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Nature of Suit Code: 160
Nature of Suit: Stockholder's Suits
Cause of Action: 15:78m(a) Securities Exchange Act

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LERACH COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER 

 RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP 

SHAWN A. WILLIAMS (213113) 

MARIA V. MORRIS (223903) 

MONIQUE C. WINKLER (213031) 

100 Pine Street, Suite 2600 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: 415/288-4545 

415/288-4534 (fax) 

shawnw@lerachlaw.com 

mariam@lerachlaw.com 

moniquew@lerachlaw.com 

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TRAVIS E. DOWNS III (148274) 

BENNY C. GOODMAN III (211302) 

THOMAS G. WILHELM (234980) 

655 West Broadway, Suite 1900 

San Diego, CA 92101 

Telephone: 619-231-1058 

619/231-7423 (fax) 

travisd@lerachlaw.com 

bennyg@lerachlaw.com 

twilhelm@lerachlaw.com 

THE WEISER LAW FIRM, P.C. 

ROBERT B. WEISER 

121 N. Wayne Avenue, Suite 100 

Wayne, PA 19087 

Telephone: 610/225-2677 

610/225-2678 (fax) 

rw@weiserlawfirm.com

[Proposed] Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JAMES G. BUSSING, Derivatively on Behalf 

of ASYST TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 

Plaintiff, 

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STEPHEN S. SCHWARTZ, et al., 

Defendants, 

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ASYST TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a California 

corporation, 

Nominal Defendant. 

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No. 3:06-cv-04669-EDL 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

CONSOLIDATING CASES FOR ALL 

PURPOSES, APPOINTING LEAD 

PLAINTIFFS AND CO-LEAD COUNSEL, 

AND SETTING SCHEDULE FOR FILING 

OF CONSOLIDATED COMPLAINT 

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THOMAS FLOOD, Derivatively on Behalf of 

ASYST TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 

Plaintiff, 

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STEPHEN S. SCHWARTZ, et al., 

Defendants, 

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ASYST TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a California 

corporation, 

Nominal Defendant. 

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WHEREAS, there are two related shareholder derivative actions purportedly brought on 

behalf of nominal defendant Asyst Technologies, Inc. (“Asyst”) against certain of its current 

directors and officers pending before this Court: 

Abbreviated Case Name Case Number Date Filed 

Bussing v. Schwartz, et al. 3:06-cv-04669-EDL 08/01/06 

Flood v. Schwartz, et al. 3:06-cv-04944-SI 08/16/06 

WHEREAS, the two related Asyst shareholder derivative actions arise out of the same 

purported transactions and occurrences and involve the same or substantially similar asserted issues 

of law and fact, and, therefore, should be consolidated for all purposes under Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 42(a); and 

WHEREAS, at this time defendants take no position as to the appointment of James G. 

Bussing and Thomas Flood as Lead Plaintiffs and Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins 

LLP and The Weiser Law Firm, P.C. as Co-Lead Counsel. 

THEREFORE, IT IS STIPULATED AND AGREED by plaintiffs and defendants, through 

their respective counsel of record, as follows: 

I. CONSOLIDATION OF ACTIONS 

1. The following actions are hereby consolidated for all purposes, including pretrial 

proceedings, trial and appeal: 

Abbreviated Case Name Case Number Date Filed 

Bussing v. Schwartz, et al. 3:06-cv-04669-EDL 08/01/06 

Flood v. Schwartz, et al. 3:06-cv-04944-SI 08/16/06 

2. The caption of these consolidated actions shall be “In re Asyst Technologies, Inc. 

Derivative Litigation” and the files of these consolidated actions shall be maintained in one file 

under Master File No. 3:06-cv-04669-EDL. Any other actions now pending or later filed in this 

Court which arise out of or are related to the same facts as alleged in the above-identified cases shall 

be consolidated for all purposes, if and when they are brought to the Court’s attention. 

