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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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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER EXTENDING TIME 

CASE NO. C-06-7370-MJJ 

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MELVIN R. GOLDMAN (BAR NO. 34097) 

mgoldman@mofo.com 

JORDAN ETH (BAR NO. 121617) 

jeth@mofo.com 

JUDSON E. LOBDELL (BAR NO. 146041) 

jlobdell@mofo.com 

MARK FOSTER (BAR NO. 223682) 

mfoster@mofo.com 

MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP

425 Market Street 

San Francisco, California 94105-2482 

Telephone: (415) 268-7000 

Facsimile: (415) 268-7522 

Attorneys for Nominal Defendant The Clorox Company; Defendants Daniel 

Boggan, Jr., Richard T. Conti, Tully M. Friedman, Daniel J. Heinrich, Gerald E. 

Johnston, Robert W. Matschullat, Dean O. Morton, Lawrence S. Peiros, Karen M. 

Rose, Lary R. Scott, G. Craig Sullivan, and Carolyn M. Ticknor; and Specially 

Appearing Defendants William F. Ausfahl, Peter Bewley, Anthony W. Biebl, Janet 

M. Brady, John W. Collins, Edward A. Cutter, Wayne Delker, Warwick EveryBurns, Pam Fletcher, Gregory Frank, George J. Harad, Christoph Henkel, William 

R. Johnson, David Matz, Gary G. Michael, Klaus Morwind, Jan L. Murley, George 

C. Roeth, Glenn Savage, Edward L. Scarff, Michael E. Shannon, Forest N. 

Shumway, Daniel G. Simpson, Laura Stein, Frank Tataseo, Pamela ThomasGraham, James A. Vohs, Scott Weiss, and C.A. Wolfe 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

DORIS STAEHR, Derivatively On Behalf of 

THE CLOROX COMPANY, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

FRANK A. TATASEO, LAWRENCE S. 

PEIROS, GEORGE C. ROETH, STEVEN S. 

SILBERBLATT, KEITH R. TANDOWSKY, 

GREGORY S. FRANK, WAYNE L. DELKER, 

DANIEL J. HEINRICH, LAURA STEIN, 

WARWICK EVERY-BURNS, LARY R. SCOTT, 

GARY G. MICHAEL, DANIEL BOGGAN, JR., 

TULLY M. FRIEDMAN, ROBERT W. 

MATSCHULLAT, JAN L. MURLEY, 

MICHAEL E. SHANNON, CAROLYN M. 

TICKNOR, PAMELA THOMAS GRAHAM, 

GEORGE J. HARAD, G. CRAIG SULLIVAN, 

GERALD E. JOHNSTON, WILLIAM F. 

AUSFAHL, JOHN W. COLLINS, ANTHONY 

W. BIEBL, JANET M. BRADY, KAREN M. 

ROSE, RICHARD T. CONTI, 

[Caption continued on following page], 

DERIVATIVE ACTION

Case No. C-06-7370-MJJ 

STIPULATION AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

EXTENDING TIME FOR (1) 

PLAINTIFF TO OPPOSE THE 

CLOROX COMPANY’S MOTION 

TO DISMISS AND (2) THE 

INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANTS TO 

RESPOND TO PLAINTIFF’S

AMENDED SHAREHOLDER 

DERIVATIVE COMPLAINT 

Judge: Honorable Martin J. Jenkins 

Dept: Courtroom 11, 19th Floor 

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GLENN R. SAVAGE, DAVID G. MATZ, 

SCOTT A. WEISS, SCOTT D. HOUSE, 

DANIEL G. SIMPSON, PETER D. BEWLEY, 

EDWARD A. CUTTER, PAMELA FLETCHER, 

C. A. WOLFE, EDWARD L. SCARFF, DEAN O. 

MORTON, CHRISTOPH HENKEL, URSULA 

FAIRCHILD, FORREST N. SHUMWAY, 

JAMES A. VOHS, JUERGEN MANCHOT, 

JOCHEN KRAUTTER, KLAUS MORWIND, 

ELAINE L. CHAO, WILLIAM R. JOHNSON, 

and DOES 1-25, inclusive, 

Defendants, 

-andTHE CLOROX COMPANY, a Delaware 

Corporation, 

Nominal Defendant. 

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STIPULATION 

Pursuant to Civil Local Rules 6-1, 6-2, 7-12, and paragraph 7 of the Court’s Standing 

Order, Plaintiff Doris Staehr, Nominal Defendant The Clorox Company (“Clorox”), and the other 

defendants who have been served to date, which include, Nominal Defendant The Clorox 

Company; Defendants Daniel Boggan, Jr., Richard T. Conti, Tully M. Friedman, Daniel J. 

Heinrich, Gerald E. Johnston, Robert W. Matschullat, Dean O. Morton, Lawrence S. Peiros, 

Karen M. Rose, Lary R. Scott, G. Craig Sullivan, and Carolyn M. Ticknor; and Specially 

Appearing Defendants William F. Ausfahl, Peter Bewley, Anthony W. Biebl, Janet M. Brady, 

John W. Collins, Edward A. Cutter, Wayne Delker, Warwick Every-Burns, Pam Fletcher, 

Gregory Frank, George J. Harad, Christoph Henkel, William R. Johnson, David Matz, Gary G. 

