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Nature of Suit Code: 160
Nature of Suit: Stockholder's Suits
Cause of Action: 15:78m(a) Securities Exchange Act

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER SETTING SCHEDULE 

CASE NO. 07-cv-01500-CW 

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SARA B. BRODY (No. 130222) 

CAROL LYNN THOMPSON (No. 148079) 

MONICA PATEL (No. 220825) 

HELLER EHRMAN LLP 

333 Bush Street 

San Francisco, CA 94104-2878 

Telephone: (415) 772-6000 

Facsimile: (415) 772-6268 

Sara.Brody@hellerehrman.com 

CarolLynn.Thompson@hellerehrman.com 

Monica.Patel@hellerehrman.com 

Attorneys for Defendant 

SONIC SOLUTIONS 

[Additional counsel appear on signature page] 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

RALPH D. WILDER, Derivatively on 

Behalf of SONIC SOLUTIONS, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

ROBERT J. DORIS, et al., 

Defendants, 

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SONIC SOLUTIONS, a California 

corporation, 

Nominal Defendant. 

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No. C-07-1500-CW 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER SETTING SCHEDULE 

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WHEREAS, the above-captioned action is a shareholder derivative action on 

behalf of Sonic Solutions (“Sonic”) against its entire Board of Directors and certain 

officers; 

WHEREAS, on February 1, 2007, Sonic announced that it had commenced a 

voluntary review of its historical and current stock option grant practices and related 

accounting. Sonic has not yet completed its review and has not yet completed the work 

necessary to file its restated financial statements and related periodic reports. Sonic 

intends to file its restated financial results and related periodic reports as quickly as 

possible. 

WHEREAS, plaintiff and defendants, after meeting and conferring, agree that 

judicial economy will be served by the entry of a schedule for the filing of defendants’ 

answer or other response to the complaint. 

THEREFORE, IT IS STIPULATED AND AGREED by plaintiff and defendants, 

through their respective counsel of record, as follows: 

1. Plaintiff shall file an Amended Complaint within 45 days after Sonic 

reports the results of its review of its stock option grant practices and related accounting. 

In the event that Sonic has not completed and reported the results of that review by 

August 1, 2007, the parties will meet and confer regarding the schedule set forth herein. 

2. Defendants shall file and serve answers or otherwise respond to the 

Amended Complaint in the above-captioned action within 45 days after it is filed. In the 

event that defendants file and serve any motion directed at the complaint, plaintiff shall 

file and serve an opposition within 45 days after the service of defendants’ motion. If 

defendants file and serve a reply to plaintiff’s opposition, they will do so within 21 days 

after service of the opposition. 

3. By executing this Stipulation, the parties have not waived and expressly 

retain all claims, defenses and arguments whether procedural, substantive or otherwise, 

and is without prejudice to any subsequent motion to stay this action, and this Order is 

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entered without prejudice to the rights of any party to apply for a modification of this 

Order for good cause. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

DATED: June 8, 2007 HELLER EHRMAN LLP 

/s/ Monica Patel 

SARA BRODY 

CAROL LYNN THOMPSON 

MONICA PATEL 

Attorneys for Defendant 

SONIC SOLUTIONS 

I, Monica Patel, am the ECF user whose ID and password are being used to file 

this Stipulation and [Proposed] Order to Extend Time for Defendants to Respond to 

Complaint. In compliance with General Order 45, X.B., I hereby attest that John K. 

Grant of Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP has concurred in this 

filing. 

DATED: June 8, 2007 LERACH COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER 

 RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP 

JOHN K. GRANT 

SHAWN A. WILLIAMS 

MONIQUE C. WINKLER 

AELISH M. BAIG 

100 Pine Street, Suite 2600 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: 415/288-4545 

415/288-4534 (fax) 

/s/ John K. Grant 

JOHN K. GRANT 

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LERACH COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER

 RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP 

TRAVIS E. DOWNS III 

KATHLEEN A. HERKENHOFF 

BENNY C. GOODMAN III 

MARY LYNNE CALKINS 

655 West Broadway, Suite 1900 

San Diego, CA 92101 

Telephone: 619/231-1058 

619/231-7423 (fax) 

LERACH COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER 

 RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP 

THOMAS G. WILHELM 

9601 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 510 

Los Angeles, CA 90210 

Telephone: 310/859-3100 

310/278-2148 (fax) 

THE WEISER LAW FIRM, P.C. 

ROBERT B. WEISER 

121 N. Wayne Avenue, Suite 100 

Wayne, PA 19087 

Telephone: 610/225-2677 

610/225-2678 (fax) 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

RALPH D. WILDER 

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O R D E R 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION SETTING SCHEDULE, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: ____________________ _______________________________ 

 The Honorable Claudia Wilken 

 United States District Judge

6/13/07

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