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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 FOR 

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BORIS FELDMAN, State Bar No. 128838 

PERI NIELSEN, State Bar No. 196781 

DAVID L. LANSKY, State Bar No. 199952 

WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI 

Professional Corporation 

650 Page Mill Road 

Palo Alto, CA 94304-1050 

Telephone: (650) 493-9300 

Facsimile: (650) 565-5100 

Email: boris.feldman@wsgr.com 

Attorneys for Defendants 

SUPPORTSOFT, INC., RADHA R. BASU 

and BRIAN M. BEATTIE 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

In re SUPPORTSOFT, INC. 

SECURITIES LITIGATION 

 

This Document Relates To: 

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CASE NO.: C 04-5222 SI 

CLASS ACTION

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER FOR CLASS 

CERTIFICATION 

Before: The Honorable Susan Illston 

WHEREAS, by Order dated March 21, 2005, this Court appointed plaintiffs Scott Roland 

and Jay Young (the “Roland Group”) lead plaintiffs in this action; 

WHEREAS, the Roland Group has filed a motion for class certification; 

WHEREAS, the parties have conferred regarding class certification and have agreed, 

subject to approval of the Court, to the terms and conditions set forth in this stipulation; 

NOW THEREFORE, the parties, by and through their undersigned counsel, hereby 

stipulate as follows: 

1. This action is certified, subject to Paragraph 5 below, to proceed as a class action 

pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure on behalf of all persons and entities 

who purchased or otherwise acquired the securities of SupportSoft, Inc. (“SupportSoft”) from 

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January 20, 2004 to October 1, 2004 (the “Class Period”) and who were damaged thereby (the 

“Class”). Excluded from the Class are the defendants, the officers and directors of SupportSoft 

at all relevant times, members of their immediate families and their legal representatives, heirs, 

successors or assigns and any entity in which any excluded person or entity has a controlling 

interest. 

2. Lead plaintiff Scott Roland is appointed as representative of the Class, subject to 

Paragraph 5 below. 

3. Labaton, Sucharow & Rudoff LLP and Schatz & Nobel, P.C. are designated as 

Co-Lead Counsel for the Class and Glancy Binkow & Goldberg LLP is designated as Liaison 

Counsel for the Class. 

4. Jay Young, who is temporarily unavailable for deposition due to a medical 

condition, withdraws his application to serve as a class representative at this time, without 

prejudice to renewing it at a later time if, for any reason, Scott Roland is unable to continue his 

role as Class Representative. 

5. This stipulation is without prejudice to Defendants’ right, in accordance with Rule 

23(c)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, to seek to alter or amend the size or 

composition of the Class or the length of the Class Period, or to challenge the adequacy or 

typicality of the class representative prior to a decision on the merits. 

6. Within fifteen days of entry of this Order, Co-Lead Counsel, after meeting and 

conferring with counsel for defendants, shall submit to the Court for its review a proposed form of 

notice and a proposed schedule for disseminating notice to the Class. 

Dated: May 31, 2006 WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI 

 Professional Corporation 

 By: /s/ David L. Lansky 

BORIS FELDMAN, State Bar No. 128838 

PERI NIELSEN, State Bar No. 196781 

DAVID L. LANSKY, State Bar No. 199952 

650 Page Mill Road 

Palo Alto, CA 94304-1050 

Telephone: (650) 493-9300 

Facsimile: (650) 565-5100 

Attorneys for Defendants 

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Dated: May 31, 2006 LABATON SUCHAROW & RUDOFF LLP 

 By: /s/ Joseph Sternberg 

JONATHAN M. PLASSE 

CHRISTOPHER J. KELLER 

JOSEPH STERNBERG (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) 

100 Park Avenue 

New York, New York 10017-5563 

Telephone: (212) 907-0700 

Facsimile: (212) 818-0477 

 SCHATZ & NOBEL, P.C. 

ANDREW M. SCHATZ 

JEFFREY S. NOBEL 

NANCY A. KULESA 

MARK P. KINDALL #138703 

One Corporate Center 

20 Church Street, Suite 1700 

Hartford, CT 06103 

Tel.: 860-493-6292 

Fax: 860-493-6290 

GLANCY BINKOW & GOLDBERG LLP

LIONEL Z. GLANCY #134180 

PETER A. BINKOW #173848 

MICHAEL GOLDBERG #188669

1801 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 311 

Los Angeles, California 90067 

Telephone: (310) 201-9150 

Facsimile: (310) 201-9160 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

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THE FOREGOING STIPULATION IS APPROVED AND IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: _____________________ ________________________________________ 

 The Honorable Susan Illston 

United States District Judge 

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 I, David L. Lansky, am the ECF User whose identification and password are being used 

to file this STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION. 

In compliance with General Order 45.X.B, I hereby attest that Joseph Sternberg has concurred in 

this filing. 

Dated: May 31, 2006 WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI, P.C. 

 /s/ David L. Lansky 

 David L. Lansky 

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