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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:145 Patent Infringement

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RESCHEDULING

HEARING ON KYPHON’S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE ITS FIRST

AMENDED ANSWER TO AMENDED COMPLAINT AND

COUNTERCLAIM

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Frank E. Scherkenbach, SBN 142549 (scherkenbach@fr.com)

Fish & Richardson P.C.

225 Franklin Street

Boston, MA 02110-2804

Telephone: (617) 542-5070

Facsimile: (617) 542-8906

Karen I. Boyd, SBN 189808 (boyd@fr.com)

Fish & Richardson P.C.

500 Arguello Street, Suite 500

Redwood City, CA 94063

Telephone: (650) 839-5070

Facsimile: (650) 839-5071

Thomas S. McClenahan, SBN 203204 (mcclenahan@fr.com)

Michael J. Kane (pro hac vice) (michael.kane@fr.com)

William R. Woodford (pro hac vice) (woodford@fr.com)

Fish & Richardson P.C.

3300 Dain Rauscher Plaza

60 South Sixth Street

Minneapolis, MN 55402

Telephone: (612) 335-5070

Facsimile: (612) 288-9696

Attorneys for Defendant

KYPHON INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

(SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION)

MEDTRONIC, INC., MEDTRONIC 

VASCULAR, INC., MEDTRONIC USA, INC., 

MEDTRONIC VASCULAR GALWAY LTD., 

MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK, INC., and 

SDGI HOLDINGS, INC.,

 Plaintiffs,

v.

KYPHON INC.,

 Defendant.

Civil Action No. C06-02559 SI

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER RESCHEDULING HEARING ON 

KYPHON’S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO 

FILE ITS FIRST AMENDED ANSWER TO 

AMENDED COMPLAINT AND 

COUNTERCLAIM

Date: December 1, 2006

Time: 9:00 a.m.

Before: Hon. Susan Illston

Courtroom: 10

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The parties hereby stipulate that the hearing on Kyphon’s Motion for Leave to File its First 

Amended Answer to Amended Complaint and Counterclaim (Doc. 78), currently scheduled for 

November 17, 2006, shall be rescheduled for December 1, 2006 at 9:00 a.m. and consolidated 

with the hearing on Kyphon Inc’s Motion for Sanctions Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 11 (Doc. 68), which is also scheduled for December 1, 2006 at 9:00 a.m.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: October 31, 2006 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.

By: s/Thomas S. McClenahan

Thomas S. McClenahan

Attorney for Defendant

KYPHON INC.

Dated: October 31, 2006 AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP

By: s/Steven M. Zager

Steven M. Zager

Attorney for Plaintiffs 

MEDTRONIC, INC., MEDTRONIC 

VASCULAR, INC., MEDTRONIC USA, INC., 

MEDTRONIC VASCULAR GALWAY LTD., 

MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK, INC., and 

SDGI HOLDINGS, INC.

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: , 2006

Honorable Susan Illston

United States District Court

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SIGNATURE ATTESTATION

Pursuant to General Order No. 45, Section X(B) regarding signatures, I attest under 

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

M. Zager. 

Dated: October 31, 2006 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.

By: s/Thomas S. McClenahan

Thomas S. McClenahan

Attorneys for Defendant

KYPHON, INC.

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