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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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STIP. AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING 

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CASE NO. 3:05-CV-2042 CRB

NINA F. LOCKER, State Bar No. 123838 

STEVEN D. GUGGENHEIM, State Bar No. 201386 

CAZ HASHEMI, State Bar No. 210239 

CAMERON P. HOFFMAN, State Bar No. 229316 

MARK T. OAKES, State Bar No. 234598 

WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI 

Professional Corporation 

650 Page Mill Road 

Palo Alto, CA 94304-1050 

Telephone: (650) 493-9300 

Facsimile: (650) 565-5100 

Email: moakes@wsgr.com 

Attorneys for Defendants 

BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS 

SYSTEMS, INC., NEAL DEMPSEY, SETH 

NEIMAN and LARRY SONSINI 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

PRENA SMAJLAJ, Individually and On Behalf 

of All Other Persons Similarly Situated, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, 

INC., GREGORY L. REYES, ANTONIO 

CANOVA, LARRY W. SONSINI, SETH D. 

NEIMAN and NEAL DEMPSEY, 

Defendants. 

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CASE NO.: 3:05-cv-2042 CRB 

CLASS ACTION

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER REGARDING BRIEFING 

SCHEDULE 

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STIP. AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING 

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-1- CASE NO. 3:05-CV-2042 CRB

STIPULATION 

WHEREAS, on April 14, 2006, Lead Plaintiff, the Arkansas Public Employees 

Retirement System (“APERS”), filed its Consolidated Class Action Complaint (the 

“Complaint”); 

WHEREAS, by Court order dated November 3, 2006, the Court denied motions to 

dismiss submitted by defendants Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (“Brocade”), Greg 

Reyes, and Antonio Canova; and the Court granted motions to dismiss submitted by defendants 

KPMG LLP, Neal Dempsey, Mark Leslie, Nicholas Moore, Seth Neiman, Christopher Paisley 

and Larry Sonsini; 

WHEREAS, by Court order dated November 3, 2006, the Court granted APERS’ leave to 

amend within sixty (60) days; 

WHEREAS, APERS filed an Amended Consolidated Class Action Complaint (the 

“Amended Complaint”) on January 2, 2007; 

WHEREAS, the Amended Complaint names as defendants the following three 

individuals who were previously dismissed from the case: Neal Dempsey, Seth Neiman and 

Larry Sonsini (the “Audit Committee Defendants”); 

WHEREAS, by stipulation and order entered January 19, 2007, the parties agreed to a 

briefing schedule for a motion to dismiss by the Audit Committee Defendants; 

WHEREAS, the parties have met and conferred, and have agreed to amend the briefing 

schedule; 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between the undersigned, 

subject to approval of the Court, that the schedule for the Audit Committee Defendants’ motion 

to dismiss the Amended Complaint shall be as follows: 

Motion to Dismiss Due: March 9, 2007 

APERS’ Opposition Due: April 27, 2007 

Reply Due: May 18, 2007 

Hearing on Motion to Dismiss: June 8, 2007 at 10:00 a.m., or such other date and 

time as the Court deems appropriate 

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STIP. AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING 

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-2- CASE NO. 3:05-CV-2042 CRB

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: February 12, 2007 WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI 

Professional Corporation 

By: /s/ Steven D. Guggenheim 

 Steven D. Guggenheim 

Attorneys for Defendants 

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., Neal 

Dempsey, Seth Neiman and Larry Sonsini 

Dated: February 12, 2007 NIX, PATTERSON & ROACH, L.L.P. 

 205 Linda Drive 

 Daingerfield, TX 75638 

 Telephone: (903) 645-7333 

 Facsimile: (903) 645-4415 

By: /s/ Bradley E. Beckworth 

Bradley E. Beckworth 

Co-Lead Counsel for Lead Plaintiff and the 

Proposed Class 

 PATTON, ROBERTS, MCWILLIAMS 

 & CAPSHAW, LLP 

 Century Bank Plaza 

 2900 St. Michael Drive, Suite 400 

 Texarkana, TX 75505-6128 

 Telephone: 903-334-7000 

 Facsimile: 903-330-7007 

Co-Lead Counsel for Lead Plaintiff and the 

Proposed Class 

 KAPLAN FOX & KILSHEIMER LLP 

 555 Montgomery Street, Suite 1501 

 San Francisco, CA 94111 

 Telephone: 415-772-4700 

 Facsimile: 415-772-4707 

Liaison Counsel for Lead Plaintiff and the 

Proposed Class 

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STIP. AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING 

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-3- CASE NO. 3:05-CV-2042 CRB

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

Upon stipulation of the parties, and good cause appearing, the schedule for the Audit 

Committee Defendants’ motion to dismiss the Amended Complaint shall be as follows: 

Motion to Dismiss Due: March 9, 2007 

APERS’ Opposition Due: April 27, 2007 

Reply Due: May 18, 2007 

Hearing on Motion to Dismiss: June 8, 2007 at 10:00 a.m., or such other date and 

time as the Court deems appropriate 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: _______________________ 

THE HONORABLE CHARLES R. BREYER 

 United States District Judge 

February 13, 2007

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Charles R. Breyer

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I, Mark T. Oakes, am the ECF User whose identification and password are being used to 

file this STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING BRIEFING SCHEDULE. 

In compliance with General Order 45.X.B, I hereby attest that each of the signatories has 

concurred in this filing. 

Dated: February 12, 2007 WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI 

Professional Corporation 

By: /s/ Mark T. Oakes 

Mark T. Oakes 

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