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Nature of Suit Code: 850
Nature of Suit: Securities, Commodities, Exchange
Cause of Action: 15:77 Securities Fraud

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STIPULATION AND ORDER SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR MOTION TO DISMISS, MASTER FILE 

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MAYER BROWN LLP

Elizabeth Mann (SBN 106524)

emann@mayerbrown.com

350 South Grand Avenue, 25th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90071

Telephone: (213) 229-9500

Facsimile: (213) 625-0248

MAYER BROWN LLP

Stanley J. Parzen (admitted pro hac vice)

sparzen@mayerbrown.com

71 South Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606

Telephone: (312) 782-0600

Facsimile: (312) 701-7711

Attorneys for Defendant 

ERNST & YOUNG LLP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SACRAMENTO DIVISION

SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND III QP, L.P., 

SPECIAL SITUATIONS CAYMAN FUND, 

L.P., and DAVID M. FINEMAN, Individually 

and On Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

MARRONE BIO INNOVATIONS, INC., 

PAMELA G. MARRONE, JAMES B. BOYD, 

DONALD J. GLIDEWELL, HECTOR ABSI, 

ELIN MILLER, RANJEET BHATIA, PAMELA 

CONTAG, TIM FOGARTY, LAWRENCE 

HOUGH, JOSEPH HUDSON, LES LYMAN, 

RICHARD ROMINGER, SHAUGN STANLEY, 

SEAN SCHICKEDANZ, and ERNST & YOUNG 

LLP,

Defendants.

Master File 2:14-cv-2571-MCE-KJN

CONSOLIDATED CLASS ACTION

STIPULATION AND ORDER SETTING 

BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR 

DEFENDANT ERNST & YOUNG LLP’S 

MOTION TO DISMISS

Judge: Hon. Morrison C. England, Jr.

TAC Filed: June 1, 2016

Trial Date: None Set

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Lead plaintiffs Special Situations Fund III QP, L.P., Special Situations Cayman Fund, L.P., 

additional named plaintiff David M. Fineman (“Plaintiffs”) and Defendant Ernst & Young LLP 

(“Defendant”) (collectively “Parties”) hereby stipulate and agree as follows:

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs filed their Third Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint on 

June 1, 2016;

WHEREAS, Defendant anticipates filing a Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs’ Third 

Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint;

WHEREAS, the Parties met and conferred to set a briefing schedule for Defendant’s 

anticipated Motion to Dismiss;

WHEREAS, the Parties agree to the following briefing schedule:

• Defendant will file its Motion to Dismiss on or before July 1, 2016;

• Plaintiffs will file their Response on or before August 1, 2016;

• Defendant will file its Reply on or before August 17, 2016;

WHEREAS, the Parties agree to set the hearing on Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss for 

September 8, 2016, or a day thereafter that is convenient for the Court;

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and 

between the Parties, through their undersigned counsel of record, subject to the approval of the 

Court, as follows:

• The Motion to Dismiss is due on or before July 1, 2016;

• The Response is due on or before August 1, 2016;

• The Reply is due August 17, 2016;

• The hearing on the Motion to Dismiss is set for September 8, 2016, or a day 

thereafter that is convenient for the court.

Dated: June 9, 2016 MAYER BROWN LLP

By: /s/ Elizabeth Mann

Elizabeth Mann

Attorneys for Defendant

ERNST & YOUNG LLP

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Dated: June 9, 2016 LOWENSTEIN SANDLER LLP

By: /s/ Steven M. Hecht

(as authorized on June 9, 2016)

Steven M. Hecht 

Michael J. McGaughey

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND III QP, L.P.; 

SPECIAL SITUATIONS CAYMAN FUND, 

L.P.; and DAVID M. FINEMAN

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ORDER

Pursuant to the Parties’ stipulation, the briefing schedule for Defendant Ernst & Young 

LLP’s Motion to Dismiss is as follows:

• The Motion to Dismiss is due on or before July 1, 2016;

• The Response is due on or before August 1, 2016;

• The Reply is due August 17, 2016;

• The hearing on the Motion to Dismiss is set for September 8, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. in 

Courtroom 7.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: June 14, 2016

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