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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

- SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION - 

DAVID EISENBERG, Derivatively on Behalf of 

Nominal Defendant LINEAR TECHNOLOGY 

CORPORATION,

 Plaintiffs, 

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PAUL COGHLAN, CLIVE B. DAVIES, ROBERT 

C. DOBKIN, DAVID S. LEE, LOTHAR MAIER, 

LEO T. MCCARTHY, RICHARD M. MOLEY, 

ROBERT H. SWANSON, JR., and THOMAS S. 

VOLPE,

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Case Number: C-06-3290 MMC 

STIPULATION AND ORDER

CONSOLIDATING ACTIONS AND 

APPOINTING LEAD AND LIAISON 

COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS. 

BORNSTEIN & BORNSTEIN 

Jonathan Herschel Bornstein (SBN 163392) 

2590 Geary Boulevard 

San Francisco, CA 94115-3318 

Telephone: (415) 409-7611 

Facsimile: (415) 409-9345 

DANZIGER SHAPIRO & LEAVITT, PC 

Douglas M. Leavitt 

2101 Pine Street, Third Floor 

Philadelphia, PA 19103 

Telephone: (215) 545-4830 

Facsimile: (215) 545-6710 

SCHIFFRIN & BARROWAY, LLP 

Eric L. Zagar 

280 King of Prussia Road 

Radnor, PA 19087 

Telephone: (610) 667-7706 

Facsimile: (610) 667-7056 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

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LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, 

 Nominal Defendant. 

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LABERTA LYLE, Derivatively on Behalf of 

Nominal Defendant LINEAR TECHNOLOGY 

CORPORATION,

 Plaintiffs, 

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PAUL COGHLAN, CLIVE B. DAVIES, ROBERT 

C. DOBKIN, DAVID S. LEE, LOTHAR MAIER, 

LEO T. MCCARTHY, RICHARD M. MOLEY, 

ROBERT H. SWANSON, JR., and THOMAS S. 

VOLPE,

 Defendants, 

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LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, 

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Case Number: C-06-3291 TEH 

WHEREAS, both of the above-captioned actions are shareholder derivative actions brought 

against members of the Board of Directors and certain executive officers of Linear Technology 

Corporation (“Linear” or the “Company”) purportedly on behalf of nominal defendant Linear; and 

WHEREAS, both of the above-captioned actions involve common questions of law and fact 

concerning the defendants’ alleged breaches of fiduciary duties, statutory violations, and other 

violations of law; and 

WHEREAS, both of the above-captioned actions name the same or substantially similar 

defendants, contain the same or substantially similar factual allegations, assert the same or substantially 

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similar causes of action, and seek the same or substantially similar relief; and 

WHEREAS, the parties agree that the above-captioned actions should be consolidated; and 

WHEREAS, defendants Paul Coghlan, Clive B. Davies, Robert C. Dobkin, David S. Lee, Lothar 

Maier, Leo T. McCarthy, Richard M. Moley, Robert H. Swanson, Jr., and Thomas S. Volpe, and 

nominal defendant Linear take no position regarding the appointment of Lead and Liaison Counsel for 

Plaintiffs; 

NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby stipulated by and between plaintiffs David Eisenberg and 

Laberta Lyle; defendants Paul Coghlan, Clive B. Davies, Robert C. Dobkin, David S. Lee, Lothar Maier, 

Leo T. McCarthy, Richard M. Moley, Robert H. Swanson, Jr., and Thomas S. Volpe, and nominal 

defendant Linear, as follows: 

1. The above-captioned actions and any other shareholder derivative action on behalf of 

Linear filed in or transferred to this Court that involves questions of law or fact similar to those 

contained in the above-captioned actions are consolidated for all purposes under the following caption 

(the “Consolidated Action”): 

______________________________ 

IN RE LINEAR TECHNOLOGY ) Case No. C-06-3290 MMC 

CORPORATION DERIVATIVE ) 

LITIGATION ) 

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2. Each and every putative action filed in, or transferred to, this Court that involves 

questions of law or fact similar to those contained in the Consolidated Action shall constitute a case 

related to the Consolidated Action (“Related Action” or the “Related Actions”). 

3. Each Related Action shall be governed by the terms of this Order and shall be 

consolidated for all purposes with the Consolidated Action.

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4. A party to any Related Action may move for relief from the terms of this Order only if 

such motion is filed with the Court and served upon Plaintiffs’ Lead Counsel (as defined herein) and 

counsel for the defendants within thirty (30) days of the mailing of this Order to counsel for such party. 

