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Nature of Suit Code: 160
Nature of Suit: Stockholder's Suits
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Stockholders Suits

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 STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND TIME FOR DEFENDANTS’ TO RESPOND 

TO COMPLAINT - 4:15-CV-05236 

COOLEY LLP 

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

JESSICA VALENZUELA SANTAMARIA (220934) (jsantamaria@cooley.com) 

AMANDA A. MAIN (260814) (amain@cooley.com) 

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

3175 Hanover Street 

Palo Alto, CA 94304-1130 

Telephone: (650) 843-5000 

Facsimile: (650) 849-7400 

Attorneys for Defendants 

W. DENMAN VAN NESS, WILLIAM K. BOWES, JR., 

PETER BARTON HUTT, JOSEPH M. LIMBER, 

KELVIN M. NEU, PATRICK J. SCANNON, 

JOHN VARIAN, TIMOTHY P. WALBERT, 

PAUL D. RUBIN AND JACK L. WYSZOMIERSKI 

and Nominal Defendant XOMA CORPORATION

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

DEBORAH A. FIESER, derivatively on

behalf of XOMA CORPORATION, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

W. DENMAN VAN NESS, WILLIAM K. 

BOWES, JR., PETER BARTON HUTT, 

JOSEPH M. LIMBER, KELVIN M. NEU, 

PATRICK J. SCANNON, JOHN 

VARIAN, TIMOTHY P. WALBERT, 

PAUL D. RUBIN AND JACK L. 

WYSZOMIERSKI and Nominal Defendant 

XOMA CORPORATION, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 4:15-CV-05236-HSG

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND 

TIME FOR DEFENDANTS TO RESPOND TO 

COMPLAINT AND RESCHEDULE CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

Judge: Honorable Haywood S. Gilliam 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO 

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TO COMPLAINT - 4:15-CV-05236 

Pursuant to Civil Local Rules 6-1, 6-2, and 7-12 Plaintiff Deborah A. Fieser (“Plaintiff”) 

and Defendants W. Denman Van Ness, William K. Bowes, Jr., Peter Barton Hutt, Joseph M. 

Limber, Kelvin M. Neu, Patrick J. Scannon, John Varian, Timothy P. Walbert, Paul D. Rubin, 

Jack L. Wyszomierski, and Nominal Defendant XOMA Corporation (collectively, 

“Defendants”), by and through their respective counsel, hereby agree and stipulate that good 

cause exists to request an order from the Court extending Defendants’ deadline to respond to the 

Complaint until April 4, 2016 and rescheduling the initial Case Management Conference 

currently set in this action for March 22, 2016 to May 10, 2016, and to adjust accordingly the 

related deadlines set forth therein. 

WHEREAS, Joseph Markette filed a securities class action lawsuit against XOMA, John 

Varian, and Paul Rubin relating to XOMA’s EYEGUARD-B study in the United States Court for 

the Northern District of California, captioned Markette v. XOMA Corp., et. al., 3:15-CV-3425-

HSG, on July 24, 2015; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff Deborah A. Fieser filed this related shareholder derivative action, 

captioned Fieser v. W. Denman Van Ness, et. cal., Case No. 4:15-CV-05236, on November 16, 

2015 (“Fieser Complaint”); 

WHEREAS, on January 11, 2016, Magistrate Judge Kandis A. Westmore entered an 

order extending Defendants’ time to respond to the Fieser Complaint from January 19, 2016 to 

February 19, 2016 and rescheduling the case management conference to March 22, 2016; 

WHEREAS, on January 12, 2016, Judge Westmore referred this action to this Court to 

determine whether it should be related to Markette v. XOMA Corp., et. al.; 

WHEREAS, on January 25, 2016, this Court entered an order relating this action to 

Markette v. XOMA Corp., et. al., and reassigning it to Judge Haywood S. Gilliam; 

