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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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JORDAN ETH (BAR NO. 121617)

JEth@mofo.com

JUDSON E. LOBDELL (BAR NO. 146041)

JLobdell@mofo.com

MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP

425 Market Street

San Francisco, California 94105-2482

Telephone: 415.268.7000

Facsimile: 415.268.7522

Attorneys for Defendants

MARRONE BIO INNOVATIONS, INC., PAMELA G. 

MARRONE, DONALD J. GLIDEWELL, and JAMES B. BOYD, 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PAUL SAUSMAN, Individually and On Behalf of 

All Others Similarly Situated,

Plaintiff,

v.

MARRONE BIO INNOVATIONS, INC.,

PAMELA G. MARRONE, DONALD J.

GLIDEWELL, and JAMES B. BOYD

Defendants.

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DEFERRING DEADLINES TO 

RESPOND TO THE COMPLAINT

Judge: Hon. Morrison C. England

Date Filed: Sept. 8, 2014

Trial Date: None Set

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Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 144 and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6, the parties hereby 

stipulate, subject to the Court’s approval, as follows:

WHEREAS, this securities class action lawsuit was instituted in this district on 

September 8, 2014, on behalf of all persons who purchased or otherwise acquired the publicly 

traded securities of Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (“Marrone”) between March 7, 2014, and 

September 2, 2014;

WHEREAS, this securities class action lawsuit is governed by the Private Securities 

Litigation Reform Act of 1995, 15 U.S.C. § 78u-4 et seq. (the “Reform Act”);

WHEREAS, a lead plaintiff has not yet been appointed pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 

§ 78u-4(a)(3)(B) of the Reform Act;

WHEREAS, the undersigned parties anticipate that, following the appointment of Lead 

Plaintiff, a consolidated complaint will be filed;

WHEREAS, the Court issued an Order Requiring Joint Status Report on September 8, 

2014 (Dkt. No. 2) setting deadlines for the parties’ conference pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f); 

WHEREAS, counsel for the parties have met and conferred and agreed that the due date 

for defendants’ responses to the complaint and the filing of a joint status report should be deferred 

until a lead plaintiff is appointed;

WHEREAS, the agreed-upon extension is not for the purpose of delay, promotes judicial 

efficiency, and will not cause prejudice to either party;

WHEREAS, no previous extension of this deadline has been sought;

NOW, THEREFORE, in the interest of judicial economy and good cause showing, the 

parties, by and through their undersigned counsel of record, hereby agree and stipulate, and the 

Court hereby orders, as follows:

1. Without prejudice to any parties’ right to seek interim relief, Defendants shall have no 

obligation to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint until after the Court appoints a lead 

plaintiff and lead counsel pursuant to the provisions of the Reform Act. 

2. Defendants will meet and confer with the court-appointed lead counsel within twenty 

(20) days following the appointment of a lead plaintiff and lead counsel to (a) confirm whether 

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the lead plaintiff will file a new complaint that supersedes all previously filed complaints or deem 

the existing complaint operative; (b) establish a common response date for all defendants, 

including a briefing schedule on defendants’ anticipated motions to dismiss and (c) establish a 

date to provide the Court with the Joint Status report as set forth in the Order of September 8, 

2014.

Dated: October 24, 2014 MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP

By: /s/ Judson E. Lobdell

 Judson E. Lobdell

JORDAN ETH

JUDSON E. LOBDELL

Morrison & Foerster LLP

425 Market Street

San Francisco, California 94105-2482

Telephone: 415.268.7000

Facsimile: 415.268.7522

Attorneys for Defendants

MARRONE BIO INNOVATIONS, INC., 

PAMELA G. MARRONE, DONALD J. 

GLIDEWELL, and JAMES B. BOYD

ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP

By: /s/ Willow E. Radcliffe as authorized on 

 10/24/2014

Willow E. Radcliffe 

ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN

& DOWD LLP 

Post Montgomery Center

One Montgomery Street, Suite 1800

San Francisco, CA 94104

Telephone: 415/288-4545

415/288-4534 (fax)

Attorneys for Plaintiff

PAUL SAUSMAN

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ORDER

The Court ADOPTS the above stipulation (ECF No. 11) in its entirety, except that the 

parties are ORDERED to submit joint status reports informing the Court of the status of this case 

every sixty (60) days starting from the date this order is electronically filed until the appointment 

of a lead plaintiff and lead counsel and the establishment of a date to provide the Court with the 

Joint Status report required by the Court’s September 8, 2014, Order (ECF No. 2). Failure to 

comply with this Order may result in the issuance of monetary sanctions on counsel for all parties

and/or dismissal of this action, without further notice to the parties, for noncompliance with court 

orders and/or for failure to prosecute pursuant to this Court's inherent authority to control its 

docket and/or Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 29, 2014

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