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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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MORGAN, LEWIS &

BOCKIUS LLP 

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

SAN FRANCISCO

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MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 

MICHAEL J. LAWSON, State Bar No. 66547 

JAMI WINTZ MCKEON, State Bar No. 237923 

JOSEPH E. FLOREN, State Bar No. 168292 

One Market, Spear Street Tower 

San Francisco, CA 94105-1126 

Tel: 415.442.1000 

Fax: 415.442.1001 

E-mail: michael.lawson@morganlewis.com 

 jmckeon@morganlewis.com 

 jfloren@morganlewis.com 

Attorneys for Defendant 

THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA -- SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

JOSEPH AVENIUS, an individual, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC, 

et al., 

Defendants. 

Case No. C 06-4458-JL 

STIPULATION EXTENDING TIME FOR 

DEFENDANTS' RESPONSE TO 

COMPLAINT 

WHEREAS, this action was removed to this Court by Defendants from the California 

Superior Court for San Francisco County on July 21, 2006; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs have advised Defendants that they intend to file a motion to 

remand this action to the state court from which it was removed; and 

WHEREAS, the parties agree that Defendants should not be required to file their 

responses to the Complaint, which Defendants have advised will be motions, until after the 

determination of Plaintiffs’ motion to remand the action, 

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

the undersigned counsel for all parties, that the time for Defendants to answer, plead, move 

against, or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this action shall be extended until thirty (30) 

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days after the Court issues its ruling upon Plaintiffs’ motion to remand the action. Plaintiffs agree 

not to treat any failure to respond by any Defendant before that time as a default. 

SO STIPULATED AND AGREED. 

Dated: July 28, 2006 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 

 By: /s/ 

 Joseph E. Floren 

 Attorneys for Defendant 

 THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. 

 E-Filing Attestation I, Joseph E. Floren, am the ECF User whose ID and password are 

being used to file this document. In compliance with General Order 45 X.B., I hereby attest that 

each of the ten signatories identified below has concurred in this filing. 

Dated: July 28, 2006 DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL 

 

 By: /s/ 

 Arthur J. Burke 

 Attorneys for Defendant 

 MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED 

Dated: July 28, 2006 PROSKAUER ROSE LLP 

 

 By: /s/ 

 Michael A. Firestein 

 Attorneys for Defendant 

 BEAR, STEARNS SECURITIES CORP. 

Dated: July 28, 2006 KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 

 

 By: /s/ 

 Mark E. McKane 

 Attorneys for Defendant 

 UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 

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Dated: July 28, 2006 WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE & DORR 

LLP 

 

 By: /s/ 

 Mark D. Flanagan 

 Attorneys for Defendants 

 CITIGROUP, INC. and 

 CREDIT SUISSE (USA) INC. 

Dated: July 28, 2006 SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & 

 FLOM LLP 

 

 By: /s/ 

 James E. Lyons 

 Attorneys for Defendant 

 MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & 

 SMITH INCORPORATED 

Dated: July 28, 2006 HELLER EHRMAN LLP 

 By: /s/ 

 Michael J. Shepard 

Attorneys for Defendant 

LEHMAN BROTHERS INC. 

Dated: July 28, 2006 FENWICK & WEST 

 By: /s/ 

 Dean S. Kristy 

Attorneys for Defendant 

DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC. 

Dated: July 28, 2006 O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP 

 

 By: /s/ 

 Christopher D. Catalano 

 Attorneys for Defendant 

 BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC 

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Dated: July 28, 2006 CLIFFORD CHANCE US LLP 

 By: /s/ 

 Daniel R. Harris 

Attorneys for Defendant 

 THE BANK OF NEW YORK 

Dated: July 28, 2006 STEIN & LUBIN LLP 

 

 By: /s/ 

 Theodore A. Griffinger 

 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

1-SF/7396244.1 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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A

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Martin J. Jenkins

8/22/2006

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