3. Every pleading filed in the consolidated actions, or in any separate action included 

herein, shall bear the following caption: 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

In re ASYST TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 

DERIVATIVE LITIGATION 

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4. When a pleading is intended to be applicable to all actions governed by this Order, 

the words “All Actions” shall appear immediately after the words “This Document Relates To:” in 

the caption set out above. When a pleading is intended to be applicable to only some, but not all, of 

the consolidated actions, this Court’s docket number for each individual action to which the pleading 

is intended to be applicable and the abbreviated case name of said action shall appear immediately 

after the words “This Document Relates To:” in the caption described above (e.g., “No. 3:06-cv04944-SI, Flood v. Schwartz, et al.”). 

5. A Master Docket and a Master File hereby are established for the above consolidated 

proceedings and for all other related cases filed in or transferred to this Court. Separate dockets shall 

continue to be maintained for each of the individual actions hereby consolidated, and entries shall be 

made in the docket of each individual case in accordance with the regular procedures of the clerk of 

this Court, except as modified by this Order. 

6. When a pleading is filed and the caption shows that it is applicable to “All Actions,” 

the clerk of this Court shall file such pleading in the Master File and note such filing on the Master 

Docket. No further copies need be filed, and no other docket entries need be made. 

7. When a pleading is filed and the caption shows that it is to be applicable to fewer than 

all of the consolidated actions, the clerk of this Court will file such pleading in the Master File only 

but shall docket such filing on the Master Docket and the docket of each applicable action. 

8. When a case which properly belongs as part of In re Asyst Technologies, Inc. 

Derivative Litigation is filed in this Court or transferred to this Court from another court and 

assigned to Magistrate Judge LaPorte, the clerk of this Court shall: 

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(a) Place a copy of this Order in the separate file for such action; 

(b) Mail to the attorneys for the plaintiff(s) in the newly-filed or transferred case a 

copy of this Order and direct that this Order be served upon or mailed to any new defendant(s) or 

their counsel in the newly-filed or transferred case; and 

(c) Make an appropriate entry on the Master Docket. This Court requests the 

assistance of counsel in calling to the attention of the clerk of this Court the filing or transfer of any 

case which properly might be consolidated as part of In re Asyst Technologies, Inc. Derivative 

Litigation. 

II. APPOINTMENT OF LEAD DERIVATIVE PLAINTIFFS AND CO-LEAD 

DERIVATIVE COUNSEL 

9. Plaintiffs James G. Bussing and Thomas Flood shall be appointed Lead Plaintiffs. 

10. The law firms of Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP and The 

Weiser Law Firm, P.C. shall be appointed Co-Lead Counsel for plaintiffs in the consolidated Asyst 

shareholder derivative actions.1

11. Co-Lead Counsel shall have authority to speak for plaintiffs in matters regarding 

pretrial and trial procedure and settlement negotiations, and shall make all work assignments in such 

manner as to facilitate the orderly and efficient prosecution of this litigation and to avoid duplicative 

or unproductive effort. 

12. Co-Lead Counsel shall be responsible for coordination of all activities and 

appearances on behalf of plaintiffs and for the dissemination to plaintiffs of notices and orders of this 

Court. No motion, request for discovery or other pretrial proceedings shall be initiated or filed by 

plaintiffs except through Co-Lead Counsel. 

 

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 At this time, defendants take no position as to the appointment of James G. Bussing and 

Thomas Flood as Lead Plaintiffs and Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP and 

The Weiser Law Firm, P.C. as Co-Lead Counsel. Lead Plaintiffs, through their undersigned 

[proposed] Co-Lead Counsel, acknowledge and agree that defendants reserve all rights to object to 

the appointment of James G. Bussing and Thomas Flood as Lead Plaintiffs, including that of 

standing to pursue claims on behalf of Asyst. 

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13. Co-Lead Counsel also shall be available and responsible for communications to and 

from this Court from plaintiffs. Co-Lead Counsel shall be responsible for the creation and 

maintenance of a master service list of all parties and their respective counsel. 

14. Defendants’ counsel may rely upon all agreements made with Co-Lead Counsel, or 

other duly authorized representatives of plaintiffs, and such agreements shall be binding on 

plaintiffs. 