Michael, Klaus Morwind, Jan L. Murley, George C. Roeth, Glenn Savage, Edward L. Scarff, 

Michael E. Shannon, Forest N. Shumway, Daniel G. Simpson, Laura Stein, Frank Tataseo, 

Pamela Thomas-Graham, James A. Vohs, Scott Weiss, and C.A. Wolfe (“Individual 

Defendants”), hereby stipulate as follows: 

1. On November 3, 2006, Plaintiff filed her Amended Shareholder Derivative 

Amended Complaint (the “Amended Complaint”), which was removed to this Court on 

December 1, 2006. Eth Declaration. ¶ 2.1

 

2. In her Amended Complaint, Plaintiff asserts derivative claims on behalf of Clorox 

against the Individual Defendants. Id. ¶ 3. 

3. On December 22, 2006, Clorox moved to dismiss the Amended Complaint 

pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 23.1 and 41(b), approximately one month before the 

January 19, 2007 response deadline established by the parties’ stipulation, which this Court 

granted on December 6, 2006. Id. ¶ 4. 

 

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 Citations to the “Eth Declaration” are to the Declaration of Jordan Eth (see Docket Item No. 14) 

that is being filed concurrently with and in support of this Stipulation pursuant to the 

requirements of the Court’s Standing Order. 

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4. The parties have met and conferred and agree that it will promote efficient and 

orderly administration of justice if the time allowed for Plaintiff to oppose Clorox’s motion to 

dismiss is extended. Id. ¶ 5. 

5. The parties further agree that it will promote the efficient and orderly 

administration of justice if the Individual Defendants are not required to respond to the Amended 

Complaint unless and until after the Court makes the threshold determinations that demand on the 

Clorox’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) is excused and Plaintiff has standing pursuant to 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23.1 to proceed with her derivative claims on behalf of Clorox 

against the Individual Defendants. Id. ¶ 6. 

6. In light of the unique circumstances of this case, the parties further agree that these 

scheduling adjustments make sense. 

7. By entering into this Stipulation, the Specially-Appearing defendants do not 

waive, and expressly reserve, any jurisdictional defenses that they may have. 

THEREFORE, the parties hereby stipulate, subject to the Court’s approval, that: 

1. Plaintiff shall file her opposition brief to Clorox’s motion to dismiss, if any, on or 

before February 16, 2007. 

2. Clorox shall file its reply brief on or before March 9, 2007. 

3. The hearing on Clorox’s motion to dismiss shall be reset from February 13, 2007 

to March 27, 2007, at 9:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as convenient for the Court. 

 4. The Individual Defendants shall not be required to respond to the Amended 

Complaint (or further amended complaint) unless and until thirty days after the Court makes the 

threshold determinations that demand on the Board is excused and Plaintiff has standing pursuant 

to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23.1 to proceed with her derivative claims on behalf of Clorox 

against the Individual Defendants. 

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Dated: January 10, 2007 MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP

425 Market Street 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

Telephone: (415) 268-7000 

Fax: (415) 268-7522 

By: /s/ Jordan Eth [e-filing signature] 

Attorneys for Nominal Defendant The Clorox 

Company; Defendants Daniel Boggan, Jr., Richard 

T. Conti, Tully M. Friedman, Daniel J. Heinrich, 

Gerald E. Johnston, Robert W. Matschullat, Dean 

O. Morton, Lawrence S. Peiros, Karen M. Rose, 

Lary R. Scott, G. Craig Sullivan, and Carolyn M. 

Ticknor; and Specially Appearing Defendants 

William F. Ausfahl, Peter Bewley, Anthony W. 

Biebl, Janet M. Brady, John W. Collins, Edward A. 

Cutter, Wayne Delker, Warwick Every-Burns, Pam 

Fletcher, Gregory Frank, George J. Harad, 

Christoph Henkel, William R. Johnson, David 

Matz, Gary G. Michael, Klaus Morwind, Jan L. 

Murley, George C. Roeth, Glenn Savage, Edward 

L. Scarff, Michael E. Shannon, Forest N. 

Shumway, Daniel G. Simpson, Laura Stein, Frank 

Tataseo, Pamela Thomas-Graham, James A. Vohs, 

Scott Weiss, and C.A. Wolfe 

DATED: January 10, 2007 ROBBINS UMEDA & FINK, LLP 

610 West Ash Street, Suite 1800 

San Diego, CA 92101 

Telephone: (619) 525-3990 

 Fax: (619) 525-3991 

By: /s/ Marc M. Umeda [e-filing signature] 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER 

On the stipulation of the parties, and good cause appearing, 

IT IS SO ORDERED this _________ Day of _____________, 2007. 

 

Honorable Martin J. Jenkins 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE 

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ECF ATTESTATION 

I, Mark Foster, am the ECF User whose ID and Password are being used to file this: 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER EXTENDING TIME FOR (1) 

PLAINTIFF TO OPPOSE THE CLOROX COMPANY’S MOTION TO DISMISS 

AND (2) THE INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANTS TO RESPOND TO PLAINTIFF’S

AMENDED SHAREHOLDER DERIVATIVE COMPLAINT 

In compliance with General Order 45, X.B., I hereby attest that Jordan Eth and Marc M. 

Umeda have concurred in this filing. 

DATED: January 10, 2007 MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP

By: /s/ Mark Foster [e-filing signature] 

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