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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 REGARDING BRIEFING 

SCHEDULE 

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BERNSTEIN LITOWITZ BERGER 

 & GROSSMANN LLP 

DAVID R. STICKNEY (Bar No. 188574) 

NIKI L. MENDOZA (Bar No. 214646) 

MATTHEW P. SIBEN (Bar No. 223279) 

TAKEO A. KELLAR (Bar No. 234470) 

12481 High Bluff Drive, Suite 300 

San Diego, CA 92130 

Tel: (858) 793-0070 

Fax: (858) 793-0323 

davids@blbglaw.com 

nikim@blbglaw.com 

matthews@blbglaw.com 

takeok@blbglaw.com 

 -andCHAD JOHNSON 

1285 Avenue of the Americas, 38th Floor 

New York, NY 10019 

Tel: (212) 554-1400 

Fax: (212) 554-1444 

chad@blbglaw.com 

Attorneys for Lead Plaintiff Teachers’ Retirement 

System of Oklahoma and Lead Counsel to the Class 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

In re CONNETICS SECURITIES 

LITIGATION.

This Document Relates To: 

 ALL ACTIONS. 

Case No. 07-CV-02940 SI 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER REGARDING BRIEFING 

SCHEDULE

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This Stipulation is entered into by and among Lead Plaintiff Teachers’ Retirement 

System of Oklahoma (“Plaintiff”) and defendants Connetics Corp. (“Connetics”), Thomas G. 

Wiggans, C. Gregory Vontz, John Higgins, Lincoln Krochmal, Alexander J. Yaroshinsky and 

Victor E. Zak (“Defendants”). 

WHEREAS, on January 29, 2008, the Court issued an Order granting Defendants’ 

motion to dismiss and motion to strike Plaintiff’s Amended Consolidated Complaint and 

granting leave to file an amended complaint by February 22, 2008. 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff intends to file a second amended consolidated complaint. 

WHEREAS, Defendants intend to move to dismiss the second amended consolidated 

complaint for failure to state a claim; and 

WHEREAS, the parties believe that the resources of the Court and the parties are best 

conserved, and the interests of judicial economy are best served, by stipulating to a schedule for 

Plaintiff’s second amended consolidated complaint and Defendants’ motions to dismiss; 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, pursuant to Northern District of 

California Civil Local Rule 6-1, by and between the undersigned counsel for the parties, as 

follows: 

1. Plaintiff will file and serve a second amended consolidated complaint on or before 

March 14, 2008. 

2. Defendants will file and serve their respective motions to dismiss the second 

amended consolidated complaint for failure to state a claim and any other 

responsive pleadings on or before May 2, 2008. 

3. Plaintiff will file and serve its opposition to Defendants’ motions to dismiss on or 

before June 20, 2008. 

4. Defendants will file and serve their respective replies in support of their motions 

to dismiss and any other responsive pleadings on or before July 18, 2008. 

5. The parties request that the Court schedule a hearing on Defendants’ motions to 

dismiss on the earliest available date. 

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 IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED, pursuant to Northern District of California Civil Local 

Rule 6-1, by and between the undersigned counsel for the parties, that the parties may enter into 

and submit a further appropriate stipulation amending this filing. 

Dated: February 12, 2008 Respectfully submitted, 

BERNSTEIN LITOWITZ BERGER 

 & GROSSMANN LLP 

By: /s David R. Stickney 

DAVID R. STICKNEY 

NIKI L. MENDOZA 

MATTHEW P. SIBEN 

TAKEO A. KELLAR 

12481 High Bluff Drive, Suite 300 

San Diego, CA 92130 

Tel: (858) 793-0070 

Fax: (858) 793-0323 

Attorneys for Lead Plaintiff Teachers’ Retirement 

System of Oklahoma and Lead Counsel to the Class 

Dated: February 12, 2008 FENWICK & WEST LLP 

By: /s Christopher J. Steskal 

SUSAN S. MUCK 

DEAN S. KRISTY 

CHRISTOPHER J. STESKAL 

CATHERINE KEVANE 

555 California Street, Suite 1200

San Francisco, California 94104 

Telephone: (415) 875-2300

Facsimile: (415) 281-1350 

Attorneys for Defendants Connetics Corp., Thomas 

G. Wiggans, C. Gregory Vontz, John Higgins, and 

Lincoln Krochmal

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Dated: February 12, 2008 DLA PIPER US LLP 

By: /s Alysson Russell Snow 

SHIRLI FABBRI WEISS 

ALYSSON RUSSELL SNOW 

401 B Street, Suite 1700

San Diego, California 92101 

Telephone: (619) 699-2858 

Facsimile: (619) 699-2701 

Attorneys for Defendant Alexander J. 

