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Nature of Suit Code: 160
Nature of Suit: Stockholder's Suits
Cause of Action: 15:15 Antitrust Litigation

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LERACH COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER 

 RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP 

SHAWN A. WILLIAMS (213113) 

MONIQUE C. WINKLER (213031) 

AELISH M. BAIG (201279) 

100 Pine Street, Suite 2600 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: 415/288-4545 

415/288-4534 (fax) 

shawnw@lerachlaw.com 

moniquew@lerachlaw.com 

aelishb@lerachlaw.com 

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TRAVIS E. DOWNS III (148274) 

BENNY C. GOODMAN III (211302) 

655 West Broadway, Suite 1900 

San Diego, CA 92101 

Telephone: 619/231-1058 

619/231-7423 (fax) 

travisd@lerachlaw.com 

bgoodman@lerachlaw.com 

[Proposed] Lead Counsel for Plaintiff 

[Additional counsel appear on signature page.] 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN JOSE DIVISION 

DR. IAN BEISER, Derivatively on Behalf of 

PMC-SIERRA, INC., 

Plaintiff, 

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ROBERT L. BAILEY, et al., 

Defendants, 

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PMC-SIERRA, INC., a Delaware corporation, 

Nominal Defendant. 

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No. C-06-05330-RS 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

CONSOLIDATING CASES FOR ALL 

PURPOSES; SETTING SCHEDULE FOR 

FILING OF CONSOLIDATED COMPLAINT 

AND CONTINUING CMC TO FEBRUARY 

7, 2007 

[Caption continued on following page.] 

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LAWRENCE BARONE, Derivatively on 

Behalf of PMC-SIERRA, INC., 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

ROBERT L. BAILEY, et al., 

Defendants, 

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PMC-SIERRA, INC., a Delaware corporation, 

Nominal Defendant. 

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No. C-06-06473-RS 

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WHEREAS, there are two related shareholder derivative actions on behalf of Nominal 

Defendant PMC-Sierra, Inc. (“PMC-Sierra”) pending in this district: 

Abbreviated Case Name Case Number Date Filed 

Beiser v. Bailey, et al. C-06-05330-RS August 29, 2006 

Barone v. Bailey, et al. C-06-06473-RS October 16, 2006 

WHEREAS, the two related shareholder derivative actions arise out of the same transactions 

and occurrences and involve the same or substantially similar issues of law and fact, and, therefore, 

should be consolidated for all purposes under Fed. R. Civ. P. 42(a); 

WHEREAS, on October 26, 2006, Plaintiff Ian Beiser moved to consolidate the abovereferenced actions and to appoint Beiser as lead plaintiff and Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman 

& Robbins LLP (“Lerach Coughlin”) as lead counsel; 

WHEREAS, on November 22, 2006, this Court issued an Order Re Motion to Consolidate 

and to Appoint Lead Plaintiff and Counsel instructing Plaintiff Beiser to re-notice the motion and 

ensure that all parties in the Barone action are served therewith; 

WHEREAS, plaintiff’s counsel in the Beiser action has met and conferred with plaintiff’s 

counsel in the Barone action and with defendants’ counsel in both actions; 

WHEREAS, all parties agree to consolidation of the above-referenced actions; 

WHEREAS, after meeting and conferring, all named plaintiffs agree that Beiser should be 

appointed Lead Plaintiff and Lerach Coughlin should be appointed Lead Counsel; 

WHEREAS, defendants take no position as to the appointment of Beiser as Lead Plaintiff 

and Lerach Coughlin as Lead Counsel; 

WHEREAS, counsel for plaintiffs and defendants (including Nominal Defendant 

PMC-Sierra and all Individual Defendants) have met and conferred and respectfully request that the 

Case Management Conference currently scheduled in the Beiser action for December 6, 2006 at 2:30 

p.m. should be continued until February 7, 2007 at 2:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the Court is 

available so as to occur after such time as the Beiser and Barone actions have been consolidated; and 

WHEREAS, the agreed-upon schedule set forth below is not for the purpose of delay, 

promotes judicial efficiency, and will not cause prejudice to any party. 

