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Nature of Suit Code: 850
Nature of Suit: Securities, Commodities, Exchange
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Fiduciary Duty

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STIPULATION RE: CONSOLIDATION OF RELATED ACTIONS AND CASE MANAGEMENT; AND [PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON

CASE NOS. 16-CV-05312-RS; 16-CV-05381-RS; 16-CV-05988-RS 

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ROBBINS ARROYO LLP 

BRIAN J. ROBBINS (190264) 

brobbins@robbinsarroyo.com 

GEORGE C. AGUILAR (126535) 

gaguilar@robbinsarroyo.com 

ASHLEY R. RIFKIN (246602) 

arifkin@robbinsarroyo.com 

600 B Street, Suite 1900 

San Diego, CA 92101 

Telephone: (619) 525-3990 

Facsimile: (619) 525-3991 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Melvin Brenner 

and Proposed Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs 

[Additional Counsel on Signature Pages] 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

BERNARD STERN, Derivatively on Behalf of 

SUNPOWER CORPORATION, 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

THOMAS H. WERNER, CHARLES D.

BOYNTON, ARNAUD CHAPERON, 

BERNARD CLÉMENT, DENIS GIORNO, 

DANIEL LAURÉ, CATHERINE LESJAK,

THOMAS R. MCDANIEL, HUMBERT DE 

WENDEL, and PAT WOOD III, 

 Defendants, 

 – and –

SUNPOWER CORPORATION, 

Nominal Defendant. 

Case No. 3:16-cv-05312-RS 

Hon. Richard Seeborg 

STIPULATION REGARDING 

CONSOLIDATION OF RELATED 

ACTIONS AND CASE MANAGEMENT; 

AND [PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON

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STIPULATION RE: CONSOLIDATION OF RELATED ACTIONS AND CASE MANAGEMENT; AND [PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON

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PETER MOSCONE, Derivatively on Behalf of 

Nominal Defendant SUNPOWER 

CORPORATION, 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

BERNARD CLÉMENT, DENIS GIORNO, 

CATHERINE LESJAK, ARNAUD 

CHAPERON, DANIEL LAURÉ, PAT WOOD 

III, THOMAS R. MCDANIEL, HUMBERT 

DE WENDEL, and THOMAS H. WERNER, 

 Defendants, 

 – and –

SUNPOWER CORPORATION, a Delaware 

Corporation,

Nominal Defendant. 

Case No. 3:16-cv-05381-RS 

Hon. Richard Seeborg

MELVIN BRENNER, Derivatively on Behalf 

of SUNPOWER CORPORATION, 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

THOMAS H. WERNER, CHARLES D. 

BOYNTON, BERNARD CLÉMENT,

LADISLAS PASZKIEWICZ, DANIEL

LAURÉ, CATHERINE A. LESJAK,

THOMAS R. MCDANIEL, PAT WOOD

III, ARNAUD CHAPERON, DENIS

GIORNO, JEAN-MARC OTERO DEL 

VAL, and HUMBERT DE WENDEL, 

 Defendants, 

 – and –

SUNPOWER CORPORATION, a Delaware 

corporation,

Nominal Defendant. 

Case No. 5:16-cv-05988-RS 

Hon. Richard Seeborg 

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STIPULATION RE: CONSOLIDATION OF RELATED ACTIONS AND CASE MANAGEMENT; AND [PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON

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WHEREAS, there are presently three related shareholder derivative actions against certain 

of the officers and directors of SunPower Corporation ("SunPower") on file in this Court; 

WHEREAS, in an effort to assure consistent rulings and decisions and the avoidance of 

unnecessary duplication of effort, counsel for the parties to the related SunPower shareholder 

derivative actions currently on file in this Court enter into this stipulation. The counsel are: 

(1) Robbins Arroyo LLP and Vita Law Offices P.C. on behalf of plaintiff Melvin Brenner; (2) Profy 

Promisloff & Ciarlanto, P.C., Law Office Of Alfred G. Yates, Jr., P.C., and Brodsky & Smith, LLC 

on behalf of plaintiff Bernard Stern; (3) Gainey McKenna & Egleston and The Wagner Firm on 

behalf of plaintiff Peter Moscone; (4) and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on behalf of 

defendants Thomas H. Werner, Charles D. Boynton, Bernard Clément, Ladislas Paszkiewicz, 

Daniel Lauré, Catherine A. Lesjak, Thomas R. Mcdaniel, Pat Wood III, Arnaud Chaperon, Denis 

Giorno, Jean-Marc Otero del Val, and Humbert de Wendel, and nominal defendant SunPower 

(collectively, "Defendants"); 

