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Nature of Suit Code: 850
Nature of Suit: Securities, Commodities, Exchange
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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STIPULATION AND [ ORDER CONCERNING IND. DEFS’ ADMIN. MOTION TO SEAL

CASE NO. CV 06-03514-RMW-HRL 1

pa-1129005 DARRYL P. RAINS (CA SBN 104802) (drains@mofo.com) 

SUNIL R. KULKARNI (CA SBN 186723)

ELIZABETH J. MILES (CA SBN 240075)

MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP

755 Page Mill Road

Palo Alto, California 94304-1018 

Telephone: 650.813.5600 

Facsimile: 650.494.0792

Attorneys for Individual Defendants Richard S. Hill, Jeffery C. 

Benzing, D. James Guzy, Glen G. Possley, J. David Litster, Tom 

Long, Robert H. Smith, William R. Spivey, NeilR. Bonke, 

Youssef A. El-Mansy, Yoshio Nishi, Ann D. Rhoads, William 

H. Kurtz, and Delbert A. Whitaker UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

IN RE NOVELLUS SYSTEMS, INC.

DERIVATIVE LITIGATION, Master File No. 

CV 06-03514-RMW-HRL 

DERIVATIVE ACTION

STIPULATION AND 

[] ORDER 

CONCERNING INDIVIDUAL 

DEFENDANTS’ 

ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO 

SEAL

This Document Relates To:

ALL ACTIONS. Date: March 23, 2007 

Time: 9:00 a.m.

Court: Courtroom 6 Judge: Hon. Ronald M. Whyte

WHEREAS, the individual defendants filed on January 19, 2007, an administrative

motion to seal the unredacted version of their motion to dismiss; 

WHEREAS, plaintiff filed on January 24, 2007, an opposition to the motion to seal; WHEREAS, the parties wish to avoid burdening the Court with unnecessary motion 

practice;

*E-FILED - 3/26/07*

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pa-1129005 NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between 

the undersigned counsel for plaintiff and defendants, subject to the approval of the Court, as 

follows:

1. The individual defendants will file in the public record the unredacted version of 

their motion to dismiss. 2. The Court need not address the individual defendants’ January 19, 2007, 

administrative motion to seal (Docket No. 60).

3. The public filing of the motion to dismiss shall not be evidence that the 

confidentiality of any Novellus document designated as "Confidential" has been waived. Dated: February 9, 2007 DARRYL P. RAINS

SUNIL R. KULKARNI

ELIZABETH J. MILES

MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP

By: /s/ Sunil R. Kulkarni 

SUNIL R. KULKARNI

Attorneys for Individual Defendants

Richard S. Hill, Jeffery C. Benzing, D. 

James Guzy, Glen G. Possley, J. David 

Litster, Tom Long, Robert H. Smith, 

William R. Spivey, Neil R. Bonke, 

Youssef A. El-Mansy, Yoshio Nishi, 

Ann D. Rhoads, William H. Kurtz, and 

Delbert A. Whitaker Dated: February 9, 2007 SHAWN A. WILLIAMS

LERACH COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER 

 RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP

By: /s/ Shawn A. Williams

SHAWN A. WILLIAMS

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

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pa-1129005 Dated: February 9, 2007 BETSY C. MANIFOLD

WOLF HALDENSTEIN ADLER

 FREEMAN & HERZ LLP

By: /s/ Betsy C. Manifold

BETSY C. MANIFOLD

Attorneys for Plaintiff ATTESTATION

I, Sunil R. Kulkarni, am the ECF user whose identification and password are being used to 

file this STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER CONCERNING INDIVIDUAL 

DEFENDANTS’ ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO SEAL. Pursuant to General Order 45, 

X.B., I hereby attest that Shawn A. Williams of Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins 

LLP and Betsy C. Manifold of Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP, counsel for 

plaintiff, have concurred in this filing. 

Dated: February 9, 2007 

By: /s/ Sunil R. Kulkarni

SUNIL R. KULKARNI

 

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pa-1129005 ORDER

PURSUANT TO THE STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: 

 By: 

THE HONORABLE RONALD W. WHYTE

United States District Judge 

3/26/07

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