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

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JOINT EMERGENCY MOTION TO STAY LITIGATION CASE NO. C:06-02559 SI 

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Sean P. DeBruine (SBN 168071) 

(sdebruine@akingump.com) 

AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP 

Two Palo Alto Square 

3000 El Camino Real, Suite 400 

Palo Alto, CA 94036 

Telephone: (650) 838-2000 

Facsimile: (650) 838-2001 

Steven M. Zager (pro hac vice)

(szager@akingump.com) 

Michael Simons (pro hac vice)

(msimons@akingump.com) 

AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP 

1111 Louisiana Street, 44th Floor 

Houston, TX 77002 

Telephone: (713) 220-5800 

Facsimile: (713) 236-0822 

Michael A. O’Shea (pro hac vice)

(moshea@akingump.com) 

AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP 

1333 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20036 

Telephone: (202) 887-4000 

Facsimile: (202) 887-4288 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

MEDTRONIC, INC., MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC., 

MEDTRONIC USA, INC., 

MEDTRONIC VASCULAR GALWAY, LTD., 

MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK, INC., and 

SDGI HOLDINGS, INC. 

Frank E. Scherkenbach (SBN 142549) 

(scherkenbach@fr.com) 

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 

Michael J. Kane (pro hac vice) 

(kane@fr.com) 

Thomas S. McClenahan(SBN 203204) 

(mcclenahan@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.

CASE NO. C06-02559 SI 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER STAYING LITIGATION 

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 The parties have reached a complete settlement of this litigation. Defendant Kyphon, Inc. has 

agreed to be acquired by plaintiff Medtronic, Inc., the ultimate parent corporation of the remaining 

plaintiffs. That acquisition is now subject to federal regulatory review. The closing of the acquisition, 

which will immediately follow regulatory review, will resolve all of the issues in this lawsuit. When 

that occurs, the parties will jointly move to dismiss this lawsuit with prejudice; but until then the parties 

wish to avoid burdening the Court with further proceedings in this case and to avoid the expense and 

inconvenience of further litigation. Because certain deadlines are imminent in the case, the parties have 

filed this emergency motion. 

 Accordingly, the parties stipulate and request that the Court enter an order staying all 

proceedings in this case and all issues related thereto until federal regulatory review is completed and 

the parties file a joint motion to dismiss or until further order of this Court. 

Dated: July 27, 2007 AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP 

 By /s/ 

 Sean P. DeBruine 

 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

 MEDTRONIC, INC., 

 MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC., 

 MEDTRONIC USA, INC., 

 MEDTRONIC VASCULAR GALWAY, LTD., 

 MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK, INC., and 

 SDGI HOLDINGS, INC. 

Dated: July 27, 2007 FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C. 

 By /s/ 

 Frank E. Scherkenbach 

 Attorneys for Defendant 

 KYPHON, INC., 

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 Based upon the foregoing stipulation, and good cause appearing, it is hereby ORDERED 

that all proceedings in this case and any issues relating thereto are stayed until further order of 

this Court. 

DATED: _____________________ 

 ___________________________ 

 Hon. Susan Illston 

 United States District Judge 

7/27/07

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ATTESTATION

 The undersigned hereby attests, pursuant to section X(B) of General Order 45, that he has 

received consent to the filing of this pleading. 

Dated: July 27, 2007 AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP 

 By /s/ 

 Sean P. DeBruine 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

 This is to certify that on July 27, 2007, I caused a true and correct copy of the foregoing 

JOINT EMERGENCY MOTION TO STAY LITIGATION to be served on Kyphon Inc. by 

electronic mail to the following individuals at the addresses listed: 

Frank E. Scherkenbach

Fish & Richardson P.C.

225 Franklin Street 

Boston, MA 02110-2804 

Telephone: (617) 521-7883 

Facsimile: (617) 542-8906 

scherkenbach@fr.com

John Michael Farrell 

Fish & Richardson P.C.

500 Arguello Street, Suite 500

Redwood City, CA 94063

Telephone: (650) 839-5070

Facsimile: (650) 839-5071 

jfarrell@fr.com

Thomas S. McClenahan

Katherine A. Moerke

Michael J. Kane

William R. Woodford

Fish & Richardson P.C.

3300 Dain Rauscher Plaza

60 South Sixth Street

Minneapolis, MN 55402

Telephone: (612) 335-5070

Facsimile: (612) 288-9696

mcclenahan@fr.com

moerke@fr.com

michael.kane@fr.com

woodford@fr.com

Thomas L. Halkowski 

Fish & Richardson P.C. 

919 N. Market Street, Suite 1100 

P.O. Box 1114 

Wilmington, DE 19899-1114 

Telephone: (302) 652-5070 

Facsimile: (302) 652-0607 

halkowski@fr.com

/s/

Sean P. DeBruine 

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