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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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For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

Mary Jo Meek, derivatively on behalf of the

Agile Software Corporation,

Donald Skeans, derivatively on behalf of the

Agile Software Corporation,

Steven Rossen, derivatively on behalf of the

Agile Software Corporation,

Brenda Hepfer, derivatively on behalf of the

Agile Software Corporation,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

Byron Stolle, et al.,

Defendants,

 and,

Agile Software Corporation,

 Nominal Defendant.

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NO. C 06-07434 JW 

Related cases: 

C 07-00019 JW

C 07-00542 JW

C 07-00673 JW 

ORDER CONSOLIDATING CASES AND

APPOINTING LEAD PLAINTIFFS AND

LEAD COUNSEL

Presently before the Court is a Stipulation and Proposed Order Consolidating Cases and

Appointing Lead Plaintiffs and Lead Counsel. (See Docket Item No. 24.) The related shareholders’

derivative actions were filed on behalf of nominal defendant Agile Software Corporation ("Agile

Software"); they are: Meek v. Stolle, et al., C 06-07434 JW (filed December 5, 2006), Skeans v.

Stolle, et al., C 07-00019 JW (filed on January 3, 2007), Rosen v. Stolle, et al., C 07-00542 JW

(filed on January 26, 2007), and Hepfer v. Stolle, et al., C 07-00673 JW (filed February 1, 2007). 

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Upon review, the Court adopts the parties' Stipulation and further ORDERS as follow: (1)

the Related Derivative Cases consolidated; (2) Plaintiffs Mary Jo Meek and Steven Rosen appointed

Lead Plaintiffs; (3) Schiffrin Barroway Topz & Kessler, LLP and Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller

Rudman & Robbins LLP appointed Co-Lead Counsel. Accordingly, the Court VACATES the

hearing on the motion to consolidate presently scheduled for March 19, 2007.

The Clerk shall consolidate these actions such that the earlier filed action, C 06-07434 JW, is

the lead case. All future filings shall be filed in C 06-07434 JW and bear the caption: "In Re Agile

Software Corporation Derivative Litigation."

A hearing on Defendants’ anticipated motion to dismiss is set for October 1, 2007 at 9 AM. 

If Defendants do not file a motion to dismiss, the Court will conduct a further case management

conference on that date at the 10:00 a.m.

Pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the Court ORDERS all

discovery STAYED pending Defendants’ anticipated motion to dismiss. See In re Altera Corp.

Derivative Litigation, 06-03447 JW, 2006 WL 2917578 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 11, 2006).

To the extent that it is applicable, the Consolidated Complaint shall comply with the

following Structure Regarding Complaint Governed by Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. 

I. ALLEGED UNTRUE STATEMENTS OF A PAST OR THEN-CURRENT

MATERIAL FACT

1. First alleged untrue statement of a material fact. [Include a quotation of

the precise statement which the Plaintiff alleges was made. If multiple parts

of a statement are involved, treat each part as a separate statement.]

a. Date of the statement:

b. Recipient: [Describe the person or entity to whom the

statement was made and how the recipient recorded or

captured the statement.]

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c. Identity of author: [State the basis for attributing statement

to the alleged author. If the identity of the author is unknown,

so state, and state all identifying information known to the

Plaintiff as of the time of the pleading.]

d. True Facts: [Set forth in detail the alleged true status of all

allegedly untrue matters contained in the statement and state

how the Plaintiff knows (or why the Plaintiff believes) that its

allegation of the true status was, in fact, the true status.]

e. Scienter: [Set forth the Plaintiff's allegations of what the

author knew or believed at the time the author made the untrue

statement.]

f. Factual basis for scienter: [Set forth the facts on which the

Plaintiff bases its allegation that the author knew or believed

the true facts at the time the author made the untrue

statement.]

g. Effect, if any, on the stock price or on the market: [If the Plaintiff alleges

that there was no individualized effect, it is permissible to allege effect on

Stock Price in Section H.]

h. Loss causation:

1. Date of loss:

2. Nature of loss: [e.g. Whether Plaintiff purchased stocks at the

inflated price or sold stocks at a price negatively impacted by the

alleged material misstatements or omissions and connection of loss to

conduct described above in Sections a-f .]

