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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:2201 Declaratory Judgement

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SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP

A Limited Liability Partnership

Including Professional Corporations

NEIL A. SMITH, Cal. Bar No. 63777

NATHANIEL BRUNO, Cal. Bar No. 228118

Four Embarcadero Center, 17th Floor

San Francisco, California 94111-4106

Telephone: 415-434-9100

Facsimile: 415-434-3947

Electronic mail: nsmith&sheppardmullin.com

nbruno@sheppardmullin. com

Attorneys for Defendants QUEST MEDICAL, INC. and BRUCE B. BECKER, M.D.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

CASE NO. C 06-00844 JF (PVT)

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]

ORDER EXTENDING DEFENDANTS'

DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO

COMPLAINT

[Civil Local Rule 7-121

Defendants.

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER EXTENDING

DEFENDANTS' DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT

CASE No. C06-00844JF (PVT)

ACCLARENT, INC., EXPLORAMED II, INC.,

and ADVANCED POLYMERS, INC.,

Plaintiffs,

V.

QUEST MEDICAL, INC., and BRUCE B.

BECKER, M.D.,

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STIPULATION

In an effort to settle and resolve this case, the parties are scheduling a face-to-face meeting,

to occur within the next month. Therefore, Plaintiffs Acclarent, Inc., ExploraMed II, Inc., and

Advanced Polymers, Inc., and Defendants Quest Medical, Inc. and Bruce B. Becker, M.D., through

their respective counsel of record hereby stipulate that Defendants Quest Medical, Inc. and Bruce B.

Becker, M.D. shall have through and including 14 days after the parties' face-to-face meeting, but in

any event no later than December 18, 2006, to answer the Complaint in this action.

By his signature below, counsel for Defendants Quest Medical, Inc. and Bruce B. Becker,

M.D. attests that counsel for all parties concur in the filing of this Stipulation

Dated: November 6, 2006 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON,'FARABOW,

GARRETT & DUNNER L.L.P.

By: /s/ _

Robert F. McCauley

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

ACCLARENT, INC., and EXPLORAMED 11, INC.

Dated: November 6, 2006 FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI L.L.P.

By: /s/

John O'Malley

Attorneys for Plaintiff

ADVANCED POLYMERS, INC.

Dated: November 6, 2006 SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON

L.L.P.

By: /s/

Nathaniel Bruno

Attorneys for Defendants

QUEST MEDICAL, INC., and BRUCE B.

BECKER, M.D.

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

EXTENDING DEFENDANTS' DEADLINE TO

RESPOND TO COMPLAINT

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[PROPOSEDI ORDER

In accordance with the above Stipulation of the parties which is incorporated herein by

reference, and with good cause appearing therefor, the Court orders as follows:

Defendants Quest Medical, Inc. and Bruce B. Becker, M.D. are hereby granted through and

including 14 days after the parties' face-to-face meeting, but in any event no later than December 18,

2006, to answer the Complaint in this action.

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

The Honorable Jeremy Fogel

United States District Court Judge

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EXTENDING DEFENDANTS' DEADLINE TO

RESPOND TO COMPLAINT

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