III. SCHEDULE 

15. Plaintiffs shall no later than 90 calendar days from the entry of this Order file and 

serve a Consolidated Complaint which will supersede all existing complaints filed in these actions. 

Defendants need not respond to any of the pre-existing complaints. Service, pursuant to Rule 4 of 

the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, of any of the pre-existing complaints on any of the defendants, 

or their counsel, shall constitute sufficient service on that defendant. 

16. Each defendant served pursuant to Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 

shall answer or otherwise respond to the Consolidated Complaint no later than 60 calendar days from 

the date of service. In the event that defendants file and serve any motion directed at the 

Consolidated Complaint, plaintiffs shall file and serve their opposition within 60 calendar days after 

the service of defendants’ motion. If defendants file and serve a reply to plaintiffs’ opposition, they 

will do so within 45 calendar days after service of the opposition. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

DATED: September 1, 2006 LERACH COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER 

 RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP 

SHAWN A. WILLIAMS 

MARIA V. MORRIS 

MONIQUE C. WINKLER 

s/SHAWN A. WILLIAMS 

SHAWN A. WILLIAMS 

100 Pine Street, Suite 2600 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: 415/288-4545 

415/288-4534 (fax) 

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LERACH COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER 

 RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP 

TRAVIS E. DOWNS III 

BENNY C. GOODMAN III 

THOMAS G. WILHELM 

655 West Broadway, Suite 1900 

San Diego, CA 92101 

Telephone: 619/231-1058 

619/231-7423 (fax) 

Attorneys for Plaintiff James G. Bussing 

I, Shawn A. Williams, am the ECF user whose ID and password are being used to file this 

Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Consolidating Cases for All Purposes, Appointing Lead Plaintiffs 

and Co-Lead Counsel, and Setting Schedule For Filing of Consolidated Complaint. In compliance 

with General Order 45, X.B., I hereby attest that Robert B. Weiser has concurred in this filing. 

DATED: September 1, 2006 THE WEISER LAW FIRM, P.C. 

ROBERT B. WEISER 

s/ ROBERT B. WEISER 

ROBERT B. WEISER 

121 N. Wayne Avenue, Suite 100 

Wayne, PA 19087 

Telephone: 610/225-2677 

610/225-2678 (fax) 

Attorney for Plaintiff Thomas Flood 

I, Shawn A. Williams, am the ECF user whose ID and password are being used to file this 

Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Consolidating Cases for All Purposes, Appointing Lead Plaintiffs 

and Co-Lead Counsel, and Setting Schedule For Filing of Consolidated Complaint. In compliance 

with General Order 45, X.B., I hereby attest that Dylan J. Liddiard has concurred in this filing. 

DATED: September 1, 2006 WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH 

 ROSATI, P.C. 

DOUGLAS J. CLARK 

LEO CUNNINGHAM 

DYLAN J. LIDDIARD 

s/ DYLAN J. LIDDIARD 

DYLAN J. LIDDIARD 

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650 Page Mill Road 

Palo Alto, CA 94304-1050 

650/493-9300 

650/493-6811(Fax) 

Attorneys for Defendants Stephen S. Schwartz, 

Robert J. Nickl, Anthony C. Bonora, Stanley J. 

Grubel, Tsuyoshi Kawanishi, Robert A. 

McNamara, Anthony E. Santelli, William Simon, 

Walter W. Wilson, and Nominal Defendant Asyst

Technologies, Inc. 

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O R D E R 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: _________________________ 

THE HONORABLE ELIZABETH D. LaPORTE 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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September 18, 2006

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NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on September 1, 2006, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk 

of the Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to the e-mail 

addresses denoted on the attached Electronic Mail Notice List, and I hereby certify that I have 

mailed the foregoing document or paper via the United States Postal Service to the non-CM/ECF 

participants indicated on the attached Manual Notice List. 

 s/ SHAWN A. WILLIAMS 

 SHAWN A. WILLIAMS 

LERACH COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER 

RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP 

655 West Broadway, Suite 1900 

San Diego, CA 92101 

Telephone: 619/231-1058 

619/231-7423 (fax) 

E-mail: shawnw@lerachlaw.com

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