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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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JOINT STIPULATION SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

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ROBBINS ARROYO LLP

BRIAN J. ROBBINS (190264)

brobbins@robbinsarroyo.com

CRAIG W. SMITH (164886)

csmith@robbinsarroyo.com

SHANE P. SANDERS (237146)

ssanders@robbinsarroyo.com

GINA STASSI (261263)

gstassi@robbinsarroyo.com

600 B Street, Suite 1900

San Diego, CA 92101

Telephone: (619) 525-3990

Facsimile: (619) 525-3991

Counsel and Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs 

[Additional counsel appear on signature page]

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

IN RE YAHOO! INC. SHAREHOLDER

DERIVATIVE LITIGATION

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Master Docket No.: 3:11-cv-03269-CRB

(Consolidated with 3:11-cv-03301-CRB; and 

3:11-cv-03302-CRB)

JOINT STIPULATION SETTING

BRIEFING SCHEDULE AND ORDER

Judge: Hon. Charles R. Breyer

Courtroom: 6, 17th Floor

This Document Relates to:

ALL ACTIONS.

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Plaintiffs Debra Salzman, Yahia Tawila, and Iron Workers Mid-South Pension Fund 

(collectively, the "Plaintiffs"), and Defendants1 (collectively the "Parties"), by and through their 

undersigned counsel, stipulate as follows: 

WHEREAS, on March 5, 2012, Plaintiffs filed their Verified Consolidated Shareholder 

Derivative Complaint (the "Consolidated Complaint") (Dkt. No. 46);

WHEREAS, on June 7, 2012, this Court entered an order temporarily deferring 

prosecution of this Action pending the Court's ruling on the motion to dismiss in the related 

securities class action, captioned In re Yahoo! Inc. Securities Litigation, Master Docket No.: 11-

cv-02732-CRB (the "Securities Class Action") (Dkt. No. 48);

WHEREAS, on August 10, 2012, this Court issued an order granting the Securities Class 

Action defendants' motion to dismiss, and entered a judgment dismissing the Securities Class 

Action on September 11, 2012;

WHEREAS, on September 18, 2012, the Securities Class Action defendants filed a 

Notice of Appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ("Court of Appeals");

WHEREAS, on December, 13, 2013, this Court granted defendants' motion to stay this 

Action pending the Court of Appeals ruling on the Securities Class Action appeal (the “Stay”), 

and ordered that the Parties meet and confer no later than fourteen days after the Court of 

Appeal's ruling and file a status report no later than seven days after meeting and conferring 

(Dkt. No. 64);

WHEREAS, on May 15, 2015, the Court of Appeals affirmed the August 10, 2012 order 

dismissing the Securities Class Action;

WHEREAS the parties have met and conferred and have agreed upon a proposed 

schedule for the designation of an operative complaint and/or the filing of an amended 

 

1 "Defendants" refers to Carol A. Bartz, Jerry Yang, Roy Bostock, Patti S. Hart, Susan M. James, 

Vyomesh Joshi, David Kenny, Arthur H. Kern, Brad D. Smith, Gary L. Wilson, and Nominal 

Defendant Yahoo! Inc. ("Yahoo" or the "Company").

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complaint, defendants' motion(s) to dismiss and briefing thereon, and a hearing on the motion(s) 

to dismiss; and 

WHEREAS, in the event that there are further developments in the Securities Class 

Action, the parties here will meet and confer again to discuss whether the stay should be renewed

and report back to the Court.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES STIPULATE AND AGREE, SUBJECT TO 

COURT APPROVAL, AS FOLLOWS:

1. Plaintiffs shall file an amended consolidated complaint, or designate an operative 

complaint, on or before July 3, 2015.

2. Defendants shall file any motion(s) to dismiss on or before August 24, 2015.

3. Plaintiffs shall file any opposition(s) to Defendants' motion(s) to dismiss on or 

before October 23, 2015.

4. Defendants shall file any replies in support of their motion(s) to dismiss on or 

before November 20, 2015.

5. Defendants' motion(s) to dismiss shall be set for hearing on December 11, 2015, 

or a later date that is convenient for the Court.

6. In the event that there are further developments in the Securities Class Action, the 

parties here will meet and confer regarding whether the stay should be renewed and report back 

to the Court.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: June 5, 2015 ROBBINS ARROYO LLP

BRIAN J. ROBBINS (190264)

CRAIG W. SMITH (164886)

SHANE P. SANDERS (237146)

GINA STASSI (261263)

s/ Shane P. Sanders

SHANE P. SANDERS

600 B Street, Suite 1900

San Diego, CA 92101

Telephone: (619) 525-3990

Facsimile: (619) 525-3991

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brobbins@robbinsarroyo.com

csmith@robbinsarroyo.com

ssanders@robbinsarroyo.com

gstassi@robbinsarroyo.com

JOHNSON & WEAVER, LLP

FRANK J. JOHNSON (174882)

BRETT M. WEAVER (204715)

SHAWN E. FIELDS (255267)

600 West Broadway, Suite 1540

San Diego, California 92101

Telephone: (619) 230-0063

Facsimile: (619) 255-1856

frankj@johnsonandweaver.com

brettw@johnsonandweaver.com

shawnf@johnsonandweaver.com

THE WEISER LAW FIRM, P.C.

