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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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For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DOUG HAMILTON,

Plaintiff,

v

KEVIN P CONNERS, ROBERT J

SANTILLI and CUTERA, INC,

Defendants.

 /

No C 07-2128 VRW

ORDER

EDWARD ZAKKAK, individually and

on behalf of all others similarly

situated,

Plaintiffs,

v

CUTERA, INC, KEVIN P CONNERS and

ROBERT J SANTILLI,

Defendants. /

No C 07-2468 VRW

ORDER

On November 2, 2007, the court consolidated the abovecaptioned actions. See 07-2128 VRW Doc #33; 07-2468 VRW Doc #21. 

The court further ORDERS as follows: 

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 1. Hamilton v Conners et al, C 07-2128 VRW and Zakkak v

Cutera Inc et al, C 07-2468 VRW are consolidated for all purposes,

including pretrial proceedings and trial, pursuant to FRCP 42(a). 

 2. The caption of these consolidated actions shall be

“In re Cutera Securities Litigation,” and the files of these

consolidated actions shall be maintained in one file under Master

File No C 07-2128 VRW. Any other actions now pending or hereafter

filed in this district 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, as and when they are drawn to the

court’s attention. 

 3. A Master Docket and a Master File are hereby

established for the consolidation of proceedings in all of the

actions consolidated herein and in all other cases filed in or

transferred to this court and consolidated herewith (hereinafter

“these consolidated actions”). Entries in said Master Docket shall

be applicable to these consolidated actions as more fully set forth

below. Separate dockets shall also be maintained for each of these

consolidated actions, and entries shall be made therein in

accordance with the regular procedures of the clerk of this court,

except as modified by this order. 

 4. When a pleading is filed and the caption, pursuant

to 8 and 9, infra, shows that it is to be applicable to “All Class

Actions,” the clerk shall file such pleading in the Master File and

note such filing in the Master Docket. No further copies need be

filed or docket entries made. 

 5. When a pleading is filed and the caption, pursuant

to 8 and 9, infra, shows that it is to be applicable to fewer than

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all of these consolidated actions, the clerk need file such

pleading only in the Master File but nonetheless shall note such

filing in both the Master Docket and in the docket of each such

action. 

 6. When a case which properly belongs as part of In re

Cutera Securities Litigation is hereafter filed in this court or

transferred here from another court and assigned to Judge Walker,

the clerk of this court shall: 

 (a) Place a copy of this order in the separate file for

such action; 

 (b) Serve upon the attorneys for the plaintiffs in the

newly filed or transferred case a copy of this order and direct

that this order be served upon any new defendant(s) in the newly

filed or transferred case, or their counsel; and 

 (c) Make an appropriate entry in the Master Docket. 

This court requests the assistance of counsel in calling to the

attention of the clerk of this court by administrative motion the

filing or transfer of any case which might properly be consolidated

as part of In re Cutera Securities Litigation. 

 7. This order shall apply to each case subsequently

filed in this court or transferred to this court which is related

to In re Cutera Securities Litigation, unless a party objecting to

the consolidation of such case or to any other provision of this

order shall, within ten days after the date upon which a copy of

this order is mailed to counsel for such party, file an application

for relief from this order or any provision herein, and this court

deems it appropriate to grant such application. 

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 8. Every pleading filed in these consolidated actions,

or in any separate action included herein, shall bear the following

caption: 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

In re CUTERA ) Master File No. 

SECURITIES LITIGATION ) 

___________________________________) C 07-2128 VRW 

 ) 

This Document Relates to: ) 

 ) Class Action

___________________________________) 

 9. When a pleading is intended to be applicable to all

actions in which this order is applicable, 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 some, but not all, of such actions, this court’s

docket number for each individual action to which this pleading is

intended to be applicable and the last name of the first-named

plaintiffs in said action shall appear immediately after the words

“This Document Relates to:” in the caption described above, for

example, “C 07-2468 VRW (Zakkak).” 

 All other pending case management issues will be

addressed by way of a separate order. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

 

VAUGHN R WALKER

United States District Chief Judge

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