Yaroshinsky

Dated: February 12, 2008 

/s Victor E. Zak 

VICTOR E. ZAK 

Pro Se Defendant 

24 Oakmont Road 

Newton, MA 02459 

Telephone: (617) 610-2538 

Filer’s Attestation: Pursuant to General Order No. 45, Section X(B) regarding signatures, I attest 

under penalty of perjury that concurrence in the filing of the document has been obtained from 

Christopher J. Steskal, Alysson Russell Snow and Victor Zak. 

* * *

PURSUANT TO THE STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: _____________ 2008 _________________________________________ 

 THE HONORABLE SUSAN ILLSTON 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

 I, Brandy M. Roberts, do hereby certify that on this 12th day of February, 2008, 

true and correct copies of the foregoing 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

REGARDING BRIEFING SCHEDULE 

were filed electronically. Those attorneys who are registered with the Electronic Case 

Filing (“ECF”) System may access this filing through the Court’s system, and notice of 

this filing will be sent to the parties by operation of the Court’s ECF System. Attorneys 

not registered with the Court’s ECF system will be duly and properly served via Federal 

Express or U.S. Mail (as indicated on the attached Service List), in accordance with the 

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Court’s Local Rules. 

/s/Brandy M. Roberts

 Brandy M. Roberts 

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Service List

In re CONNETICS SECURITIES LITIGATION 

Case No.: 07-02940 

COUNSEL FOR CONSOLIDATED PLAINTIFF FISHBURY LIMITED 

Jean-Marc Zimmerman 

Eduard Korsinsky

Pamela Lynam Mahon 

ZIMMERMAN, LEVI 

 & KORSINSKY LLP 

39 Broadway, Suite 1601

New York, NY 10006 

Tel: 212-363-7500 

Fax: 212-363-7171 

ek@zlk.com

jmzimmerman@zlk.com 

pmahon@zlk.com 

Via ECF

COUNSEL FOR CONSOLIDATED PLAINTIFF BRUCE GALLANT 

Evan J. Smith 

BRODSKY & SMITH LLC

240 Mineola Blvd.

Mineola, NY 11501 

Tel: 516-741-4977 

Via U.S. Mail 

COUNSEL FOR CONSOLIDATED PLAINTIFF MARCUS A. SEIGLE 

Catherine A. Torell 

COHEN MILSTEIN HAUSFELD & 

TOLL P.L.L.C 

150 East 52nd Street 

New York, NY 10022 

Tel: 212-838-7797 

Fax: 212-383-7745 

Via U.S. Mail 

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COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS CONNETICS CORPORATION, THOMAS G. 

WIGGANS, C. GREGORY VONTZ, JOHN HIGGINS, LINCOLN KROCHMAL, 

EUGENE A. BAUER, R. ANDREW ECKERT, CARL B. FELDBAUM, DENISE 

M. GILBERT, JOHN C. KANE, THOMAS D. KILEY, LEON E. PANETTA 

AND G. KIRK RAAB 

Susan S. Muck

Dean S. Kristy 

Christopher J. Steskal

Kalama M. Lui-Kwan 

Emily St. John Cohen 

FENWICK & WEST 

275 Battery Street, Suite 1600

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Tel: 415-875-2300 

Fax: 415-281-1350 

smuck@fenwick.com 

dkristy@fenwick.com 

csteskal@fenwick.com 

klui-kwan@fenwick.com 

ecohen@fenwick.com 

Via ECF

Gregory A. Markel 

CADWALADER, WICKERSHAM & 

TAFT LLP 

1 World Financial Center 

New York, NY 10281 

Tel: 212-504-6112 

Fax: 212-504-6666 

gregory.markel@cwt.com 

Via ECF 

COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT ALEXANDER J. YAROSHINSKY 

James P. Duffy IV 

DLA PIPER US LLP

1251 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10020 

Tel: 212-335-4500 

Fax: 212-504-6666 

James.duffy@dlapiper.com 

Alysson Russell Snow

DLA PIPER US LLP

401 B Street, Suite 1700 

San Diego, CA 92101 

Tel: 619-699-2858 

Fax: 619-699-2701 

Alysson.snow@dlapiper.com 

Via ECF 

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Defendant Victor E. Zak 

Victor E. Zak (pro se)

24 Oakmont Road 

Newton, MA 02459 

Tel: 617-610-2538 

zakvic@yahoo.com 

Via FedEx

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