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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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Daniel A. Pollack (Pro Hac Vice) 

Edward T. McDermott (Pro Hac Vice) 

Anthony Zaccaria (Pro Hac Vice) 

POLLACK & KAMINSKY 

114 West 47th Street 

New York, New York 10036 

Telephone: (212) 575-4700 

Facsimile: (212) 575-6560 

Boris Feldman (State Bar No. 128838) 

Peri Nielsen (State Bar No. 196781) 

Jordan Elias (State Bar No. 228731) 

WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI 

650 Page Mill Road 

Palo Alto, California 94304-1050 

Telephone: (650) 493-9300 

Facsimile: (650) 493-6811 

Attorneys for Franklin Resources, Inc., 

Franklin Advisers, Inc., and 

Franklin/Templeton Distributors, Inc. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

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DONALD ULFERTS, Individually And 

On Behalf Of All Others Similarly Situated, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC., 

FRANKLIN ADVISERS, INC. and 

FRANKLIN/TEMPLETON DISTRIBUTORS, 

INC., 

Defendants. 

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STIPULATION TO TRANSFER CASE PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a)

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WHEREAS, Plaintiff Donald Ulferts filed this putative class action on December 22, 

2006; 

WHEREAS, this Court (Illston, J.) granted Defendants’ motion to transfer the related case 

of Alexander v. Franklin Resources, Inc., et al, Case No. C-06-7121-SI (“Alexander”) to the 

District of New Jersey on February 14, 2007 (“Alexander Transfer Order”); 

WHEREAS, defendants filed a motion to transfer this action to the United States District 

Court for the District of New Jersey, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), on February 28, 2007; 

WHEREAS, Defendants based their motions to transfer in this case and in the Alexander 

case on the litigation in the District of New Jersey denominated In Re Franklin Mutual Funds Fee 

Litigation, Case No. 04-CV-982 (WJM) (“Fee Litigation Case”); 

WHEREAS, on March 13, 2007, the United States District Court for the District of New 

Jersey (Martini, J.) dismissed the Fee Litigation Case with prejudice; 

WHEREAS, the parties, having met and conferred, agree that, in light of the Alexander

Transfer Order and the current pendency of the Alexander action in the District of New Jersey, 

venue is proper in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey; 

WHEREAS, the parties further agree that, in light of the Alexander Transfer Order and the 

current pendency of the Alexander action in the District of New Jersey, good cause exists for 

transferring this action to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey pursuant 

to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). 

NOW THEREFORE, the parties, by and through their undersigned counsel, hereby agree 

and stipulate as follows, subject to the Court’s approval: 

1. This action shall be transferred to the United States District Court for the District of 

New Jersey, Newark Division, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a); 

2. Upon transfer, this action shall be “related” to Alexander v. Franklin Resources, 

Inc., et al., Case No. 2:07-cv-00848-WJM-MF (D.N.J.); 

3. All other pending motions are hereby withdrawn without prejudice to their refiling 

in the transferee Court; 

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4. The hearings and case management conference before this Court scheduled for 

April 6 and 27, 2007 shall be vacated; 

5. This stipulation shall not waive, and shall be without prejudice to any rights that the 

Plaintiffs or proposed lead plaintiffs may have to (1) move in the District of New Jersey and/or 

before the Multi-District Litigation panel to transfer this action and the Alexander action back to 

this Court in light of the dismissal with prejudice of the Fee Litigation Case, and (2) appeal from 

the Alexander Transfer Order. By entering into this stipulation, Defendants do not concede that 

any such rights exist. 

Dated: March 15, 2007 

 /s/ Daniel A. Pollack 

Daniel A. Pollack (Pro Hac Vice) 

Edward T. McDermott (Pro Hac Vice) 

Anthony Zaccaria (Pro Hac Vice) 

POLLACK & KAMINSKY 

114 West 47th Street 

New York, New York 10036 

Telephone: (212) 575-4700 

Facsimile: (212) 575-6560 

 /s/ Boris Feldman 

Boris Feldman (State Bar No. 128838) 

Peri Nielsen (State Bar No. 196781) 

Jordan Elias (State Bar No. 228731) 

WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI 

650 Page Mill Road 

Palo Alto, California 94304-1050 

Telephone: (650) 493-9300 

Facsimile: (650) 493-6811 

Counsel for Defendants 

 /s/ Adam Gutride 

Adam J. Gutride (State Bar No. 181446) 

Seth A. Safier (State Bar No. 197427) 

GUTRIDE SAFIER LLP 

835 Douglass Street 

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San Francisco, California 94114 

Telephone: (415) 271-6469 

Facsimile: (415) 449-6469 

Counsel for Plaintiff 

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Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, and good cause therefor appearing, IT IS HEREBY 

ORDERED that: 

1. This action shall be transferred to the United States District Court for the District of 

New Jersey, Newark Division, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a); 

2. Upon transfer, this action shall be filed as a “related” action to Alexander v. 

Franklin Resources, Inc., et al., Case No. 2:07-cv-00848-WJM-MF (D.N.J.); 

3. All other pending motions are withdrawn without prejudice to their refiling in the 

transferee Court; 

4. The hearings and case management conference before this Court scheduled for 

April 6 and April 27, 2007 shall be vacated; 

5. This stipulation shall not waive, and shall be without prejudice to any rights that the 

Plaintiffs or proposed lead plaintiffs may have to (1) move in the District of New Jersey and/or 

before the Multi-District Litigation panel to transfer this action and/or the Alexander action back 

to this Court in light of the dismissal with prejudice of the Fee Litigation Case, and (2) appeal 

from the Alexander Transfer Order. By entering into this stipulation, Defendants do not concede 

that any such rights exist. 

DATED: _______________ ____________________________________ 

 Honorable Susan Illston 

 United States District Court 

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I, Jordan Elias, am the ECF User whose identification and password are being used to file 

this Memorandum in Support of Defendants’ Motion To Extend Filing Deadline for Responding 

to Complaint Pending Court’s Resolution of Motion To Transfer. In compliance with General 

Order 45, X.B, I certify that Boris Feldman concurs in this filing. 

Dated: March 15, 2007 WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI 

 Professional Corporation 

 /s/ Jordan Elias 

Jordan Elias 

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