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Nature of Suit Code: 160
Nature of Suit: Stockholder's Suits
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-(Citizenship)

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STIPULATION REGARDING DISMISSAL WITH

PREJUDICE AND WAIVE NOTICE REQUIREMENT OF

FRCP 23.1(C)

CASE NO. 4:15-CV-04625-PJH 

Patrice L. Bishop (182256) 

pbishop@ssbla.com 

STULL, STULL & BRODY 

9430 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 400 

Beverly Hills, CA 90212 

Tel: 310-209-2468 

Fax: 310-209-2087 

Liaison Counsel for Plaintiffs 

[Additional Counsel on Signature Page] 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

OAKLAND DIVISION 

IN RE ROCKET FUEL INC. DERIVATIVE 

LITIGATION 

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Master Case No.: 4:15-cv-4625-PJH 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER REGARDING 

VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL WITH 

PREJUDICE AND WAIVE NOTICE 

REQUIREMENT OF FRCP 23.1(c) 

Honorable Phyllis J. Hamilton 

This Document Relates To: 

ALL DERIVATIVE ACTIONS 

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STIPULATION REGARDING DISMISSAL WITH

PREJUDICEAND WAIVE NOTICE REQUIREMENT OF

FRCP 23.1(C)

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WHEREAS, this Court entered an Order Granting Motion to Dismiss With Leave to 

Amend on August 26, 2016, on the ground that Plaintiffs had failed to adequately allege under 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23.1 that demand on the Board of Directors of Rocket Fuel was 

futile (Dkt. No. 75); 

WHEREAS, this Court entered a further Order Denying Proposed Voluntary Dismissal 

on September 28, 2016 (Dkt. No. 79); 

WHEREAS, Lead Plaintiff Victor Veloso and Plaintiffs Hugues Gervat, William Pack, 

and Michael McCawley (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) have determined not to amend their 

complaint; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs desire to dismiss the instant action with prejudice pursuant to this 

Court’s Order dated September 28, 2016 (Dkt. No. 79) and subject to Rule 41(a) and Rule 

23.1(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; 

WHEREAS, Defendants are agreeable to said dismissal and have neither answered the 

Complaint nor filed a motion for summary judgment, rendering dismissal on these terms 

otherwise appropriate under Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a); 

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs submit that no notice to shareholders should be required under 

Fed. R. Civ. P. 23.1(c) because neither Plaintiffs nor Plaintiffs’ counsel have received nor will 

receive any compensation for this dismissal and no formal notice of the action was provided 

prior to the proposed dismissal; 

WHEREAS, the Parties agree to bear their own costs and fees incurred during the 

litigation of the above entitled consolidated actions; 

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STIPULATION REGARDING DISMISSAL WITH

PREJUDICE AND WAIVE NOTICE REQUIREMENT OF

FRCP 23.1(C)

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WHEREFORE, the Parties respectfully request this Court enter an order granting 

dismissal of this action with prejudice and waiving the Fed. R. Civ. P. 23.1(c) requirement that 

notice be provided to shareholders. 

Dated: October 5, 2016 STULL, STULL & BRODY 

s/ Patrice L. Bishop 

 PATRICE L. BISHOP

 9430 W. Olympic Boulevard, Suite 400 

Beverly Hills, CA 90212 

Telephone: (310) 209-2468 

Facsimile: (310) 209-2087 

Email: pbishop@ssbla.com 

Liaison Counsel for Plaintiffs 

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 

Email: tjmckenna@gme-law.com 

 gegleston@gme-law.com 

Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs 

Dated: October 5, 2016 WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & 

ROSATI 

s/ Nina F. Locker

 Nina. F. Locker (SBN 123838) 

Rodney G. Strickland(SBN 161934) 

Evan L. Seite (SBN 274641) 

Joni Ostler (SBN 274641) 

650 Page Mill Road 

Palo Alto, CA 94304 

Telephone: (650) 493-9360 

Facsimile: (650) 565-5100 

Email: nlocker@wsgr.com

 rstrickland@wsgr.com eseite@wsgr.com jostler@wsgr.com 

Counsel for Nominal Defendant 

Rocket Fuel Inc. and all Individual 

Defendants 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING DISMISSAL WITH

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FRCP 23.1(C)

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Pursuant to Civil L.R. 5-1(i)(3), I, Patrice L. Bishop, attest that all other signatories listed, 

and on whose behalf the filing is submitted, concur in the filing’s content and have authorized the 

filing. 

Dated: October 5, 2016 /s/ Patrice L. Bishop 

 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

Pursuant to the foregoing stipulation, this consolidated action and each of the actions 

identified below are hereby dismissed with prejudice. 

1) Veloso v. John et al., No. 4:15-cv-04625-PJH; 

2) Gervat v. Wootton et al., No. 4:16-cv-00332-PJH; 

3) Pack v. John et al., No. 4:16-cv-00608-PJH; and 

4) McCawley v. Wootton et al., No. 4:16-cv-00812-PJH 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: 

 

 HONORABLE PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

October 6, 2016

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton

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