WHEREAS, the parties have met and conferred and agree that, as these actions arise out of 

the same alleged transactions and occurrences and involve the same or substantially similar alleged 

issues of fact and law, they are related and should be consolidated pursuant to Rule 42(a) of the 

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (hereinafter the "Consolidated Action") and that consolidation of 

the actions will promote judicial economy and preserve both public and private resources; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs1

 and Defendants agree that it would be duplicative and wasteful of 

the Court's resources for Defendants to have to respond to the individual complaints prior to the 

agreed-upon consolidation; and 

WHEREAS, Defendants take no position of the selection of lead counsel for Plaintiffs in the 

Consolidated Action but agree that the appointment of lead counsel facilitates orderly progress and 

organization in the litigation of the Consolidated Action; 

 

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 "Plaintiffs" refers to plaintiffs Stern, Moscone, Brenner, and any plaintiff in any related case (as 

defined herein) that may be consolidated with, and into, the Consolidated Action. 

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

Defendants, through their respective counsel of record, as follows: 

1. The following actions are hereby related and consolidated for all purposes, 

including pre-trial proceedings and trial: 

Abbreviated Case Name Case Number Date Filed 

Stern v. Werner, et al. 5:16-cv-05312-RS Sept. 16, 2016 

Moscone v. Clement, et al. 5:16-cv-05381-RS Sept. 20, 2016 

Brenner v. Werner, et al. 3:16-cv-05988-RS Oct. 17, 2016 

2. Every pleading filed in the Consolidated Action, or in any separate action included 

herein, shall bear the following caption: 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

IN RE SUNPOWER CORPORATION 

SHAREHOLDER DERIVATIVE 

LITIGATION

Lead Case No. 5:16-cv-05312-RS 

(Consolidated with Case Nos. 5:16-cv05381-RS and 3:16-cv-05988-RS) 

This Document Relates To: 

3. The files of the Consolidated Action shall be maintained in one file under Master 

File No. 5:16-cv-05312-RS. 

4. Defendants are not required to respond to the complaint in any action consolidated 

into this Consolidated Action, other than a consolidated complaint or a complaint designated as the 

operative complaint. The parties will meet and confer regarding a schedule for the case, including 

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the filing of a consolidated or operative complaint and Defendants' response thereto, following 

consolidation. 

5. Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs for the conduct of the Consolidated Action is:

ROBBINS ARROYO LLP 

BRIAN J. ROBBINS 

GEORGE C. AGUILAR 

ASHLEY R. RIFKIN 

600 B Street, Suite 1900 

San Diego, CA 92101 

Telephone: (619) 525-3990 

Facsimile: (619) 525-3991 

6. Plaintiffs' Lead Counsel shall have sole authority to speak for Plaintiffs in matters 

regarding pre-trial procedure, trial, and settlement and shall make all work assignments in such 

manner as to facilitate the orderly and efficient prosecution of this litigation and to avoid duplicative 

or unproductive effort. 

7. Plaintiffs' Lead Counsel shall be responsible for coordinating all activities and 

appearances on behalf of Plaintiffs. No motion, request for discovery, or other pre-trial or trial 

proceedings shall be initiated or filed by any plaintiff except through Plaintiffs' Lead Counsel. 

8. Plaintiffs' Lead Counsel shall be available and responsible for communications to 

and from this Court, including distributing orders and other directions from the Court to counsel. 

Plaintiffs' Lead Counsel shall be responsible for creating and maintaining a master service list of all 

parties and their respective counsel. 

9. Defendants' counsel may rely upon all agreements made with Plaintiffs' Lead 

Counsel, or other duly authorized representative of Plaintiffs' Lead Counsel, and such agreements 

shall be binding on all Plaintiffs. 

10. Defendants' counsel signing this stipulation shall appear for and accept service on 

behalf of all their clients who have not already been served. 

11. This Order shall apply to each case, arising out of the same or substantially the same 

transactions or events as these cases, which is subsequently filed in, remanded to or transferred to 

this Court. 

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12. When a case which properly belongs as part of the In re SunPower Corporation 

Shareholder Derivative Litigation, Lead Case No. 5:16-cv-05312-RS, is hereafter filed in the Court 

or transferred here from another court, this Court requests the assistance of counsel in calling to the 

attention of the clerk of the Court the filing or transfer of any case which might properly be 

consolidated as part of the In re SunPower Corporation Shareholder Derivative Litigation, Lead 

Case No. 5:16-cv-05312-RS, and Lead Counsel are to assist in assuring that counsel in subsequent 

actions receive notice of this Order. All such related derivative actions that are subsequently filed 

in, or transferred to, this District shall be consolidated into this action. 

13. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(b)(2)(E)-(F), service by e-mail transmission shall be 

permitted in addition to service via ECF notification. 

