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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 AND PROPOSED ORDER 

RE BRIEFING SCHEDULE CASE NO. C 07-02940 SI 

SUSAN S. MUCK (CSB NO. 126930) 

DEAN S. KRISTY (CSB NO. 157646) 

CHRISTOPHER J. STESKAL (CSB NO. 212297) 

KALAMA M. LUI-KWAN (CSB NO. 242121) 

EMILY ST. JOHN COHEN (CSB NO. 239674) 

FENWICK & WEST LLP 

555 California Street, 12th floor 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Telephone: (415) 875-2300 

Facsimile: (415) 281-1350 

smuck@fenwick.com 

dkristy@fenwick.com 

csteskal@fenwick.com 

klui-kwan@fenwick.com 

ecohen@fenwick.com 

Attorneys for Defendants Connetics Corp., Thomas G. 

Wiggans, C. Gregory Vontz, John Higgins, Lincoln 

Krochmal, Eugene A. Bauer, R. Andrew Eckert, Carl 

B. Felbaum, Denise M. Gilbert, John C. Kane, Thomas 

D. Kiley, Leon E. Panetta, and G. Kirk Raab 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

In re CONNETICS SECURITIES 

LITIGATION 

Case No. C 07-02940 SI 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER REGARDING BRIEFING 

SCHEDULE 

This Stipulation is entered into by and among lead plaintiff Teachers’ Retirement System 

of Oklahoma (“Plaintiff”) and defendants Connetics Corp. (“Connetics”), Thomas G. Wiggans, 

C. Gregory Vontz, John Higgins, Lincoln Krochmal, Eugene A. Bauer, R. Andrew Eckert, Carl 

B. Felbaum, Denise M. Gilbert, John C. Kane, Thomas D. Kiley, Leon E. Panetta, G. Kirk Raab, 

and Alexander J. Yaroshinsky (“Defendants”). 

WHEREAS, on June 6, 2007, this consolidated action was transferred from the Southern 

District of New York to the Northern District of California; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff intends to file an amended consolidated complaint; 

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STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER 

RE BRIEFING SCHEDULE 2 CASE NO. C 07-02940 SI 

WHEREAS, Defendants intend to move to dismiss the amended consolidated complaint 

for failure to state a claim; and 

WHEREAS, the parties believe that the resources of the Court and the parties are best 

conserved, and the interests of judicial economy are best served, by stipulating to a schedule for 

Plaintiff’s amended consolidated complaint and Defendants’ motion to dismiss; 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, pursuant to Northern District of 

California Civil Local Rule 6-1, by and between the undersigned counsel for the parties, as 

follows: 

1. Plaintiff will file and serve an amended consolidated complaint on or before June 

28, 2007. 

2. Defendants will file and serve their respective motions to dismiss the amended 

consolidated complaint for failure to state a claim on or before August 6, 2007. 

3. Plaintiff will file and serve its opposition to Defendants’ motions to dismiss on or 

before September 10, 2007. 

4. Defendants will file and serve their respective replies in support of their motions to 

dismiss the amended consolidated complaint on or before September 27, 2007. 

5. The parties request that the Court schedule a hearing on Defendants’ motions to 

dismiss on the earliest available date. 

IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED, pursuant to Northern District of California Civil Local 

Rule 6-1, by and between the undersigned counsel for the parties, that the parties may enter into 

and submit a further appropriate stipulation amending this filing. 

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STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER 

RE BRIEFING SCHEDULE 3 CASE NO. C 07-02940 SI 

 Respectfully submitted, 

Dated: June 21, 2007 FENWICK & WEST LLP 

By: /s/ 

 Christopher J. Steskal 

555 California Street, Suite 1200 

San Francisco, California 94104 

Telephone: (415) 875-2300 

Facsimile: (415) 281-1350 

Attorneys for Defendants Connetics Corp., 

Thomas G. Wiggans, C. Gregory Vontz, John 

Higgins, Lincoln Krochmal, Eugene A. Bauer, 

R. Andrew Eckert, Carl B. Felbaum, Denise 

M. Gilbert, John C. Kane, Thomas D. Kiley, 

Leon E. Panetta, G. Kirk Raab 

Dated: June 21, 2007 DLA PIPER US LLP 

By: /s/ 

 Alysson Russell Snow 

401 B Street, Suite 1700 

San Diego, California 92101 

Telephone: (619) 699-2858 

Facsimile: (619) 699-2701 

Attorneys for Defendant Alexander J. 

Yaroshinsky 

Dated: June 21, 2007 BERNSTEIN LITOWITZ BERGER & 

GROSSMANN LLP 

By: /s/ 

 David R. Stickney 

12481 High Bluff Drive, Suite 300 

San Diego, California 92130 

Telephone: (858) 793-0070 

Facsimile: (858) 793-0323 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Teachers’ Retirement 

System of Oklahoma and Court Appointed 

Lead Counsel for the Class 

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STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER 

RE BRIEFING SCHEDULE 4 CASE NO. C 07-02940 SI 

Filer’s Attestation: Pursuant to General Order No. 45, Section X(B) regarding signatures, I attest 

under penalty of perjury that concurrence in the filing of the document has been obtained from 

Alysson Russell Snow and David R. Stickney. 

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PURSUANT TO THE STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: ______________ 2007 

 THE HONORABLE SUSAN ILLSTON 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

25251/00402/LIT/1268961.1 

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