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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract

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STIPULATION TO CONTINUE DISCOVERY DATES 03-CV-02232 JF (RS) 

ALEXANDER BRAINERD (BAR NO. 42722) 

Alexander.Brainerd@hellerehrman.com 

ANNETTE L. HURST (BAR NO. 148738) 

Annette.Hurst@hellerehrman.com 

LESLIE HARVEY (BAR NO. 241203) 

Leslie.Harvey@hellerehrman.com 

HELLER EHRMAN, LLP 

333 Bush Street 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Telephone: (415) 772-6000 

Facsimile: (415) 772-6268 

COLBERN C. STUART, III (Bar No. 177897) 

HELLER EHRMAN LLP 

4350 La Jolla Village Drive, 7th Floor 

San Diego, CA 92122-1246 

Telephone: (858) 450.8400 

Facsimile: (858) 450.8499 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs SYSTEMS AMERICA, INC.; 

SYSTEMS AMERICA (I), PVT. LTD. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SAN JOSE DIVISION 

SYSTEMS AMERICA, INC. and SYSTEMS 

AMERICA (I) PVT. LTD., 

 Plaintiffs, 

v. 

ROCKWELL SOFTWARE, INC. and 

ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC. 

 Defendants. 

AND RELATED CROSS ACTION. 

Case No. 03-CV-02232 JF (RS) 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER REGARDING 

CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN 

CASE DEADLINES 

**E-filed 10/24/06**

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STIPULATION TO CONTINUE DISCOVERY DATES 03-CV-02232 JF (RS) 

Plaintiffs SYSTEMS AMERICA, INC. and SYSTEMS AMERICA (I) PVT. LTD. 

(collectively “Systems America”), Defendants ROCKWELL SOFTWARE, INC. and 

ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC. (collectively “Rockwell”), and Third-Party Defendant 

Versant Corporation, Inc. (“Versant”), by and through their respective duly authorized 

counsel of record, hereby stipulate and agree to the following Stipulation and Proposed 

Order Regarding Continuation of Certain Case Deadlines in the above-captioned matter. 

The parties request an extension of certain case deadlines to allow the parties to 

conclude necessary pretrial discovery. Such an extension is warranted for the following 

reasons: 

(1) Systems America and Rockwell have completed the alternate dispute 

resolution process provided for in the SDA, but did not successfully resolve 

the matter; 

(2) Systems America recently retained new counsel, who required 

significant time getting up to speed on this complex case before embarking 

upon formal discovery; 

(3) In connection with its retention of new counsel, Systems America filed 

its First Amended Complaint, adding an additional claim against Rockwell for 

Copyright Infringement, on September 27, 2006; 

(4) In response to the initial Complaint, Rockwell cross-complained 

against Versant, and Versant was recently served with an amended crosscomplaint; 

(5) A brief continuance of the fact discovery cutoff date and expert witness 

opening and rebuttal report dates will give the parties time to conclude 

necessary pretrial discovery without compromising the pre-existing trial date 

in the action; 

(6) In light of the foregoing, the interests of justice would be served by a 

continuance of these dates. 

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STIPULATION TO CONTINUE DISCOVERY DATES 03-CV-02232 JF (RS) 

Versant has indicated that it has no objection to the proposed modification of the 

scheduling order, but reserves the right to seek further modification of the schedule should 

it be appropriate to do so once Versant is at issue in the case; 

NOW, THEREFORE, Systems America and Rockwell, by and through their 

counsel, stipulate and request that this Court enter an order extending the discovery cutoff 

and expert witness designation and related dates as follows: 

DESCRIPTION CURRENT DATE NEW DATE

Parties shall complete fact discovery on or 

before 

November 27, 2007 January 15, 2007 

Party with burden of proof shall serve expert 

reports on or before 

December 18, 2006 February 1, 2007 

Parties shall serve rebuttal expert reports on 

or before 

January 15, 2007 March 1, 2007 

Parties shall complete expert witness 

discovery on or before 

March 19, 2007 March 19, 2007 

(unchanged) 

Parties shall file motions for summary 

judgment on or before 

April 16, 2007 April 16, 2007 

(unchanged) 

Pretrial Conference June 1, 2007 June 1, 2007 

(unchanged) 

Trial June 15 2007 June 15, 2007 

(unchanged) 

The parties further stipulate and agree that the deposition of Adesh Tyagi, CEO of 

Plaintiffs, whether as an individual or if designated as a Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(6) deponent 

on one or more topics by either Plaintiff, may be taken after the January 15, 2007 discovery 

cutoff in order to accommodate Mr. Tyagi’s travel schedule during December for a large 

month-long family wedding in India. 

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STIPULATION TO CONTINUE DISCOVERY DATES 03-CV-02232 JF (RS) 

DATED: October ___, 2006 HELLER EHRMAN LLP 

By: /s/Annette L. Hurst 

ANNETTE L. HURST 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs SYSTEMS AMERICA, INC. 

and SYSTEMS AMERICA (I), PVT. LTD. 

DATED: October___, 2006 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP 

By /s/Kimberly K. Dodd 

KIMBERLY K. DODD 

Attorneys for Defendants ROCKWELL SOFTWARE 

INC. and ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC. 

DATED: October __, 2006 FENWICK & WEST LLP 

By /s/Rodger Cole 

RODGER COLE 

Attorneys for Third-Party Defendant VERSANT 

CORPORATION, INC. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: __________________, 2006 

JUDGE JEREMY FOGEL

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

10/23

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