 

District of New York to the Northern District of California; 

WHEREAS, on June 25, 2007, the Court entered a stipulated order that, among other 

things, set a briefing schedule for defendants’ motions to dismiss; 

WHEREAS, on July 12, 2007, the Court issued a notice stating that it has reserved 

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STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER 

RE BRIEFING SCHEDULE 2 CASE NO. C 07-02940 SI 

October 12, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. as a hearing date on any motions to dismiss; 

WHEREAS, because of scheduling issues and to allow defendants additional time to 

prepare their motion papers, the parties have agreed to continue the briefing scheduling and 

hearing date for defendants’ motions to dismiss by one week; and 

WHEREAS, because of the number of claims and complexity of issues involved in this 

securities class action case, the Connetics Defendants and Plaintiff believe that they will each 

require more than 25 pages to brief fully the anticipated motion to dismiss and opposition thereto; 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, pursuant to Northern District of 

California Civil Local Rule 6-1, by and between the undersigned counsel for the parties, as 

follows: 

1. The Connetics Defendants and Mr. Yaroshinsky will file and serve any motion to 

dismiss the amended consolidated complaint for failure to state a claim on or before August 13, 

2007. 

2. Plaintiff will file and serve its opposition to defendants’ respective motions to 

dismiss on or before September 17, 2007. 

3. The Connetics Defendants and Mr. Yaroshinsky will file and serve any reply in 

support of their respective motions to dismiss the amended consolidated complaint on or before 

October 4, 2007. 

4. The parties request that the Court schedule a hearing on defendants’ motions to 

dismiss on October 19, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. 

5. The Connetics Defendants’ memorandum in support of any motion to dismiss may 

not exceed forty pages in length; Plaintiff’s opposition to the Connetics Defendants’ motion shall 

not exceed forty pages in length; and the Connetics Defendants’ reply memorandum in support of 

any motion to dismiss shall not exceed twenty pages in length. 

IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED, pursuant to Northern District of California Civil Local 

Rule 6-1, by and between the undersigned counsel for the parties, that the parties may enter into 

and submit a further appropriate stipulation amending this filing. 

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STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER 

RE BRIEFING SCHEDULE 3 CASE NO. C 07-02940 SI 

 Respectfully submitted, 

Dated: August 1, 2007 FENWICK & WEST LLP 

By: /s/ 

 Christopher J. Steskal 

555 California Street, Suite 1200 

San Francisco, California 94104 

Telephone: (415) 875-2300 

Facsimile: (415) 281-1350 

Attorneys for Defendants Connetics Corp., 

John L. Higgins, Lincoln Krochmal, C. 

Gregory Vontz, and Thomas G. Wiggans 

Dated: August 1, 2007 DLA PIPER US LLP 

By: /s/ 

 Alysson Russell Snow 

401 B Street, Suite 1700 

San Diego, California 92101 

Telephone: (619) 699-2858 

Facsimile: (619) 699-2701 

Attorneys for Defendant Alexander J. 

Yaroshinsky 

Dated: August 1, 2007 BERNSTEIN LITOWITZ BERGER & 

GROSSMANN LLP 

By: /s/ 

 David R. Stickney 

12481 High Bluff Drive, Suite 300 

San Diego, California 92130 

Telephone: (858) 793-0070 

Facsimile: (858) 793-0323 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Teachers’ Retirement 

System of Oklahoma and Court Appointed 

Lead Counsel for the Class 

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STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER 

RE BRIEFING SCHEDULE 4 CASE NO. C 07-02940 SI 

Filer’s Attestation: Pursuant to General Order No. 45, Section X(B) regarding signatures, I attest 

under penalty of perjury that concurrence in the filing of the document has been obtained from 

Alysson Russell Snow and David R. Stickney. 

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PURSUANT TO THE STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: ______________ 2007 

 THE HONORABLE SUSAN ILLSTON 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

25251/00402/DOCS/1787271.1 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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Judge Susan Illston

08/03

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