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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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Case No. C 05-4642 JF (PVT) / C 06-2971 JF (PVT)

ORDER VACATING HEARING DATE AND SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR DERIVATIVE ACTIONS

(JFLC1)

**E-Filed 1/29/07**

NOT FOR CITATION

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

IN RE MERCURY INTERACTIVE CORP.

DERIVATIVE LITIGATION,

_________________________________________

TERRY KLEIN, 

 Plaintiff,

 v.

AMNON LANDON,

 Defendant.

Case Number C 05-4642 JF (PVT)

Case Number C 06-2971 JF (PVT)

ORDER VACATING HEARING

DATE AND SETTING BRIEFING

SCHEDULE FOR DERIVATIVE

ACTIONS

On October 26, 2006, Defendants moved to dismiss the amended complaint in case

number C 06-2971 JF (PVT). In that motion, Defendants referred to the pending all-cash

acquisition of Mercury Interactive Corporation (“Mercury Interactive”) by Hewlett Packard

Company (“HP”). Motion 5. In their reply to Plaintiff’s opposition, Defendants refer to a

“potential” motion to dismiss for lack of standing. Reply 15. The Court concludes that the

apparent acquisition of Mercury Interactive by HP raises a serious question as to Plaintiffs’

standing in the derivative actions (C 06-2971 JF (PVT) & C 05-4642 JF (PVT)), since Plaintiffs

may no longer retain a financial interest in the outcome of the litigation. “Standing represents a

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 Defendants in the consolidated action C 05-4462 JF (PVT) and the related action C 06- 1

2971 JF (PVT) should file separate briefs. The parties should follow Civ. L.R. 7-2 and Civ. L.R.

7-3 with respect to the form of the briefs, oppositions, and replies.

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jurisdictional requirement which remains open to review at all stages of the litigation.” National

Organization for Women, Inc. v. Scheidler, 510 U.S. 249, 255 (1994). Accordingly, the Court

concludes that it should resolve the apparent standing issue before it considers a motion to

dismiss. The Court requests that Defendants file briefs arguing any asserted lack of standing on

or before February 23, 2007. Any opposition shall be filed on or before March 9, 2007, and any 1

reply shall be filed on or before March 16, 2007. The Court will hear oral argument on March

30, 2007 at 9.00 a.m.

The hearing on Defendants’ motion to dismiss in case number C 06-2971 JF (PVT), filed

October 26, 2006, and currently scheduled for hearing on February 2, 2007, is vacated. After it

has resolved the issue of standing, the Court will determine if and when it should hear the motion

to dismiss. The case management conferences scheduled for February 2, 2007 in case number C

06-2971 JF (PVT) and for March 9, 2007 in case number C 05-4642 JF (PVT) are continued to

March 30, 2007, immediately following oral argument on the question of standing in the

derivative litigation. 

This order does not pertain to the related shareholder class action, case number C 05-

3395 JF (PVT). 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: January 29, 2007

__________________________________

JEREMY FOGEL

United States District Judge

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Copies of Order served on:

C 05-4642 JF (PVT)

Joel H. Bernstein jbernstein@labaton.com 

Asim M. Bhansali amb@kvn.com, efiling@kvn.com; gap@kvn.com; pwm@kvn.com 

Peter Arthur Binkow info@glancylaw.com, pbinkow@glancylaw.com 

Sara B. Brody sara.brody@hellerehrman.com, terri.newman@hellerehrman.com;

Cecilia.Chan@hellerehrman.com;

