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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOT. FOR APPT. OF LEAD COUNSEL 

AND JOINT MOT. TO STAY PROCEEDINGS 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

CHRISTOPHER LEISZLER and JOSEPH 

STYGER, 

Plaintiffs,

v.

ALIGN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 

Defendants.

Case No. 10-cv-2010 MMC 

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING 

PLAINTIFF’S UNOPPOSED MOTION 

FOR APPOINTMENT OF INTERIM 

LEAD COUNSEL AND JOINT MOTION 

FOR STAY OF PROCEEDINGS 

Date: September 3, 2010 

Time: 9:00 a.m. 

Courtroom: 7, 19th Floor 

Judge: Hon. Maxine M. Chesney

; CONTINUING

CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND

VACATING PENDING HEARING DATES

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ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOT. FOR APPT. OF LEAD COUNSEL 

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Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion for Appointment of Interim Lead Counsel and Joint 

Motion for Stay of Proceedings, having come on regularly for hearing before this Court on 

September 3, 2010. 

WHEREAS Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(g)(2)(B) requires the Court to appoint interim class 

counsel best able to represent the interests of the class; and 

WHEREAS the law firm of Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP meets all of the criteria under 

Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(g) for appointment as interim class counsel; and 

WHEREAS the interests of judicial economy and efficiency are promoted by a stay in 

the litigation until October 25, 2010 in order for the parties to explore settlement before a 

neutral third party mediator; and 

The Court having reviewed all briefs and documents filed in relation to said motions, 

and good cause appearing therefor,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 

1. The law firm of Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP is hereby appointed interim lead 

counsel for Plaintiffs and the Plaintiff Class; 

2. This action is stayed for all purposes until October 25, 2010 so that the parties 

may explore settlement and participate in mediation. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: 

 Judge of the United States District Court 

Further, in light of the stay, the August 20, 2010 hearing on defendant's motion to dismiss is

hereby VACATED, without prejudice to defendant's renoticing the motion upon the lifting of the stay,

and the Case Management Conference is hereby CONTINUED from September 17, 2010 to November

12, 2010. The parties shall file a Joint Case Management Statement no later than November 5, 2010.

The September 3, 2010 hearing date on the instant motion for appointment and to stay is

VACATED.

August 2, 2010

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