WHEREAS, in an effort to avoid duplication of effort and maximize judicial economy, 

the parties have been discussing various case management procedures, including a potential stay 

of this action pending further developments in Markette v. XOMA Corp., et. al., but have yet to 

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reach agreement; 

WHEREAS, in order to conserve party and Court resources, Plaintiff and Defendants 

agree to extend Defendants’ deadline to respond to the Fieser Complaint to April 4, 2016 to 

provide the parties with additional time to reach agreement regarding case management 

procedures, including a potential stay of this action; 

WHEREAS Plaintiff and Defendants further agree that the initial Case Management 

Conference should be rescheduled for May 10, 2016 and that all associated deadlines (including 

ADR deadlines) be rescheduled accordingly. 

WHEREAS this stipulation shall not be deemed a waiver of any rights or defenses by any 

party, including, but not limited to, the right of the Defendants to raise personal and subject 

matter jurisdiction issues or to file any motions to dismiss or motions, the right to object to any 

discovery requests on any grounds, and this stipulation shall in no way constitute an appearance 

for the purpose of personal jurisdiction over any party; 

NOW THEREFORE, THE FOLLOWING IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between 

the parties, through their respective counsel: 

1. To avoid duplicative efforts and promote judicial economy, Defendants shall have 

no obligation to respond to the Fieser Complaint until April 4, 2015. 

2. The scheduled initial Case Management Conference will be rescheduled to May 

10, 2016 and all related deadlines (including ADR deadlines) will be adjusted 

accordingly. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

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Dated: February 2, 2016 COOLEY LLP 

JESSICA VALENZUELA SANTAMARIA (220934) 

JOHN C. DWYER (136533) 

AMANDA A. MAIN (260814) 

BRETT H. DE JARNETTE (292919) 

 /s/ Jessica Valenzuela Santamaria 

Jessica Valenzuela Santamaria (220934) 

Attorneys for Defendants W. DENMAN VAN NESS, 

WILLIAM K. BOWES, JR., PETER BARTON HUTT, 

JOSEPH M. LIMBER, KELVIN M. NEU, PATRICK J. 

SCANNON, JOHN VARIAN, TIMOTHY P. 

WALBERT, PAUL D. RUBIN AND JACK L. 

WYSZOMIERSKI and Nominal Defendant XOMA 

CORPORATION

Dated: February 2, 2016 GREEN & NOBLIN, P.C. 

ROBERT S. GREEN (136183) 

JAMES ROBERT NOBLIN (114442) 

And 

FEDERMAN & SHERWOOD 

WILLIAM B. FEDERMAN 

 /s/ Robert S. Green 

Robert S. Green (136183) 

Attorneys for Plaintiff DEBORAH A. FIESER 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED 

DATED: February 8, 2016 __________________________________________ 

 Honorable Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. 

 United States District Judge 

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ATTESTATION OF CONCURRENCE IN FILING 

Pursuant to Local Rule 5-1 of The United States District Court for the Northern District of 

California, I, Jessica Valenzuela Santamaria, hereby attest that the concurrence to the filing of the 

foregoing document has been obtained from Robert S. Green, who provided the conformed 

signature above. 

Dated: February 2, 2016 COOLEY LLP

JESSICA VALENZUELA SANTAMARIA (220934) 

JOHN C. DWYER (136533) 

AMANDA A. MAIN (260814) 

BRETT H. DE JARNETTE (292919) 

 /s/ Jessica Valenzuela Santamaria

Jessica Valenzuela Santamaria (220934) 

Attorneys for Defendants W. DENMAN VAN NESS, 

WILLIAM K. BOWES, JR., PETER BARTON HUTT, 

JOSEPH M. LIMBER, KELVIN M. NEU, PATRICK J. 

SCANNON, JOHN VARIAN, TIMOTHY P. 

WALBERT, PAUL D. RUBIN AND JACK L. 

WYSZOMIERSKI and Nominal Defendant XOMA 

CORPORATION 

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