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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 TO MODIFY CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULE

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COOLEY LLP

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

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

3175 Hanover Street

Palo Alto, CA 94304

Telephone: (650) 843-5000

Facsimile: (650) 849-7400

COOLEY LLP

RYAN E. BLAIR (246724) (rblair@cooley.com)

4401 Eastgate Mall

San Diego, CA 92121

Telephone: (858) 550-6000

Facsimile: (858) 550-6420

Attorneys for Defendants

Geron Corporation, John A. Scarlett, Olivia K. Bloom, and Stephen M. Kelsey

[Additional counsel listed on signature page]

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

In re: GERON CORPORATION SECURITIES 

LITIGATION

CA No. 3:14-CV-01224 (CRB)

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO

MODIFY CASE MANAGEMENT 

SCHEDULE

This Document Relates To:

ALL ACTIONS

Judge: Hon. Charles R. Breyer

Courtroom: 6, 17th Floor

CONSOLIDATED CLASS ACTION

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Lead Plaintiff Vinod Patel (“Lead Plaintiff”) and Defendants Geron Corporation, John A. 

Scarlett, Olivia K. Bloom, and Stephen M. Kelsey (collectively “Defendants” and together with 

Lead Plaintiff, the “Parties”), by and through their undersigned counsel, hereby stipulate as follows:

WHEREAS, on November 6, 2015, the Parties filed their Joint Case Management Statement 

and Order (the “Initial CMS”) (ECF No. 94) proposing a litigation schedule and discovery plan for

this action;

WHEREAS, on November 13, 2015, the Court expressly adopted certain dates set forth in 

the Initial CMS, and, although not reflected in the Minute Entry (ECF No. 95), presumably 

approved the remaining dates set forth in the Initial CMS;

WHEREAS, on June 9, 2016, the Court entered an order modifying certain dates set forth in 

the Initial CMS (ECF No. 101) (the “Modified Scheduling Order”);

WHEREAS, the Parties engaged in informal, targeted discovery and attempted to resolve 

the dispute amicably, but have been unable to do so to date; 

WHEREAS, on July 8, 2016, Lead Plaintiff served discovery on Defendants, including 

requests for the production of documents; 

WHEREAS, Defendants intend to serve discovery on Lead Plaintiff, including requests for 

the production of documents; 

WHEREAS, the Parties have met and conferred and agreed to a new case management

schedule that would extend the time for the Parties to substantially complete their respective 

document productions by approximately one month; and

WHEREAS, this one month extension for the Parties to substantially complete their 

respective document productions would not alter any other dates set forth in the Modified 

Scheduling Order; 

WHEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED that, 

1. The following amended case management schedule should be adopted and the dates 

highlighted in the chart below should replace the dates set forth in the Modified Scheduling Order:

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EVENT DATE

Exchange of initial disclosures December 11, 2015

Plaintiff to file class certification motion August 12, 2016

Deadline for substantial completion of document 

productions October 31, 2016

Defendants to respond to Plaintiff's class 

certification motion September 26, 2016

Plaintiff’s reply in support of class certification 

motion November 7, 2016

Hearing on Plaintiff’s class certification motion December 2, 2016, or on a date set by 

the Court

Fact discovery cut-off February 24, 2017

Last day to amend pleadings or add parties March 10, 2017

Deadline for Plaintiff to submit expert reports April 7, 2017

Deadline for Defendants to submit expert reports May 8, 2017

Deadline for Plaintiff to submit rebuttal expert 

reports, if any June 7, 2017

Expert discovery cut-off June 23, 2017

Defendants to file motion for summary judgment 

and/or summary adjudication July 14, 2017

Plaintiff’s to respond to Defendants’ motion for 

summary judgment and/or summary adjudication August 28, 2017

Defendants reply in support of Defendants’ motion 

for summary judgment and/or summary adjudication October 12, 2017

Last day to conduct settlement conference No later than 25 days after Court’s 

ruling on all dispositive motions

Deadline to serve and file Rule 26(a)(3) disclosures No later than 30 days after Court’s 

ruling on all dispositive motions

Deadline to serve motions in limine No later than 30 days after Court’s 

ruling on all dispositive motions

Deadline to serve oppositions to motions in limine No later than 60 days after Court’s 

ruling on all dispositive motions

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Deadline for the Parties to exchange copies of all 

exhibits, summaries, charts, and diagrams to be used 

at trial other than solely for impeachment

No later than 60 days after Court’s 

ruling on all dispositive motions

Deadline to file joint proposed final pretrial order 

and other materials as set forth in the Court’s 

“Guidelines for Trial and Final Pretrial Conference 

in Civil Jury Cases”

No later than 73 days after Court’s 

ruling on all dispositive motions

Pre-trial conference No later than 80 days after Court’s 

ruling on all dispositive motions

Trial to commence No later than 90 days after Court’s 

ruling on all dispositive motions

Dated: July 28, 2016 COOLEY LLP

By: /s/ Ryan E. Blair

John C. Dwyer (136533)

Brett De Jarnette (292919)

3175 Hanover Street

Palo Alto, CA 94304

Telephone: (650) 843-5000

Facsimile: (650) 849-7400

Email: jdwyer@cooley.com

Ryan E. Blair (246724)

4401 Eastgate Mall

San Diego, CA 92121-1909

Telephone: (858) 550-6000

Facsimile: (858) 550-6420

Email: rblair@cooley.com

Attorneys for Defendants Geron Corporation,

John A. Scarlett, Olivia K. Bloom, 

and Stephen M. Kelsey

Dated: July 28, 2016 FARUQI & FARUQI, LLP

By: /s/Richard W. Gonnello______________ Richard W. Gonnello

Richard W. Gonnello (admitted pro hac vice)

Megan M. Sullivan (admitted pro hac vice)

Katherine M. Lenahan (admitted pro hac vice)

685 Third Avenue, 26th Floor

New York, NY 10017

Telephone: 212-983-9330

Facsimile: 212-983-9331

Email: rgonnello@faruqilaw.com

 msullivan@faruqilaw.com

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klenahan@faruqilaw.com

Barbara Rohr SBN 273353

10866 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1470

Los Angeles, CA 90024

Telephone: 424-256-2884

Facsimile: 424-256-2885

Email: brohr@faruqilaw.com

Attorneys for Lead Plaintiff

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ATTESTATION (CIVIL LOCAL RULE 5-1(i)(3))

In accordance with Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), I attest that concurrence in the filing of this 

document has been obtained from the signatory.

Dated: July 28, 2016 FARUQI & FARUQI, LLP

/s/ Ryan E. Blair

Ryan E. Blair (246724)

Attorneys for Defendants

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ORDER

Pursuant to the foregoing stipulation, and good cause appearing, IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: July 29, 2016

Honorable Charles R. Breyer

United States District Judge

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