KATHLEEN A. HERKENHOFF (168562)

12707 High Bluff Drive, Suite 200

San Diego, CA 92130

Telephone: (858) 794-1441

Facsimile: (858) 794-1450

kah@weiserlawfirm.com

THE WEISER LAW FIRM, P.C.

ROBERT B. WEISER

BRETT D. STECKER

22 Cassatt Avenue, First Floor

Berwyn, PA 19312

Telephone: (610) 225-2677

Facsimile: (610) 408-8062

rw@weiserlawfirm.com

bds@weiserlawfirm.com

Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs

ROY JACOBS & ASSOCIATES

ROY L. JACOBS

420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 2440

New York, NY 10170

Telephone: (212) 867-1156

Facsimile: (212) 504-8343

jacobs@jacobsclasslaw.com

RYAN & MANISKAS, LLP

KATHARINE M. RYAN

RICHARD A. MANISKAS

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995 Old Eagle School Road., Suite 311

Wayne, PA 19087

Telephone: (484) 588-5516

Facsimile: (484) 450-2582

kryan@rmclasslaw.com

rmaniskas@rmclasslaw.com

Additional Counsel for Plaintiffs

ROBEIN, URANN, SPENCER, PICARD & 

 CANGEMI, APLC.

MARIA CANGEMI

CHRISTINA CARROLL

2540 Severn Avenue, Suite 400

Metairie, LA 70002

Telephone: (504) 885-9994

Facsimile: (504) 885-9969

Additional Counsel for Plaintiff Iron Workers 

Mid-South Pension Fund

Dated: June 5, 2015 MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP

JORDAN ETH (121617)

ANNA ERICKSON WHITE (161385)

MARK R.S. FOSTER (223682)

s/ Mark R.S. Foster

MARK R.S. FOSTER

425 Market Street

San Francisco, CA 94105

Telephone: (415) 268-7000

Facsimile: (415) 268-7522

jeth@mofo.com

awhite@mofo.com

mfoster@mofo.com

Counsel for Nominal Defendant Yahoo! Inc. 

and Defendants Carol A. Bartz, Jerry Yang, 

Roy Bostock, Patti Hart, Susan James, 

Vyomesh Joshi, David Kenny, Arthur Kern,

Brad Smith, and Gary Wilson

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ORDER

Having reviewed the parties' Joint Stipulation Setting Briefing Schedule and good cause 

shown, the Court hereby orders:

1. Plaintiffs will file an amended consolidated complaint, or designate an operative 

complaint on or before July 3, 2015.

2. Defendants shall file any motion(s) to dismiss on or before August 24, 2015.

3. Plaintiffs shall file any opposition(s) to Defendants' motion(s) to dismiss on or 

before October 23, 2015.

4. Defendants shall file any replies in support of their motion(s) to dismiss on or 

before November 20, 2015.

5. Defendants' motion(s) to dismiss shall be set for hearing on December 11, 2015, 

or a later date that is convenient for the Court.

6. In the event that there are further developments in the Securities Class Action, the 

parties here will meet and confer regarding whether the stay should be renewed and report back 

to the Court.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 12, 2015

CHARLES R. BREYER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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ECF ATTESTATION

I, Shane P. Sanders, am the ECF User whose ID and Password are being used to file this:

JOINT STIPULATION SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER

in compliance with Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), I hereby attest that the following people 

have concurred in this filing:

Frank J. Johnson;

Kathleen A. Herkenhoff;

Robert B. Weiser;

Roy L. Jacobs;

Richard A. Maniskas;

Maria Cangemi; and

Anna Erickson White.

Dated: June 5, 2015 ROBBINS ARROYO LLP

By: s/ Shane P. Sanders

SHANE P. SANDERS

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on June 5, 2015, I authorized the electronic filing of the foregoing 

document with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send notification of 

such filing to those signed up as CM/ECF participants.

I hereby certify that I am a member of the Bar of the United States District Court, 

Northern District of California.

I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the 

foregoing is true and correct. Executed on June 5, 2015.

s/ Shane P. Sanders

SHANE P. SANDERS

ROBBINS ARROYO LLP

600 B Street, Suite 1900

San Diego, CA 92101

Telephone: (619) 525-3990

Facsimile: (619) 525-3991

ssanders@robbinsarroyo.com

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