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THEREFORE, IT IS STIPULATED AND AGREED by plaintiff and defendants, through 

their respective counsel of record, as follows: 

I. CONSOLIDATION OF ACTIONS 

1. The following actions are hereby consolidated for all purposes, including pretrial 

proceedings, trial and appeal: 

Abbreviated Case Name Case Number Date Filed 

Beiser v. Bailey, et al. C-06-05330-RS August 29, 2006 

Barone v. Bailey, et al. C-06-06473-RS October 16, 2006 

2. The caption of these consolidated actions shall be “In re PMC-Sierra, Inc. Derivative 

Litigation” and the files of these consolidated actions shall be maintained in one file under Master 

File No. C-06-05330-RS. Any other actions now pending or later filed in this Court which arise out 

of or are related to the same facts as alleged in the above-identified cases shall be consolidated for all 

purposes, if and when they are brought to the Court’s attention. 

3. Every pleading filed in the consolidated actions, or in any separate action included 

herein, shall bear the following caption: 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN JOSE DIVISION 

In re PMC-SIERRA, INC. ) Master File No. C-06-05330-RS 

DERIVATIVE LITIGATION ) 

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This Document Relates To: ) 

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4. When a pleading is intended to be applicable to all actions governed by this Order, 

the words “All Actions” shall appear immediately after the words “This Document Relates To:” in 

the caption set out above. When a pleading is intended to be applicable to only some, but not all, of 

the consolidated actions, this Court’s docket number for each individual action to which the pleading 

is intended to be applicable and the abbreviated case name of said action shall appear immediately 

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after the words “This Document Relates To:” in the caption described above (e.g., “No. C-06-05330-

RS, Beiser v. Bailey, et al.”). 

5. A Master Docket and a Master File hereby are established for the above consolidated 

proceedings and for all other related cases filed in or transferred to this Court. Separate dockets shall 

continue to be maintained for each of the individual actions hereby consolidated, and entries shall be 

made in the docket of each individual case in accordance with the regular procedures of the clerk of 

this Court, except as modified by this Order. 

6. When a pleading is filed and the caption shows that it is applicable to “All Actions,” 

the clerk shall file such pleading in the Master File and note such filing on the Master Docket. No 

further copies need be filed, and no other docket entries need be made. 

7. When a pleading is filed and the caption shows that it is to be applicable to fewer than 

all of the consolidated actions, the clerk will file such pleading in the Master File only but shall 

docket such filing on the Master Docket and the docket of each applicable action. 

8. When a case which properly belongs as part of In re PMC-Sierra, Inc. Derivative 

Litigation is filed in this Court or transferred to this Court from another court and assigned to Judge 

Richard Seeborg, the clerk of this Court shall: 

(a) Place a copy of this Order in the separate file for such action; 

(b) Mail to the attorneys for the plaintiff(s) in the newly-filed or transferred case a 

copy of this Order and direct that this Order be served upon or mailed to any new defendant(s) or 

their counsel in the newly-filed or transferred case; and 

(c) Make an appropriate entry on the Master Docket. This Court requests the 

assistance of counsel in calling to the attention of the clerk of this Court the filing or transfer of any 

case which properly might be consolidated as part of In re PMC-Sierra, Inc. Derivative Litigation. 

II. APPOINTMENT OF LEAD PLAINTIFF AND CO-LEAD COUNSEL 

9. Plaintiff Ian Beiser shall be appointed Lead Plaintiff. 

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10. The law firm of Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP shall be 

appointed Lead Counsel for plaintiff in the consolidated PMC-Sierra shareholder derivative actions.1

11. Lead Counsel shall have authority to speak for plaintiff in matters regarding pretrial 

and trial procedure and settlement negotiations, 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. 

12. Lead Counsel shall be responsible for coordination of all activities and appearances 

on behalf of plaintiff and for the dissemination of notices and orders of this Court. No motion, 

request for discovery or other pretrial proceedings shall be initiated or filed by plaintiff except 

through Lead Counsel. 

13. Lead Counsel also shall be available and responsible for communications to and from 

this Court. Lead Counsel shall be responsible for the creation and maintenance of a master service 

list of all parties and their respective counsel. 

14. Defendants’ counsel may rely upon all agreements made with Lead Counsel, or other 

duly authorized representatives of plaintiff, and such agreements shall be binding on plaintiff. 

III. SCHEDULE 

15. Plaintiff shall no later than 45 days from the entry of this Order file and serve a 

Consolidated Complaint which will supersede all existing complaints filed in these actions. 

Defendants need not respond to any of the pre-existing complaints. Service shall be effected with 

respect to defendants by serving the Consolidated Complaint on counsel for defendants. 

