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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:2201 Declaratory Judgement

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CARSTENS & CAHOON, LLP

David W. Carstens (TX Bar No. 03906900)

Vincent J. Allen (TX Bar No. 24012209)

Casey L. Griffith (TX Bar No. 24036687)

James R. Gourley (TX Bar No. 24050679)

13760 Noel Road, Suite 900

Dallas, Texas 75240

Telephone: (972) 367-2001

Facsimile: (972) 367-2002

Electronic mail: carstensgcclaw.com

allen ,cclaw.com

griffith@cclaw.com

ourleygcclaw.com

Appearances Pro Hac Vice

SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP

A Limited Liability Partnership, Including Professional Corporations

Neil A. Smith, Cal. Bar No. 63777

Nathaniel Bruno, Cal. Bar No. 228118

Four Embarcadero Center, 17th Floor

San Francisco, California 94111-4106

Telephone: 415-434-9100

Facsimile: 415-434-3947

Electronic mail: nsmith(c-r,sheppardmullin.com

nbruno @shepp ardmul lin. com

Attorneys for Defendants QUEST MEDICAL, INC.

and BRUCE B. BECKER, M.D.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA - SAN JOSE DIVISION

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ACCLARENT, INC., EXPLORAMED II,

INC., and ADVANCED POLYMERS, INC.,

Plaintiffs,

V.

QUEST MEDICAL, INC. and BRUCE B.

BECKER, M.D.,

Case No. C 06-00844 JF (PVT)

STIPULATION TO RESCHEDULE CASE

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE FROM

JUNE 1, 2007 TO JUNE 29, 2007, AND

[PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON

[Civil L.R. 6-2, 7-121

Honorable Jeremy Fogel

United States District Judge Defendants.

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RESCHEDULING cMc

FROM JUNE 1, 2007 TO JUNE 29, 2007

CASE No. C06.00844 JF (PVT)

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STIPULATION

Pursuant to Civil Local Rules 6-2 and 7-12, Plaintiffs and Counterdefendants Acclarent, Inc.,

Exploramed II, Inc., and Advanced Polymers, Inc. (collectively, "Plaintiffs"), and Defendants and

Counterclaimants Quest Medical, Inc., and Bruce B. Becker, M.D. (collectively, "Defendants"),

through their respective counsel of record, jointly request and stipulate that the Court continue the

Case Management Conference ("CMC") in this matter from June 1 to June 29, 2007, for the

following reasons:

This Court held a CMC on March 2, 2007. The Court continued that CMC to April 6, 1.

2007, because the parties' cross-motions to compel were then pending before the Honorable

Magistrate Judge Patricia V. Trumbull. On April 2, 2007, the Court entered an order pursuant to a

stipulation of the parties continuing the April 6 CMC to May 4, 2007 because Judge Trumbull had

not yet ruled on the majority of the issues in the cross-motions [Docket No. 139].

2. Judge Trumbull has now ruled on the parties' cross-motions pursuant to a sealed

order dated April 9, 2007 [Docket No. 140]. The parties served certain supplemental discovery

responses under the order. The parties have not fully met and conferred but currently dispute

whether the supplemental discovery responses are adequate. Further meeting and conferring will be

necessary before determining whether follow-up discovery motions will be filed before Judge

Trumbull.

3. Most recently, this month the parties engaged in a face-to-face meeting in efforts to

settle this action. Those efforts were not ultimately successful, but the parties wish to continue their

efforts. The parties agreed at the settlement meeting to request that the CMC be continued two

weeks, to June 15, 2007, to allow further time for the parties to continue to discuss settlement.

Outside counsel for two of the Plaintiffs, however, have conflicts and are not available to attend a

CMC on June 15 or June 22. Accordingly, the parties request and stipulate that the CMC be

continued until June 29, 2007.

Because the Court has previously continued prior CMCs because of the discovery disputes,

because the parties have been engaging in earnest efforts to settle this action and wish to continue

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those efforts, and in order for the CMC to be as meaningful as possible and for the case schedule to

be as realistic as possible, the parties request and stipulate that this Court continue the June 1, 2007

CMC to June 29, 2007, at 10:30 a.m.

By his signature below, counsel for Defendants attests that counsel for all parties concur in

the filing of this Stipulation.

Dated: May 24, 2007 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW,

GARRETT & DUNNER L.L.P.

By: /s/

Robert F. McCauley

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

ACCLARENT, INC., and EXPLORAMED II, INC.

Dated: May 24, 2007 FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI L.L.P.

By: /s/

Dan D. Davison

Attorneys for Plaintiff

ADVANCED POLYMERS, INC.

Dated: May 24, 2007 SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON

L.L.P.

By: /s/

Nathaniel Bruno

Attorneys for Defendants

QUEST MEDICAL, INC., and BRUCE B.

BECKER, M.D.

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

RESCHEDULING CMC FROM JUNE 1, 2007 TO

JUNE 29, 2007

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION AND FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN, IT IS HEREBY

ORDERED THAT:

The Further Case Management Conference in this action currently scheduled for June 1, 2007

at 10:30 a.m. is hereby continued to June 29, 2007 at 10:30 a.m.

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The Honorable Jeremy Fogel

United States District Court Judge

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JUNE 24, 2007

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