A party to a Related Action shall be entitled to relief from the terms of this Order only if the party’s 

motion demonstrates that the Related Action does not involve questions of law or fact similar to those 

contained in the Consolidated Action. 

5. All papers previously filed and served to date in any of the cases consolidated herein are 

deemed to be and are hereby adopted as part of the record in the Consolidated Action. 

6. Prosecution of the Consolidated Action and each Related Action on behalf of plaintiffs shall 

be managed and directed by Plaintiffs’ Lead Counsel SCHIFFRIN & BARROWAY, LLP. All specific 

assignments to perform tasks in the Consolidated Action shall be appointed by Plaintiffs’ Lead Counsel 

in such a manner as to lead to the orderly and efficient prosecution of the Consolidated Action and each 

Related Action and to avoid duplicative or unproductive effort and unnecessary burdens on the parties. 

7. BORNSTEIN & BORNSTEIN shall serve as Plaintiffs’ Liaison Counsel and is authorized 

to receive orders, notices, correspondence, and telephone calls from the Court on behalf of all plaintiffs 

and shall be responsible for the preparation and transmission of copies of such orders, notices, 

correspondence, and memoranda of such telephone calls to plaintiffs’ counsel. 

8. Defendants are not required to respond to the complaint in any action consolidated into 

this action, other than the consolidated complaint or a complaint designated as the operative complaint 

by Lead Plaintiff’s Counsel. 

9. Within thirty (30) days after filing the order designating the Lead Plaintiff, unless 

otherwise agreed upon by the parties or ordered by the Court, Lead Plaintiff’s Counsel shall file a 

consolidated complaint or file a designation of a complaint as the operative complaint. The 

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consolidated complaint or complaint designated as the operative complaint shall supersede all 

complaints filed in any of the actions consolidated therein. 

10. The time for all defendants to respond is extended until forty-five (45) days after the 

later of (a) the filing of the consolidated complaint; or (b) the filing designating a complaint as the 

operative complaint, following the appointment of a Lead Plaintiff and Lead Plaintiff’s Counsel, unless 

otherwise agreed upon by the parties and approved by the Court. If defendants file any motions 

directed at the complaint, the opposition brief shall be filed within thirty (30) days of that response, 

and the reply brief shall be filed thirty (30) days thereafter, unless otherwise agreed upon by the parties 

and approved by the Court. 

11. Other than those documents served pursuant to the court’s Electronic Case Filing (ECF) 

Program (i.e. “E-filing”), the parties shall serve all non-ECF papers on each other by hand, by 

overnight delivery, or facsimile, unless otherwise agreed upon by the parties. Notwithstanding the 

foregoing, defendants may serve plaintiffs’ counsel, other than Lead Plaintiff’s Counsel, by E-filing or 

first class mail, unless otherwise agreed upon by the parties. 

SO STIPULATED. 

 Dated: May 31, 2006 BORNSTEIN & BORNSTEIN 

/JHB/ 

Jonathan Herschel Bornstein (SBN 163392) 

BORNSTEIN & BORNSTEIN 

2590 Geary Boulevard 

San Francisco, CA 94115-3318 

Telephone: (415) 409-7611 

Facsimile: (415) 409-9345 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs David Eisenberg 

and Laberta Lyle 

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DANZIGER SHAPIRO & LEAVITT, PC 

____/s/______________________________

Douglas M. Leavitt 

150 S. Independence Mall West, Suite 1050 

Sixth and Chestnut Streets 

Philadelphia, PA 19106 

Telephone: (215) 545-4830 

Facsimile: (215) 545-6710 

Attorneys for Plaintiff David Eisenberg 

SCHIFFRIN & BARROWAY, LLP 

____/s/__________________________

Eric L. Zagar 

280 King of Prussia Road 

Radnor, PA 19087 

Telephone: (610) 667-7706 

Facsimile: (610) 667-7056

Attorneys for Plaintiff Laberta Lyle 

Dated: May 31, 2006 

 WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI 

 ____/s/________________________________ 

Bahram Seyedin-Noor 

650 Page Mill Road 

Palo Alto, CA 94304 

Telephone: (650) 565-3566 

Facsimile: (650) 493-6811 

Attorneys for Defendants Paul Coghlan, Clive B. Davies, 

Robert C. Dobkin, David S. Lee, Lothar Maier, Leo T. 

McCarthy, Richard M. Moley, Robert H. Swanson, Jr., and 

Thomas S. Volpe, and Nominal Defendant Linear 

Technology Corporation 

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SO ORDERED. 

 Dated: June 13, 2006 

 United States District Judge 

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