16. Defendants shall answer or otherwise respond to the Consolidated Complaint no later 

than 45 days from the date of service. In the event that defendants file and serve any motion directed 

at the Consolidated Complaint, plaintiff shall file and serve their opposition within 45 days after the 

 

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Coughlin as Lead Counsel. 

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service of the motion. If defendants file and serve a reply to plaintiff’s opposition, they will do so 

within 30 days after service of the opposition.2

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

DATED: November 30, 2006 LERACH COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER 

 RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP 

SHAWN A. WILLIAMS 

MONIQUE C. WINKLER 

AELISH M. BAIG 

/s/ 

AELISH M. BAIG 

100 Pine Street, Suite 2600 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: 415/288-4545 

415/288-4534 (fax) 

LERACH COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER 

 RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP 

TRAVIS E. DOWNS III 

BENNY C. GOODMAN III 

655 West Broadway, Suite 1900 

San Diego, CA 92101 

Telephone: 619/231-1058 

619/231-7423 (fax) 

LERACH COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER 

 RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP 

THOMAS G. WILHELM 

9601 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 510 

Los Angeles, CA 90210 

Telephone: 310/859-3100 

310/278-2148 (fax) 

[Proposed] Lead Counsel for Plaintiff 

DATED: November 30, 2006 THE LAW OFFICE OF DAVID M. 

GOLDSTEIN 

DAVID M. GOLDSTEIN 

/s/ 

DAVID M. GOLDSTEIN 

 

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 This agreement supersedes the briefing schedule previously stipulated to by the parties to the 

Beiser and Barone actions (filed November 17, 2006 and November 22, 2006, respectively). 

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10535 Foothill Boulevard, Suite 300 

Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730 

Telephone: 909/466-4757 

909/980-5525 (fax) 

marlene@daveglaw.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Lawrence Barone 

I, AELISH M. BAIG, am the ECF User whose ID and password are being used to file this 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER CONSOLIDATING CASES FOR ALL PURPOSES; 

SETTING SCHEDULE FOR FILING OF CONSOLIDATED COMPLAINT AND CONTINUING 

CMC TO FEBRUARY 7, 2007. In compliance with General Order 45, X.B., I hereby attest that 

David M. Goldstein has concurred in this filing. 

DATED: November 30, 2006 LATHAM & WATKINS LLP 

ELLEN KINSLEY BROWN 

/s/ 

ELLEN KINSLEY BROWN 

505 Montgomery Street, Suite 2000 

San Francisco, CA 94111-2562 

Telephone: 415/395-8289 

ellen.brown@lw.com 

LATHAM & WATKINS LLP 

PATRICK E. GIBBS 

140 Scott Drive 

Menlo Park, CA 94025-3656 

Telephone: 650/328-4600 

650/463-2600 (fax) 

Attorneys for Defendants 

I, AELISH M. BAIG, am the ECF User whose ID and password are being used to file this 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER CONSOLIDATING CASES FOR ALL PURPOSES; 

SETTING SCHEDULE FOR FILING OF CONSOLIDATED COMPLAINT AND CONTINUING 

CMC TO FEBRUARY 7, 2007. In compliance with General Order 45, X.B., I hereby attest that 

Ellen Kinsley Brown has concurred in this filing. 

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O R D E R 

Having considered the parties’ Stipulation, and good cause appearing, the Court hereby 

GRANTS the parties’ Stipulation. Further, the Case Management Conference currently scheduled in 

the Beiser action for December 6, 2006 at 2:30 p.m. will be continued until February 7, 2007 at 2:30 

p.m. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: _________________________ 

THE HONORABLE RICHARD SEEBORG 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

T:\CasesSF\PMC Sierra Derivative\STP00037133.doc 

December 6, 2006

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on November 30, 2006, 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 e-mail 

addresses denoted on the attached Electronic Mail Notice List, and I hereby certify that I have 

mailed the foregoing document or paper via the United States Postal Service to the non-CM/ECF 

participants indicated on the attached Manual Notice List. 

 s/ AELISH M. BAIG 

 AELISH M. BAIG 

LERACH COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER 

RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP 

100 Pine Street, Suite 2600 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: 415/288-4545 

415/288-4534 (fax) 

E-mail:aelishb@lerachlaw.com

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Mailing Information for a Case 5:06-cv-05330-RS 

Electronic Mail Notice List 

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z Ellen Kinsley Brown

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z William S. Lerach

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z Maria V. Morris

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z Darren J. Robbins

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