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

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TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT 

CONFERENCE, CASE NOS. C-07-0955-JF; C07-1264 JF; C-07-1265-JF 

NINA F. LOCKER, State Bar No. 123838 

CAZ HASHEMI, State Bar No. 210239 

DIANE M. WALTERS, State Bar No. 148136

WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI 

Professional Corporation 

650 Page Mill Road 

Palo Alto, CA 94304-1050 

Telephone: (650) 493-9300 

Facsimile: (650) 565-5100 

Email: dwalters@wsgr.com 

Attorneys for Defendants John R. Ambroseo, 

Gerald C. Barker, Dennis C. Bucek, 

Charles W. Cantoni, Kevin P. Connors, 

Vittorio Fossati-Bellani, Robert M. Gelber, 

John H. Hart, James L. Hobart, Kevin McCarthy, 

Paul L. Meissner, Gary W. Rogerson, 

Helene Simonet, Luis Spinelli, James L. Taylor, 

Lawrence Tomlinson, Ronald A. Victor, 

Sandeep Vij and Nominal Defendant Coherent, Inc. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN JOSE DIVISION 

JAMES M. LEE, 

Derivatively on Behalf of COHERENT, INC., 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

JOHN R. AMBROSEO, BERNARD J. 

COUILLAUD, HELENE SIMONET, LUIS 

SPINELLI, VITTORIO FOSSATI-BELLANI, 

RONALD A. VICTOR, PAUL L. MEISSNER, 

SCOTT H. MILLER, DENNIS C. BUCEK, 

CHARLES W. CANTONI, SANDEEP VIJ, 

JOHN H. HART, LAWRENCE TOMLINSON, 

ROBERT J. QUILLINAN and GARRY W. 

ROGERSON, 

Defendants, 

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COHERENT, INC., a Delaware corporation, 

 Nominal Defendant. 

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CASE NO.: C-07-0955-JF 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER TO CONTINUE INITIAL 

CASE MANAGEMENT 

CONFERENCE

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J. DAVIS BARTHOLOMEW, 

Derivatively on Behalf of COHERENT, INC., 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

JOHN R. AMBROSEO, BERNARD J. 

COUILLAUD, HELENE SIMONET, LUIS 

SPINELLI, VITTORIO FOSSATI-BELLANI, 

RONALD A. VICTOR, PAUL L. MEISSNER, 

SCOTT H. MILLER, DENNIS C. BUCEK, 

CHARLES W. CANTONI, SANDEEP VIJ, 

JOHN H. HART, LAWRENCE TOMLINSON, 

ROBERT J. QUILLINAN and GARRY W. 

ROGERSON, 

Defendants, 

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COHERENT, INC., a Delaware corporation, 

 Nominal Defendant. 

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CASE NO.: C-07-1264-JF 

MICHAEL WERNER, 

Derivatively on Behalf of COHERENT, INC., 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

BERNARD J. COUILLAUD, JOHN R. 

AMBROSEO, CHARLES W. CANTONI, JOHN 

H. HART, ROBERT J. QUILLINAN, JAMES L. 

HOBART, HENRY E. GAUTHIER, ROBERT 

M. GELBER, SCOTT H. MILLER, KEVIN P. 

CONNORS, GERALD C. BARKER, 

VITTORIO FOSSATI-BELLANI, JAMES L. 

TAYLOR, KEVIN MCCARTHY, LUIS 

SPINELLI, RON VICTOR, and HELENE 

SIMONET, 

Defendants, 

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COHERENT, INC., 

 Nominal Defendant. 

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CASE NO.: C-07-1265-JF 

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WHEREAS, plaintiff James Lee has filed a motion to consolidate the above-captioned 

shareholder derivative actions and to appoint lead plaintiff and lead counsel, and plaintiff 

Michael Werner has filed a separate motion to consolidate these actions and to appoint lead 

counsel; 

WHEREAS, the hearing regarding plaintiff Lee’s and plaintiff Werner’s motions to 

consolidate and to appoint lead plaintiff and/or lead counsel is set for May 25, 2007 at 9:00 a.m.; 

WHEREAS, the Initial Case Management Conference is currently set for May 25, 2007; 

WHEREAS, the parties wish to avoid the premature preparation of multiple case 

management submissions prior to the consolidation of the above-referenced actions and the 

designation of lead plaintiff and/or lead counsel; 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between the undersigned, 

subject to the approval of the Court, that the Initial Case Management Conference in the abovecaptioned actions shall be continued until thirty (30) days after the date of entry of an order 

consolidating the actions and appointing lead counsel and/or lead plaintiff, or such other later 

date that the Court deems appropriate, and that the related case management deadlines shall be 

adjusted accordingly. 

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IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: May 16, 2007 WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI 

Professional Corporation 

By: /s/ Diane M. Walters 

 Diane M. Walters 

Attorneys for Defendants John R. Ambroseo, 

Gerald C. Barker, Dennis C. Bucek, 

Charles W. Cantoni, Kevin P. Connors, 

Vittorio Fossati-Bellani, Robert M. Gelber, 

John H. Hart, James L. Hobart, Kevin 

McCarthy, Paul L. Meissner, Gary W. 

Rogerson, Helene Simonet, Luis Spinelli, 

James L. Taylor, Lawrence Tomlinson, 

Ronald A. Victor, Sandeep Vij, and 

Nominal Defendant Coherent, Inc. 

Dated: May 16, 2007 HELLER EHRMAN LLP 

By: /s/ Charles R. Jaeger 

 Charles R. Jaeger 

Attorneys for Defendant Scott H. Miller 

Dated: May 16, 2007 FARELLA BRAUN & MARTEL LLP 

By: /s/ C. Brandon Wisoff 

 C. Brandon Wisoff 

Attorneys for Defendant Bernard J. Couillaud 

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Dated: May 16, 2007 LERACH COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER 

RUDMAN & ROBBINS, LLP 

By: /s/ Shawn Williams 

 Shawn Williams 

Attorneys for Plaintiff James M. Lee 

Dated: May 16, 2007 SCHIFFRIN BARROWAY TOPAZ & 

KESSLER, LLP 

By: /s/ Nichole Browning 

 Nichole Browning 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Michael Werner 

Dated: May 16, 2007 JOHNSON BOTTINI LLP 

By: /s/ Frank J. Johnson 

 Frank J. Johnson 

Attorneys for Plaintiff J. Davis Bartholomew 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: May __, 2007 

 The Honorable Jeremy Fogel 

 United States District Court Judge 

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I, Diane M. Walters, am the ECF user whose identification and password are being used 

to file the STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE INITIAL CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE. In compliance with General Order 45.X.B, I hereby attest 

that Charles R. Jaeger, C. Brandon Wisoff, Shawn Williams, Nichole Browning and Frank 

Johnson have concurred in this filing. 

Dated: May 16, 2007 WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI 

Professional Corporation 

By: /s/ Diane M. Walters 

 Diane M. Walters 

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