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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:2201 Declaratory Judgement

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CARSTENS & CAHOON, LLP

David W. Carstens (TX Bar No. 03906900)

Vincent J. Allen (TX Bar No. 24012209)

Casey L. Griffith (TX Bar No. 24036687)

James R. Gourley (TX Bar No. 24050679)

13760 Noel Road, Suite 900

Dallas, Texas 75240

Telephone: (972) 367-2001

Facsimile: (972) 367-2002

Electronic mail: carstenskcclaw.com

allen@cclaw.com

griffith@cclaw.com

gourleykcclaw.com

Appearances Pro Hac Vice

SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP

A Limited Liability Partnership, Including Professional Corporations

Neil A. Smith, Cal. Bar No. 63777

Nathaniel Bruno, Cal. Bar No. 228118

Four Embarcadero Center, 17th Floor

San Francisco, California 94111-4106

Telephone: 415-434-9100

Facsimile: 415-434-3947

Electronic mail: nsmithAsheppardmullin.com

nbruno (a,sheppardmul lin. com

Attorneys for Defendants QUEST MEDICAL, INC.

and BRUCE B. BECKER, M.D.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA - SAN JOSE DIVISION

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ACCLARENT, INC., EXPLORAMED II,

INC., and ADVANCED POLYMERS, INC.,

Plaintiffs,

V.

QUEST MEDICAL, INC. and BRUCE B.

BECKER, M.D.,

Case No. C 06-00844 JF (PVT)

STIPULATION TO RESCHEDULE CASE

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE FROM

JUNE 29, 2007 TO JULY 27, 2007, AND

[PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON

[Civil L.R. 6-2, 7-121

Honorable Jeremy Fogel

United States District Judge Defendants.

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AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIM

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

RESCHEDULING CMC FROM JUNE 29, 2007

TO JULY 27, 2007

CASE No. C06-00844 JF (PVT)

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STIPULATION

Because of ongoing settlement negotiations and pursuant to Civil Local Rules 6-2 and 7-12,

Plaintiffs and Counterdefendants Acclarent, Inc., Exploramed II, Inc., and Advanced Polymers, Inc.

(collectively, "Plaintiffs"), and Defendants and Counterclaimants Quest Medical, Inc., and Bruce B.

Becker, M.D. (collectively, "Defendants"), through their respective counsel of record, jointly request

and stipulate that the Court continue the Case Management Conference ("CMC") in this matter from

June 29, 2007 to July 27, 2007, for the following reasons:

This Court continued its CMC of March 2, 2007, to April 6, 2007, because the 1.

parties' cross-motions to compel were then pending before the Honorable Magistrate Judge Patricia

V. Trumbull. On April 2, 2007, the Court entered a stipulated order continuing the April 6 CMC'to

May 4, 2007 because Judge Trumbull had not yet ruled on the majority of the issues in the crossmotions [Docket No. 139].

Judge Trumbull ruled on the parties' cross-motions pursuant to a sealed order dated 2.

April 9, 2007 [Docket No. 140], The parties served certain supplemental discovery responses under

the order and currently dispute whether the supplemental discovery responses are adequate. The

parties began to meet and confer over these issues but deferred those efforts because of settlement

negotiations (described below).

3. On May 17, 2007, the parties engaged in a second face-to-face meeting in efforts to

settle this action, and the parties have continued their settlement efforts since that time. Recently,

the Court continued its CMC from June 1 to June 29 in view of the parties' settlement efforts and

outstanding discovery disputes.

Because the Court has previously continued prior CMCs due to settlement efforts and

outstanding discovery disputes, because the parties continue to engage in earnest settlement efforts,

and in order for the CMC to be as meaningful as possible and for the case schedule to be as realistic

as possible, the parties request and stipulate that this Court further continue the June 29, 2007 CMC

to July 27, 2007, at 10:30 a.m.

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

RESCHEDULING CMC FROM JUNE 29, 2007

TO JULY 27, 2007

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By his signature below, counsel for Defendants attests that counsel for all parties concur in

the filing of this Stipulation.

Dated: June 18, 2007 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW,

GARRETT & DUNNER L.L.P.

By: /s/

Robert F. McCauley

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

ACCLARENT, INC., and EXPLORAMED II, INC.

Dated: June 18, 2007 FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI L.L.P.

By: /s/

Dan D. Davison

Attorneys for Plaintiff

ADVANCED POLYMERS, INC.

Dated: June 18, 2007 SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON

L.L.P.

By: /s/

Nathaniel Bruno

Attorneys for Defendants

QUEST MEDICAL, INC., and BRUCE B.

BECKER, M.D.

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

RESCHEDULING CMC FROM JUNE 29.2007

TO JULY 27, 2007

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(PROPOSEDI ORDER

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION AND FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN, IT IS HEREBY

ORDERED THAT:

The Further Case Management Conference in this action currently scheduled for June 29,

2007 at 10:30 a.m. is hereby continued to July 27, 2007 at 10:30 a.m.

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The Honorable Jeremy Fogel

United States District Court Judge

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

RESCHEDULING CMC FROM JUNE 29.2007

TO JULY 27, 2007

CASE No. C06-00844 JF (PVT)

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