Gary.Padilla@hellerehrman.com 

Howard S. Caro hcaro@hewm.com, gary.padilla@hellerehrman.com;

yvonne.somek@hellerehrman.com;

benjamin.diggs@hellerehrman.com; SFDocCal@hewm.com 

Michael Cecchini mcecchini@gibsondunn.com, jhess@gibsondunn.com 

John D. Cline jcline@jonesday.com, tmdanowski@jonesday.com;

pdavids@jonesday.com; zanderson@jonesday.com;

cyip@jonesday.com 

Aaron H. Darsky adarsky@schubert-reed.com, 

Kirk Andrew Dublin kdublin@jonesday.com, tmdanowski@jonesday.com;

adlangenbach@jonesday.com; arsand@jonesday.com;

mlandsborough@jonesday.com 

Alan I. Ellman aellman@labaton.com, cchan@labaton.com 

Jeffrey S. Facter jfacter@shearman.com, cflood@shearman.com;

rcheatham@shearman.com; jae.ko@shearman.com 

Scott A. Fink sfink@gibsondunn.com, bhonniball@gibsondunn.com 

Michael M. Goldberg info@glancylaw.com 

Louis J Gottlieb lgottlieb@glrslaw.com, 

Alicia G. Huffman alicia.huffman@shearman.com, ron.cheatham@shearman.com;

rcheatham@shearman.com 

Benedict Y Hur bhur@kvn.com, efiling@kvn.com; gpeterson@kvn.com 

Willem F. Jonckheer wjonckheer@schubert-reed.com 

Nicole Acton Jones nicole.jones@hellerehrman.com,

harriette.louie@hellerehrman.com 

Christopher J. Keller ckeller@labaton.com, cchan@labaton.com 

Jan Nielsen Little jnl@kvn.com, efiling@kvn.com; srg@kvn.com 

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E. Powell Miller epm@millerlawpc.com, asl@millerlawpc.com 

Elise Natalie Milstein emilstein@jonesday.com, mcassidy@jonesday.com 

Patrick David Robbins probbins@shearman.com 

Adam Richard Sand arsand@JonesDay.com, mlandsborough@jonesday.com 

Michael Adam Schwartz mschwartz@wolfpopper.com 

David R. Scott drscott@scott-scott.com 

Michael Todd Scott tscott@orrick.com, adevlin@orrick.com 

Arthur L. Shingler , III ashingler@scott-scott.com, ssawyer@scott-scott.com 

C. Brandon Wisoff bwisoff@fbm.com, mzappas@fbm.com; calendar@fbm.com 

Conor R. Crowley 

Goodkind Labaton Rudoff & Sucharow LLP

100 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10017

Donald Delaney 

100 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10017

Andrew T. Solomon 

Sullivan & Worcester, LLP

1290 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10104

Franklin B. Velie 

Sullivan & Worcester, LLP

1290 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10104

Robin Wechkin 

Heller Ehrman LLP

701 Fifth Avenue

Suite 6100

Seattle, WA 98104

C 06-2971 JF (PVT)

Sara B. Brody sara.brody@hellerehrman.com, terri.newman@hellerehrman.com;

Cecilia.Chan@hellerehrman.com;

Gary.Padilla@hellerehrman.com 

Cecilia Y. Chan cecilia.chan@hellerehrman.com 

Christina Lucen Costley ccostley@wsgr.com 

Kirk Andrew Dublin kdublin@jonesday.com, tmdanowski@jonesday.com;

adlangenbach@jonesday.com; arsand@jonesday.com;

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mlandsborough@jonesday.com 

Jared Lee Kopel jkopel@wsgr.com 

Betsy C. Manifold manifold@whafh.com 

Thomas James Martin tmartin@wsgr.com, dlewis@wsgr.com 

Elise Natalie Milstein emilstein@jonesday.com, mcassidy@jonesday.com 

Glenn F. Ostrager gostrager@ocfblaw.com 

Stephen Lyle Porter slp@wpglaw.com, 

Adam Richard Sand , Esq arsand@JonesDay.com, mlandsborough@jonesday.com 

Paul D. Wexler wexler@bragarwexler.com 

C. Brandon Wisoff bwisoff@fbm.com, mzappas@fbm.com; calendar@fbm.com 

Andrew T. Solomon 

Sullivan & Worcester, LLP

1290 Avenue of the Ameicas

New York, NY 10104

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