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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 TO RESET DISCOVERY 

CUTOFF, DEADLINES AND HEARINGS

MASTER FILE NO. C-02-4497-RMW

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

DALE M. EDMONDSON (S.B. #189793)

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

O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP

2765 Sand Hill Road

Menlo Park, CA 94025-7019

Telephone: (650) 473-2600

Facsimile: (650) 473-2601

E-mail: MLandy@omm.com

DEdmondson@omm.com

JBaker@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 TO RESET 

DISCOVERY CUTOFF, DEADLINES 

AND HEARINGS AND ORDER

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STIPULATION TO RESET DISCOVERY 

CUTOFF, DEADLINES AND HEARINGS

MASTER FILE NO. C-02-4497-RMW

RECITALS

1. WHEREAS, the parties agreed to vacate the discovery cutoff and other deadlines 

pending resolution of plaintiff’s motion to amend, and to submit a revised scheduling order under 

which the case may proceed upon determination of that motion, on March 29, 2006;

2. WHEREAS, the Court signed the parties’ stipulation on April 7, 2006;

3. WHEREAS, the Court denied plaintiff’ motion to amend on May 30, 2006;

4. WHEREAS, Plaintiffs and Defendants have met and conferred regarding an 

appropriate briefing schedule;

STIPULATION OF THE PARTIES

THEREFOR, The parties hereto, plaintiff Steve Bardack and defendants ESS 

Technology, Inc., Robert L. Blair, Patrick Ang, Frederick S.L. Chan, and James B. Boyd, by and 

through their respective counsel of record, hereby stipulate, agree, and request that the Court enter 

an order thereon, as follows:

1. Fact discovery should be completed by December 22, 2006;

2. Discovery motions should be filed by January 26, 2007;

3. Expert disclosures should be made by February 23, 2007;

4. Supplemental expert disclosures should be made by March 12, 2007;

5. Expert discovery should be completed by March 23, 2007;

6. Dispositive motions should be heard by July 27, 2007;

7. Pretrial statements should be submitted by September 21, 2007;

8. Pretrial conference should be held on September 27, 2007 at 2:00 p.m.; and

9. Jury trial should be set for October 15, 2007 at 1:30 p.m. 

DATED: July 19, 2006 LERACH COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER

RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP

By: /s/ John K. Grant

 John K. Grant

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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CUTOFF, DEADLINES AND HEARINGS

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DATED: July 19, 2006 O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP

By: /s/ Dale M. Edmondson

 Dale M. Edmonson

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:

DATED: _________, 2006

 United States District Court Judge 

I, Dale M. Edmondson, 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.

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