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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:271 Patent Infringement

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SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP

A Limited Liability Partnership 

Including Professional Corporations 

NEIL A. SMITH, Cal. Bar No. 63777 

DAVID SCHNAPF, Cal. Bar No. 100199 

NATHANIEL BRUNO, Cal. Bar No. 228118 

Four Embarcadero Center, 17th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94111-4106 

Telephone: 415-434-9100 

Facsimile: 415-434-3947 

Electronic mail: nsmith@sheppardmullin.com 

 dschnapf@sheppardmullin.com 

 nbruno@smrh.com 

Attorneys for NOVA MEASURING 

INSTRUMENTS, LTD. and NOVA MEASURING 

INSTRUMENTS, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

OAKLAND DIVISION 

NANOMETRICS INCORPORATED 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

NOVA MEASURING INSTRUMENTS, 

LTD. and NOVA MEASURING 

INSTRUMENTS, INC., 

Defendants. 

 Case No. C06-02252 SBA 

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT 

CONFERENCE 

Honorable Saundra Brown Armstrong 

United States District Judge 

AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIM

[CIVIL L.R. 7-12] 

 

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STIPULATION

WHEREAS THE PARTIES HAVE AGREED through their counsel that the Case 

Management Conference currently set for November 15, 2006 should be continued until the 

proposed date of December 7, 2006 (or such other date as set by the Court) to allow the parties 

time to complete their pre-Conference obligations, and that the date for filing a Joint Case 

Management Conference Statement should also be continued until 10 days prior to the new 

Conference date; 

WHEREFORE, PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 7-12, IT IS HEREBY 

STIPULATED AND RESPECTFULLY REQUESTED THAT this Court continue the Case 

Management Conference until December 7, 2006 (or such other date as set by the Court), and the 

parties shall file their Joint Case Management Conference Statement no later than ten days in 

advance of the new Conference date, and all other associated deadlines shall be calendared based 

on the new Case Management Conference date. 

Respectfully submitted: 

DATED: October 30, 2006 

SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP

By /s/Nathaniel Bruno 

 NEIL A. SMITH 

DAVID SCHNAPF 

NATHANIEL BRUNO 

Attorneys for NOVA MEASURING INSTRUMENTS, 

LTD. and NOVA MEASURING INSTRUMENTS, INC. 

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Respectfully submitted: 

DATED: October 30, 2006 

BECK, ROSS, BISMONTE, & FINLEY, LLP 

By /s/Craig Alan Hansen 

 RON C. FINLEY 

CRAIG ALAN HANSEN 

JEREMY M. DUGGAN 

Attorneys for NANOMETRICS INCORPORATED 

SIGNATURE ATTESTATION

As the attorney e-filing this document, I hereby attest that opposing counsel (Beck, 

Ross, Bismonte & Finley, LLP) has concurred in this filing. 

Respectfully submitted: 

DATED: October 30, 2006 

SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP

By /s/Nathaniel Bruno 

 NEIL A. SMITH 

DAVID SCHNAPF 

NATHANIEL BRUNO 

Attorneys for NOVA MEASURING INSTRUMENTS, 

LTD. and NOVA MEASURING INSTRUMENTS, 

INC. 

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ORDER

In accordance with the above Stipulation of the parties which is incorporated herein 

by reference, and with good cause appearing therefor, the Court orders as follows: 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the Case Management Conference currently set 

for November 15, 2006 at 4:00 p.m. be continued to the date of December 7, 2006 at 2:45 p.m., 

via telephone. Plaintiff's counsel shall initiate the conference call for the Conference at that time 

by getting all parties on the line and contacting chambers at (510) 637-3559. Counsel for the 

parties shall submit a Joint Case Management Conference Statement by no later ten days in 

advance of the Case Management Conference, and all other associated deadlines shall be 

calendared based on the new Case Management Conference date. 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 

_10/31/06__________________

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Honorable Saundra Brown Armstrong 

United States District Judge 

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