14. Nothing herein shall be construed as effecting a waiver or concession by any of the 

parties. All parties preserve all of their claims and defenses. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: November 10, 2016 ROBBINS ARROYO LLP 

s/ George C. Aguilar 

GEORGE C. AGUILAR 

Brian J. Robbins 

George C. Aguilar

Ashley R. Rifkin

600 B Street, Suite 1900 

San Diego, CA 92101

Telephone: (619) 525-3990 

Facsimile: (619) 525-3991 

brobbins@robbinsarroyo.com

gaguilar@robbinsarroyo.com

arifkin@robbinsarroyo.com

Proposed Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs and 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Melvin Brenner

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VITA LAW OFFICES P.C. 

Richard J. Vita

100 State Street, 9th Floor

Boston, MA 02109 

Telephone: (617) 426-6566 

Facsimile: (617) 249-2119 

rjv@vitalaw.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff Melvin Brenner

Dated: November 10, 2016 BRODSKY & SMITH, LLC 

s/ Evan J. Smith 

EVAN J. SMITH 

Evan J. Smith

9595 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 900

Beverly Hills, CA 90212 

Telephone: (877) 534-2590 

Facsimile: (310) 247-0160 

esmith@brodsky-smith.com 

PROFY PROMISLOFF & CIARLANTO, P.C. 

Jeffrey J. Ciarlanto

Joseph M. Profy

David M. Promisloff

100 N. 22nd Street, Unit 105

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Telephone: (215) 259-5156 

Facsimile: (215) 600-2642 

david@prolawpa.com

profy@prolawpa.com

ciarlanto@prolawpa.com

LAWOFFICE OF ALFRED G. YATES, JR., P.C. 

Alfred G. Yates, Jr.

Gerald L. Rutledge

519 Allegheny Building

429 Forbes Avenue

Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Telephone: (412) 391-5164 

Facsimile: (412) 471-1033 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Bernard Stern

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Dated: November 10, 2016 THE WAGNER FIRM

s/ Avi N. Wagner 

AVI N. WAGNER 

Avi N. Wagner

1925 Century Park East, Suite 2100

Los Angeles, CA 90067

Telephone: (310) 491-7949 

Facsimile: (310) 694-3967 

avi@thewagnerfirm.com

GAINEY McKENNA & EGLESTON

Thomas J. Mckenna

Gregory M. Egleston

440 Park Avenue South, 5th Floor

New York, NY 10016

Telephone: (212) 983-1300 

Facsimile: (212) 983-0383 

gegleston@gme-law.com 

tjmckenna@gme-law.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Peter Moscone

Dated: November 10, 2016 WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI 

Professional Corporation

s/ Steven M. Schatz 

STEVEN M. SCHATZ 

Steven M. Schatz

Katherine L. Henderson

650 Page Mill Road

Palo Alto, CA 94304

Telephone: (650) 493-9300 

Facsimile: (650) 493-6811 

sschatz@wsgr.com

khenderson@wsgr.com

Attorneys for Defendants SunPower Corporation, 

Thomas H. Werner, Charles D. Boynton, Bernard 

Clément, Ladislas Paszkiewicz, Daniel Lauré, 

Catherine A. Lesjak, Thomas R. Mcdaniel, Pat 

Wood III, Arnaud Chaperon, Denis Giorno, JeanMarc Otero del Val, and Humbert de Wendel 

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I, George C. Aguilar, am the ECF User whose ID and password are being used to file this 

Stipulation Regarding Consolidation of Related Actions and Case Management. In compliance 

with Civil L.R. 5-1(i), I hereby attest that concurrence in the filing of this document has been 

obtained from each of the other signatories. 

s/ George C. Aguilar 

GEORGE C. AGUILAR 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: 

HONORABLE RICHARD SEEBORG 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

11/15/16

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

 I hereby certify that on November 10, 2016, I electronically filed the foregoing with the 

Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to the email addresses on the Electronic Mail Notice for this action. 

 I further certify that I caused a true and correct copy of the foregoing to be sent via 

electronic mail to the following: 

Steven M. Schatz 

Katherine L. Henderson 

650 Page Mill Road 

Palo Alto, CA 94304 

sschatz@wsgr.com 

khenderson@wsgr.com 

Attorneys for Defendants Thomas H. 

Werner, Charles D. Boynton, Bernard 

Clément, Ladislas Paszkiewicz, 

Daniel Lauré, Catherine A. Lesjak, 

Thomas R. Mcdaniel, Pat Wood III, 

Arnaud Chaperon, Denis Giorno, 

Jean-Marc Otero del Val,Humbert de 

Wendel, and nominal defendant 

SunPower Corporation

s/ George C. Aguilar 

GEORGE C. AGUILAR 

 1135316

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