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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 

REMOVING FROM CALENDAR THE INITIAL CMC

14-CV-01224-CRB

COOLEY LLP

JOHN C. DWYER (136533) (dwyerjc@cooley.com)

BRETT DE JARNETTE (292919) (bdejarnette@cooley.com)

3175 Hanover Street

Palo Alto, CA 94304

Telephone: (650) 843-5000

Facsimile: (650) 849-7400

COOLEY LLP

RYAN E. BLAIR (246724) (rblair@cooley.com)

4401 Eastgate Mall

San Diego, CA 92121

Telephone: (858) 550-6000

Facsimile: (858) 550-6420

Attorneys for Defendants

Geron Corporation, John A. Scarlett, Olivia K. Bloom, and 

Stephen M. Kelsey

[Additional counsel listed on signature page]

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

In re: GERON CORPORATION 

SECURITIES LITIGATION 

Case No.: 14-cv-01224-CRB

CLASS ACTION 

STIPULATION AND ORDER

REMOVING FROM CALENDAR

THE INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT

CONFERENCE

Initial CMC Date: October 23, 2015

Time: 8:30 am

Judge: Hon. Charles R. Breyer

Courtroom: 6, 17th Floor

This Document Relates To: 

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1. STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REMOVING FROM CALENDAR THE INITIAL CMC

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Lead Plaintiff Vinod Patel (“Lead Plaintiff”) and Defendants Geron Corporation, John A. 

Scarlett, Olivia K. Bloom, and Stephen M. Kelsey (collectively “Defendants” and together with 

Lead Plaintiff, the “Parties”), by and through their undersigned counsel, hereby stipulate as 

follows: 

WHEREAS, on April 23, 2015 the Court granted the Stipulation and Order to Extend the 

Time Within Which to Answer the Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint and to Set the 

Initial Case Management Conference (ECF No. 79) and thereby ordered that the Initial Case 

Management Conference shall be held 60 days after Defendants file their answer to the 

Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint (“CAC”);

WHEREAS, on May 22, 2015, Defendants filed their answer to the CAC; 

WHEREAS, the Court initially scheduled the Initial Case Management Conference to take 

place on July 24, 2015; 

WHEREAS, on June 30, 2015, the Court entered an order continuing the Initial Case 

Management Conference to October 23, 2015 at 8:30 a.m.;

WHEREAS, the Parties have agreed to participate in a private mediation with Judge Layn 

Phillips (Ret.), which initially had been scheduled for October 6, 2015, which was the earliest date

available; 

WHEREAS, the Parties have been informed by Judge Phillips that he now has a conflict 

with the October 6, 2015 mediation date, and the mediation has now been rescheduled for 

November 2, 2015, which was the earliest date available; and 

WHEREAS, the Parties have agreed to take the Initial Case Management Conference off 

calendar during the pendency of mediation discussions, and will reset the conference if it becomes 

necessary to do so.

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WHEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED that,

1. The October 23, 2015 Initial Case Management Conference is removed from the

Court’s calendar.

Dated: October 2, 2015 COOLEY LLP

JOHN C. DWYER (136533)

RYAN E. BLAIR (246724)

BRETT DE JARNETTE (292919)

/s/ Ryan E. Blair

Ryan E. Blair (246724)

Counsel for Defendants

Geron Corporation, John A. Scarlett, Olivia K. Bloom, and 

Stephen M. Kelsey

Dated: October 2, 2015 FARUQI & FARUQI, LLP

RICHARD W. GONNELLO (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)

MEGAN M. SULLIVAN (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) 

KATHERINE M. LENAHAN (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)

/s/ Richard W. Gonnello

Richard W. Gonnello

369 Lexington Avenue, 10th Floor

New York, NY 10017

Telephone: (212) 983-9330

Facsimile: (212) 983-9331

Email: rgonnello@faruqilaw.com

msullivan@faruqilaw.com

klenahan@faruqilaw.com

DAVID E. BOWER (119546)

10866 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1470 

Los Angeles, CA 90024 

Telephone: (424) 256-2884 

Facsimile: (424) 256-2885 

Email: dbower@faruqilaw.com 

Counsel for Lead Plaintiff

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ATTESTATION (CIVIL LOCAL RULE 5-1(i)(3))

In accordance with Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), I attest that concurrence in the filing of this 

document has been obtained from the signatory.

Dated: October 2, 2015 COOLEY LLP

/s/ Ryan E. Blair

Ryan E. Blair (246724)

Counsel for Lead Plaintiff

ORDER

Pursuant to the foregoing stipulation, and good cause appearing, IT IS SO ORDERED.

The Initial Case Management Conference currently reset for October 23, 2015 at 8:30 a.m. has 

been continued to November 13, 2015 at 8:30 a.m., supplemental case management statement 

due November 6, 2015.

Dated: October 6, 2015

Honorable Charles R. Breyer

United States District Judge

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