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Nature of Suit Code: 160
Nature of Suit: Stockholder's Suits
Cause of Action: 29:1109 Breach of Fiduciary Duties

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO CONSIDER WHETHER CASES 

SHOULD BE RELATED

Case No. 5:13-CV-001920 EJD

919633.01

KEKER & VAN NEST LLP

MICHAEL D. CELIO - # 197998

mcelio@kvn.com

CODY S. HARRIS - # 255302

charris@kvn.com 

PHILIP J. TASSIN - # 287787

633 Battery Street

San Francisco, CA 94111-1809

Telephone: 415 391 5400 

Facsimile: 415 397 7188

Attorneys for Defendants

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

IN RE INTUITIVE SURGICAL 

SECURITIES LITIGATION

Case No. 5:13-CV-001920 EJD

CLASS ACTION

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING 

ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO 

CONSIDER WHETHER CASES SHOULD 

BE RELATED

Date Filed: April 26, 2013

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO CONSIDER WHETHER CASES 

SHOULD BE RELATED

Case No. 5:13-CV-001920 EJD

919633.01

Defendants Intuitive Surgical, Inc., Lonnie M. Smith, Gary S. Guthart, and Marshall L. 

Mohr (“Defendants”) have filed a motion to consider whether the action entitled L. M. Back v. 

Guthart et al., Case No. 5:15-cv-01037-NC, currently pending before the Honorable Nathanael 

M. Cousins in this District, should be related to the actions pending before this Court, entitled In 

Re Intuitive Surgical Securities Litigation, Case No. 15:13-CV-01920 EJD, and Berg v. Guthart, 

et al., Case No. 5:14-CV-00515-EJD. Having carefully considered the papers on this motion, 

Defendants’ motion is GRANTED. 

The clerk is directed to reassign Case No. 5:15-cv-01037-NC to this Court, and to vacate 

all pending dates before Judge Cousins.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated:________________ ___________________________________________

HONORABLE EDWARD J. DAVILA

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

April 7, 2015

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