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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Fraud

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JOINT STIPULATION AND CASE NO. 3:14-cv-03810-CRB

[PROPOSED] ORDER 324924

Emily V. Griffen (SBN 209162)

SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP

535 Mission Street, 25th Floor

San Francisco, California 94105-2997

Telephone: (415) 616-1100

Facsimile: (415) 616-1199

Email: egriffen@shearman.com

Jaculin Aaron (SBN 133983)

SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP

599 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10022

Telephone: (212) 848-4000

Facsimile: (212) 848-7179

Email: jaaron@shearman.com

Attorneys for Defendants Frederick W. Smith; 

James L. Barksdale; John A. Edwardson; 

Shirley Ann Jackson; Steven R. Loranger; Gary 

W. Loveman; R. Brad Martin; Joshua Cooper 

Ramo; Susan C. Schwab; David P. Steiner; and 

Paul S. Walsh

[Additional Counsel Listed on Signature Page]

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

CHRISTOPHER LIBERTY, derivatively on 

behalf of FEDEX CORPORATION,

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

FREDERICK W. SMITH; JAMES L. 

BARKSDALE; JOHN A. EDWARDSON; 

SHIRLEY ANN JACKSON; STEVEN R. 

LORANGER; GARY W. LOVEMAN;

R. BRAD MARTIN; JOSHUA COOPER 

RAMO; SUSAN C. SCHWAB; DAVID P. 

STEINER; and PAUL S. WALSH, 

Defendants, 

-andFEDEX CORPORATION,

Nominal Defendant. 

Case No. 3:14-cv-03810-CRB

JOINT STIPULATION REQUESTING 

STATUS CONFERENCE AND ORDER

Courtroom: No. 6, 17th Floor

Judge: Hon. Charles R. Breyer

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JOINT STIPULATION AND 1 CASE NO. 3:14-cv-03810-CRB

[PROPOSED] ORDER 324924

Defendants Frederick W. Smith, James L. Barksdale, John A. Edwardson, Shirley Ann 

Jackson, Steven R. Loranger, Gary W. Loveman, R. Brad Martin, Joshua Cooper Ramo, Susan C. 

Schwab, David P. Steiner, Paul S. Walsh, and Nominal Defendant FedEx Corporation (together, 

“Defendants”), and Plaintiff Christopher Liberty (“Plaintiff” and, together with the Defendants, the 

“Parties”), by and through their undersigned counsel, subject to Court approval, hereby stipulate as 

follows: 

WHEREAS, on August 21, 2014, Plaintiff filed a Shareholder Derivative Complaint for 

Breach of Fiduciary Duty against Defendants (Dkt. No. 1) (the “Complaint”);

WHEREAS, Defendants filed a motion to dismiss the Complaint on November 21, 2014 

(Dkt. No. 17), which was fully briefed by the Parties;

WHEREAS, the Court issued an Order on April 2, 2015, staying the case “[i]n light of the 

pending criminal matter involving the same or similar series of underlying events as those alleged in 

this case . . . .” (Dkt. No. 34);

WHEREAS, the related pending criminal matter, United States v. FedEx Corporation, 

No. CR 14-00380-CRB, was voluntarily dismissed by the Government on June 17, 2016;

WHEREAS, the parties request that the Court hold a status conference in order to discuss 

the status of the action;

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED between Plaintiff, by 

and through his counsel, and Defendants, by and through their counsel, subject to the Court’s 

approval, that a status conference be set for Friday, August 19 at 8:30 a.m. or such other date 

thereafter that is available to the Court.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: July 20, 2016 SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP

By: /s/ Emily V. Griffen

Emily V. Griffen

535 Mission Street, 25th Floor

San Francisco, California 94105-2997

Telephone: 415.616.1100

Facsimile: 415.616.1199

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JOINT STIPULATION AND 2 CASE NO. 3:14-cv-03810-CRB

[PROPOSED] ORDER 324924

Attorneys for Defendants Frederick W. Smith; 

James L. Barksdale; John A. Edwardson; Shirley 

Ann Jackson; Steven R. Loranger; Gary W. 

Loveman; R. Brad Martin; Joshua Cooper Ramo; 

Susan C. Schwab; David P. Steiner; and Paul S. 

Walsh

FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION

By: /s/ Richard R. Roberts

 Richard R. Roberts (pro hac vice)

Legal Department - Litigation Building B, Second Floor

3620 Hacks Cross Road

Memphis, TN 38125

Telephone: 901.434.8575

Facsimile: 901.434.4523

Attorneys for Nominal Defendant Federal Express 

Corporation

COTCHETT, PITRE & McCARTHY, LLP

By: /s/ Mark C. Molumphy

Mark C. Molumphy

840 Malcolm Road, Suite 200

Burlingame, CA 94010

Telephone: 650.697.6000

Facsimile: 650.697.0577

Attorneys for Plaintiff Christopher Liberty,

derivatively on behalf of Federal Express 

Corporation

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JOINT STIPULATION AND 1 CASE NO. 3:14-cv-03810-CRB

[PROPOSED] ORDER 324924

ATTESTATION (CIVIL LOCAL RULE 5-1(i)(3))

In accordance with Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), I attest that concurrence in the filing of this 

document has been obtained from the signatories. 

DATED: July 20, 2016 SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP 

By: /s/ Emily V. Griffen

Attorneys for Defendants Frederick W. Smith; James 

L. Barksdale; John A. Edwardson; Shirley Ann 

Jackson; Steven R. Loranger; Gary W. Loveman; R. 

Brad Martin; Joshua Cooper Ramo; Susan C. Schwab; 

David P. Steiner; and Paul S. Walsh

* * *

ORDER

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that a Status Conference is set for August 19, 2016 at 8:30 a.m..

DATED: July 21, 2016

Hon. Charles R. Breyer

United State District Judge

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