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Nature of Suit Code: 850
Nature of Suit: Securities, Commodities, Exchange
Cause of Action: 15:78m(a) Securities Exchange Act

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STIPULATION RE: BRIEFING SCHEDULE AND 

HEARING DATE ON MOT. FOR CLASS CERT.

MASTER FILE NO. C-02-4497-RMW

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MEREDITH N. LANDY (S.B. #136489)

LORI E. ROMLEY (S.B. #148447)

JOSHUA D. BAKER (S.B. #214389)

SARA M. FOLCHI (S.B. #228540)

O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP

2765 Sand Hill Road

Menlo Park, CA 94025-7019

Telephone: (650) 473-2600

Facsimile: (650) 473-2601

MLandy@omm.com

LRomley@omm.com

JBaker@omm.com

SFolchi@omm.com

Attorneys for Defendants

ESS TECHNOLOGY, INC., ROBERT L. BLAIR, 

PATRICK ANG, FREDERICK S. L. CHAN,

and JAMES B. BOYD

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

In re ESS TECHNOLOGY, INC. 

SECURITIES LITIGATION

This Document Relates To:

ALL ACTIONS.

Master File No. C-02-4497-RMW

CLASS ACTION

STIPULATION RE: BRIEFING 

SCHEDULE AND HEARING DATE ON 

MOTION FOR CLASS 

CERTIFICATION; AND ORDER 

THEREON

*E-FILED - 10/6/05*

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RECITALS

1. Whereas, Plaintiffs filed a motion for class certification (“Motion”) and scheduled a 

hearing thereon in this Court for July 22, 2005;

2. Whereas, pursuant to the parties’ June 1, 2005 stipulation, Defendants’ Opposition to 

the Motion was due September 1, 2005 and Plaintiff’s Reply was due October 14, 2005;

3. Whereas, Defendants were delayed in serving class certification discovery requests on 

Plaintiffs until May 13, 2005 due to the death of the parents of Defendants’ lead counsel;

4. Whereas, Plaintiffs served written objections and responses to Defendants’ class 

certification discovery requests on June 22, 2005;

5. Whereas, Plaintiffs served class certification discovery on Defendants on July 5, 2005;

6. Whereas, Defendants served written objections and responses to Plaintiffs’ class 

certification discovery requests on August 17, 2005;

7. Whereas, Plaintiffs and Defendants are continuing meet and confer efforts regarding 

Defendants’ and Plaintiffs’ discovery requests and responses;

8. Whereas, Plaintiffs and Defendants are continuing to produce documents responsive 

to class certification discovery;

9. Whereas, because such document production is still ongoing, Defendants have not 

taken and cannot yet take the deposition of the proposed class representative, lead plaintiff Steve 

Bardack;

10. Whereas, Plaintiffs and Defendants have met and conferred regarding an appropriate 

briefing schedule for the Motion; 

STIPULATION OF THE PARTIES

THEREFOR, Plaintiffs and Defendants, by and through their respective counsel of 

record, hereby stipulate and agree as follows:

1. The hearing on the motion for class certification will be January 13, 2006.

2. Defendants shall file their opposition papers on or before December 2, 2005.

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3. Plaintiffs shall file any reply papers on or before December 30, 2005.

DATED: August 30, 2005 LERACH COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER

RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP

By: /s/ John K. Grant

 John K. Grant

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

DATED: August 30, 2005 O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP

By: /s/ Joshua D. Baker

 Joshua D. Baker

Attorneys for Defendants

ESS Technology, Inc., Robert L. Blair, Patrick Ang, 

Frederick S. L. Chan, and James B. Boyd 

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ORDER

The Court, having considered the recitals and stipulation of the parties, and good cause 

appearing therefor, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows:

1. The hearing on Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification will be January 13, 2006.

2. Defendants shall file their opposition papers on or before December 2, 2005.

3. Plaintiffs shall file any reply papers on or before December 30, 2005.

DATED: _________, 2005

 United States District Court Judge 

I, Joshua D. Baker, am the ECF User whose ID and password are being used to file this 

stipulation re-setting the hearing on class certification and extending the briefing schedule for the 

same. In compliance with General Order 45, X.B., I hereby attest that John K. Grant has 

concurred in this filing.

10/6

/S/ RONALD M. WHYTE

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