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Nature of Suit Code: 380
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Property Damage
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Property Damage

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 STIPULATED REQUEST FOR ORDER EXTENDING DISCOVERY DEADLINES C-07-6198 MHP

GILBERT R. SEROTA (No. 75305) 

Email: gserota@howardrice.com 

CLARA J. SHIN (No. 214809) 

Email: cshin@howardrice.com 

MICHAEL L. GALLO (No. 220552) 

Email: mgallo@howardrice.com 

HOWARD RICE NEMEROVSKI CANADY 

FALK & RABKIN 

A Professional Corporation 

Three Embarcadero Center, 7th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94111-4024 

Telephone: 415/434-1600 

Facsimile: 415/217-5910 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

THOMAS WEISEL PARTNERS LLC and 

THOMAS WEISEL INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE 

LIMITED 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

THOMAS WEISEL PARTNERS LLC, a 

Delaware limited liability company, and 

THOMAS WEISEL INTERNATIONAL 

PRIVATE LIMITED, an Indian company, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

BNP PARIBAS, a French corporation, BNP 

PARIBAS SECURITIES (ASIA) LIMITED, a 

Hong Kong company, and PRAVEEN 

CHAKRAVARTY, an individual, 

Defendants. 

No. C-07-6198 MHP 

Action Filed: December 6, 2007

STIPULATED REQUEST FOR ORDER 

EXTENDING DISCOVERY DEADLINES 

AND TRIAL DATE AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER (L.R. 6-2) 

Proposed Trial Date: August 17, 2010 

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Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 6-2, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties 

hereto through their respective attorneys of record that, if the Court approves, the current discovery

deadlines in the above-captioned case be extended as set forth below. The stipulation is based on 

the following: 

On November 23, 2009, the Court held a discovery hearing and directed the parties to meet 

and confer on various discovery matters. 

The parties have met and have made substantial progress towards resolving their outstanding 

discovery disputes. To permit the completion of discovery, the parties have agreed to further extend 

the discovery deadlines and trial date. 

The current schedule has been set in a series of agreements and court orders. On 

November 18, 2008, the parties in the above-captioned action filed a Discovery Plan pursuant to 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f) setting forth, among other things, discovery deadlines. On 

February 9, 2009, the parties appeared for a Status Conference and the Court issued Amended Civil 

Minutes setting discovery deadlines and a trial date. On June 12, 2009, the Court entered an Order 

granting the stipulated request of the parties to reset the discovery deadlines and trial date in the 

above-captioned action. On October 5, 2009, the Court entered an Order granting the stipulated 

request of the parties to reset the discovery deadlines and trial date in the above-captioned action. 

The parties seek Court approval to further extend the discovery deadlines as follows: 

1. The deadline for depositions shall be extended to January 22, 2010 for the following 

purposes: (a) to depose Plaintiffs’ Rule 30(b)(6) representative(s); (b) to complete the deposition of 

Thomas Weisel; and (c) to complete the deposition of Ted Smarz, if necessary. The parties agree to 

complete their productions of documents relevant to these depositions at least 10 days prior to these 

depositions. 

2. The deadlines set herein for depositions shall not preclude Plaintiffs from seeking an 

order from the Court to a take a 30(b)(6) deposition of the BNPP Defendants on the subject of 

preservation of evidence, including tape recordings, or Defendants from objecting to issuance of 

such an order on any grounds, including untimeliness and lack of necessity. 

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3. The deadline for exchanging expert reports shall be extended from December 9, 2009 

to February 22, 2010. 

4. The deadline for exchanging expert rebuttal reports shall be extended from 

January 11, 2010 to March 22, 2010. 

5. The discovery cutoff shall be extended from January 29, 2010 to April 30, 2010. 

6. The deadline to hear dispositive motions shall be extended from March 15, 2010 to 

June 14, 2010. 

7. The trial date shall be moved from May 11, 2010 to August 17, 2010. 

The parties respectfully request that the Court grant their request. 

In accordance with general Order No. 45, Section X, the filer of this document hereby attests 

that concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from each of the signatories listed 

below. 

DATED: December 23, 2009. GILBERT R. SEROTA 

CLARA J. SHIN 

MICHAEL L. GALLO 

HOWARD RICE NEMEROVSKI CANADY 

FALK & RABKIN 

A Professional Corporation 

By: s/Clara J. Shin

CLARA J. SHIN 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs THOMAS WEISEL 

PARTNERS LLC and THOMAS WEISEL 

INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LIMITED 

STEVEN T. COTTREAU 

CATHERINE RYLYK 

CLIFFORD CHANCE US LLP 

By: s/Steven T. Cottreau

STEVEN T. COTTREAU 

Attorneys for Defendants BNP PARIBAS and 

BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES (ASIA) LIMITED 

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RAGESH K. TANGRI 

JOHANNA CALABRIA 

DURIE TANGRI LLP 

By: s/Johanna Calabria

JOHANNA CALABRIA 

Attorneys for Defendant PRAVEEN CHAKRAVARTY 

ORDER

Pursuant to stipulation, the foregoing is approved and IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: December ___, 2009 

 THE HONORABLE MARILYN HALL PATEL 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

January 4, 2010

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Marilyn H. Patel

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