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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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LERACH COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER 

 RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP 

PATRICK J. COUGHLIN (111070) 

JOHN K. GRANT (169813) 

LUKE O. BROOKS (212802) 

100 Pine Street, Suite 2600 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: 415/288-4545 

415/288-4534 (fax) 

PatC@lerachlaw.com 

JohnKG@lerachlaw.com 

LukeB@lerachlaw.com 

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WILLIAM S. LERACH (68581) 

655 West Broadway, Suite 1900 

San Diego, CA 92101 

Telephone: 619/231-1058 

619/231-7423 (fax) 

BillL@lerachlaw.com 

Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs 

[Additional counsel appear on signature page.] 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN JOSE DIVISION 

In re ESS TECHNOLOGY, INC. 

SECURITIES LITIGATION 

This Document Relates To: 

ALL ACTIONS. 

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Master File No. C-02-4497-RMW 

CLASS ACTION

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

REGARDING BRIEFING SCHEDULE ON 

MOTION TO AMEND AND VACATING 

DISCOVERY CUT-OFF DUE TO PENDING 

MOTION TO AMEND 

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Plaintiff Steve Bardack and defendants ESS Technology, Inc., Robert L. Blair, Patrick Ang, 

Frederick S.L. Chan, and James B. Boyd, by and through their respective counsel of record, hereby 

stipulate, and request that the Court enter an order thereon, as follows: 

WHEREAS, plaintiff has filed a motion for leave to file an amended complaint and 

defendants have notified plaintiff that they will oppose the motion and the parties have agreed on a 

briefing schedule for the motion; 

WHEREAS, defendants have notified plaintiff that in the event that his motion for leave to 

amend is granted, they intend to file a motion to dismiss; 

WHEREAS, defendants contend that the automatic discovery stay provided by the Private 

Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 has been triggered and that all discovery is stayed; 

WHEREAS, plaintiff does not agree that the automatic stay has been triggered and reserves 

his right to move to continue discovery or to lift the stay, if any, but does agree to provide no less 

than 60 days notice; and 

WHEREAS, the scheduling order in this case presently sets a May 15, 2006 discovery cutoff. 

THEREFORE, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF THE COURT, IT IS HEREBY 

STIPULATED THAT: 

1. Defendants will file their opposition to the motion for leave to amend on or before 

April 18, 2006; plaintiff will file any reply to his motion for leave to amend on or before May 5, 

2006 and the hearing on the motion to amend will be noticed for May 19, 2006; 

2. Pursuant to his agreement, unless the parties agree otherwise, plaintiff will not notice 

a motion to continue discovery or to lift the stay on less than 60 days notice; 

3. The May 15, 2006 discovery cut-off and other dates set in the scheduling order are 

vacated; and 

4. The parties will submit a revised scheduling order after the Court rules on plaintiff’s 

motion to amend. 

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DATED: March 29, 2006 LERACH COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER 

 RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP 

PATRICK J. COUGHLIN 

JOHN K. GRANT 

LUKE O. BROOKS 

/s/ JOHN K. GRANT 

JOHN K. GRANT 

100 Pine Street, Suite 2600 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: 415/288-4545 

415/288-4534 (fax) 

LERACH COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER 

 RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP 

WILLIAM S. LERACH 

655 West Broadway, Suite 1900 

San Diego, CA 92101 

Telephone: 619/231-1058 

619/231-7423 (fax) 

Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs 

SCOTT & SCOTT, LLC 

DAVID R. SCOTT 

108 Norwich Avenue 

Colchester, CT 06415 

Telephone: 860/537-3818 

860/537-4432 (fax) 

GLANCY & BINKOW LLP 

LIONEL Z. GLANCY 

KEVIN RUF 

1801 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 311 

Los Angeles, CA 90067 

Telephone: 310/201-9150 

310/201-9160 (fax) 

Counsel for Plaintiffs 

DATED: March 29, 2006 O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP 

MEREDITH N. LANDY 

/s/ MEREDITH N. LANDY 

MEREDITH N. LANDY 

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2765 Sand Hill Road 

Menlo Park, CA 94025 

Telephone: 650/473-2600 

650/473-2601 (fax) 

Attorneys for Defendants 

I, John K. Grant, am the ECF User whose ID and password are being used to file this Stipulation 

and [Proposed] Order Regarding Briefing Schedule on Motion to Amend and Vacating 

Discovery Cut-Off Due to Pending Motion to Amend. In compliance with General Order 45, 

X.B., I hereby attest that Meredith N. Landy of O’Melveny & Meyers LLP has concurred in this 

filing. 

/s/ JOHN K. GRANT

JOHN K. GRANT 

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O R D E R 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION IT IS SO ORDERED. 

1. Defendants will file their opposition to the motion for leave to amend on or before 

April 18, 2006; plaintiff will file any reply to his motion for leave to amend on or before May 5, 

2006 and the hearing on the motion to amend will be noticed for May 19, 2006; 

2. Pursuant to his agreement, unless the parties agree otherwise, plaintiff will not notice 

a motion to continue discovery or to lift the stay on less than 60 days notice; 

3. The May 15, 2006 discovery cut-off and other dates set in the scheduling order are 

vacated; and 

4. The parties will submit a revised scheduling order after the Court rules on plaintiff’s 

motion to amend. 

DATED: _________________________ 

THE HONORABLE RONALD M. WHYTE 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on March 29, 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/ JOHN K. GRANT 

 JOHN K. GRANT 

LERACH COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER 

RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP 

100 Pine Street, 26th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: 415/288-4545 

415/288-4534 (fax) 

E-mail:JohnG@lerachlaw.com

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