3. Extent of loss:

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2. Second alleged untrue statement of a material fact.

a. Date of the statement:

b. Recipient:

c. Identity of author:

d. True Facts:

e. Scienter:

f. Factual basis for scienter.

g. Effect, if any, on the stock price or on the market:

h. Loss causation:

1. Date of loss:

2. Nature of loss:

3. Extent of loss:

II. ALLEGED UNTRUE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS UNACCOMPANIED

BY MEANINGFUL CAUTIONARY LANGUAGE

1. First alleged untrue forward-looking statement of a material fact.

a. Date of the statement:

b. Recipient:

c. Identity of author:

d. True Facts:

e. Scienter:

f. Factual basis for scienter:

g. Effect, if any, on the stock price or on the market:

h. Loss causation:

1. Date of loss:

2. Nature of loss:

3. Extent of loss:

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2. Second alleged untrue forward-looking statement of a material fact.

a. Date of the statement:

b. Recipient:

c. Identity of author:

d. True Facts:

e. Scienter:

f. Factual basis for scienter:

g. Effect, if any, on the stock price or on the market:

h. Loss causation:

1. Date of loss:

2. Nature of loss:

3. Extent of loss:

III. ALLEGED OMISSIONS TO STATE A PAST OR THEN-CURRENT MATERIAL

FACT WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE IN ORDER TO MAKE A

STATEMENT MADE NOT MISLEADING

1. First alleged misleading statement or omission of a material fact. 

[Include a quotation of the precise statement which the Plaintiff alleges was

made. If multiple parts of a statement are involved, treat each part as a

separate statement.]

a. Date of the statement or omission:

b. Recipient: [Describe the person or entity to whom the

statement or omission was made and how the recipient

recorded or captured the statement.]

c. Identity of person responsible for making the misleading or

omitted statement alleged: [State the basis for attributing

statement to the alleged author. If the identity of the author is

unknown, so state, and state all identifying information known

to the Plaintiff as of the time of the pleading.]

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d. Omitted Facts: [Set forth in detail the alleged complete status

of all matters which were omitted from the misleading

statement and how those matters would have prevented the

statement from being misleading and state how the Plaintiff

knows (or why the Plaintiff believes) that its allegation of the

complete status was, in fact, the true status.]

e. Scienter: [Set forth the Plaintiff's allegations of what the

author knew or believed at the time the author omitted the

misleading statement.]

f. Factual basis for scienter: [Set forth the facts on which the

Plaintiff bases its allegation that the author knew or believed

the omitted facts at the time the author made the misleading

statement.] 

g. Effect, if any, on the stock price or on the market:

h. Loss causation:

1. Date of loss:

2. Nature of loss:

3. Extent of loss:

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2. Second alleged misleading statement or omission of a material fact.

a. Date of the statement:

b. Recipient:

c. Identity of person responsible for making the misleading or omitted

statement alleged:

d. Omitted Facts:

e. Scienter:

f. Factual basis for scienter:

g. Effect, if any, on the stock price or on the market:

h. Loss causation:

1. Date of loss:

2. Nature of loss:

3. Extent of loss:

Dated: March 15, 2007 

JAMES WARE

United States District Judge

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THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT COPIES OF THIS ORDER HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO:

Alan R. Plutzik aplutzik@bramsonplutzik.com

David Priebe david.priebe@dlapiper.com

Monique Winkler MoniqueW@lerachlaw.com

Shawn A. Williams shawnw@lerachlaw.com

Travis E. Downs travisd@lerachlaw.com

William S. Lerach e_file_sf@lerachlaw.com

Dated: March 15, 2007 Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: /s/ JW Chambers 

Elizabeth Garcia

Courtroom Deputy

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