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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 REMOVING FROM CALENDAR INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

CV 14 01224 CRB

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Richard W. Gonnello (admitted pro hac vice)

Megan M. Sullivan (admitted pro hac vice)

Katherine M. Lenahan (admitted pro hac vice)

FARUQI & FARUQI, LLP

369 Lexington Avenue, 10th Floor

New York, NY 10017

Telephone: 212-983-9330

Facsimile: 212-983-9331

Email: rgonnello@faruqilaw.com

 msullivan@faruqilaw.com

klenahan@faruqilaw.com

David E. Bower SBN 119546

FARUQI & FARUQI, LLP

10866 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1470

Los Angeles, CA 90024

Telephone: 424-256-2884

Facsimile: 424-256-2885

Email: dbower@faruqilaw.com

Attorneys for Lead Plaintiff Vinod Patel 

[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 

REMOVING FROM CALENDAR 

INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT 

CONFERENCE

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 April 23, 2015 the Court granted the Stipulation and Order to Extend the 

Time Within Which to Answer the Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint and to Set the 

Initial Case Management Conference (ECF No. 79) and thereby ordered that the Initial Case 

Management Conference shall be held 60 days after Defendants file their answer to the 

Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint (“CAC”);

WHEREAS, on May 22, 2015 Defendants filed their answer to the CAC (ECF No. 81);

WHEREAS, the Court scheduled the Initial Case Management Conference to take place on 

July 24, 2015 at 8:30 a.m.;

WHEREAS, the Parties have agreed to participate in a private mediation with Judge Layn 

Phillips (Ret.), which has been scheduled for October 6, 2015, which was the earliest date available; 

and

WHEREAS, the Parties have agreed to take the Initial Case Management Conference off 

calendar during the pendency of mediation discussions, and will reset the conference if it becomes 

necessary to do so.

WHEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED that, 

1. The July 24, 2015 Initial Case Management Conference is removed from the Court’s 

calendar.

Dated: June 26, 2015 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)

369 Lexington Avenue, 10th Floor

New York, NY 10017

Telephone: 212-983-9330

Facsimile: 212-983-9331

Email: rgonnello@faruqilaw.com

 msullivan@faruqilaw.com

klenahan@faruqilaw.com

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David E. Bower SBN 119546

10866 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1470

Los Angeles, CA 90024

Telephone: 424-256-2884

Facsimile: 424-256-2885

Email: dbower@faruqilaw.com

Attorneys for Lead Plaintiff

Dated: June 26, 2015 COOLEY LLP

By: /s/ Ryan E. Blair

John C. Dwyer

3175 Hanover Street

Palo Alto, CA 94304

Telephone: (650) 843-5000

Facsimile: (650) 849-7400

Email: jdwyer@cooley.com

Ryan E. Blair

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

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: June 26, 2015 FARUQI & FARUQI, LLP

/s/ Richard W. Gonnello

Richard W. Gonnello (pro hac vice)

Attorneys for Lead Plaintiff

ORDER

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

Case management conference reset for October 23, 2015 at 8:30 a.m..

DATED: June 29, 2015

Honorable Charles R. Breyer

United States District Judge

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