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Nature of Suit Code: 850
Nature of Suit: Securities, Commodities, Exchange
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Securities Violation

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RESETTING 

HEARING ON MOTION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS PENDING 

INVESTIGATION OF SPECIAL LITIGATION COMMITTEE 

CASE NO. C-06-3513 JF

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BORIS FELDMAN, State Bar No. 128838 

DOUGLAS J. CLARK, State Bar No. 171499 

IGNACIO E. SALCEDA, State Bar No. 164017 

WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI 

Professional Corporation 

650 Page Mill Road 

Palo Alto, CA 94304-1050 

Telephone: (650) 493-9300 

Facsimile: (650) 565-5100 

Attorneys for Defendants Harold E. Hughes, Jr., 

Mark Horowitz, P. Michael Farmwald, Kevin J. 

Kennedy, J. Thomas Bentley, Abraham D. 

Sofaer, Sunlin Chou and Nominal Defendant 

Rambus Inc. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

IN RE RAMBUS INC. DERIVATIVE 

LITIGATION, 

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This Document Relates To: 

 All Actions. 

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CASE NO.: C-06-3513 JF 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER RESETTING HEARING ON 

MOTION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS 

PENDING THE INVESTIGATION OF 

THE SPECIAL LITIGATION 

COMMITTEE 

WHEREAS, Lead Plaintiffs filed a consolidated amended complaint on October 2, 2006 

(the “Complaint”); 

WHEREAS, nominal defendant Rambus Inc. (“Rambus”) has formed a Special Litigation 

Committee (“SLC”) to investigate the allegations asserted in the Complaint and to evaluate 

potential claims or other actions arising from Rambus’s stock option granting activities; 

WHEREAS, on December 15, 2006, Rambus filed a motion for a temporary stay of all 

proceedings pending the investigation of the SLC (the “Motion to Stay”); 

WHEREAS, the Motion to Stay is currently set for hearing on March 9, 2007, at 9:00 

a.m.; 

WHEREAS, counsel for plaintiffs and counsel for Rambus have discussed the status of 

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the SLC investigation and the scheduling of the hearing on the Motion to Stay and believe that 

rescheduling the hearing is appropriate and will conserve judicial resources; 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, subject to Court approval, by and 

between the undersigned that: 

1. The hearing on the Motion to Stay shall be held on April 27, 2007, at 9:00 a.m. 

Dated: March 6, 2007 WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI 

Professional Corporation 

By: /s/ Ignacio E. Salceda 

 Ignacio E. Salceda 

Attorneys for Defendants Harold E. Hughes, 

Jr., Mark Horowitz, P. Michael Farmwald, 

Kevin J. Kennedy, J. Thomas Bentley, 

Abraham D. Sofaer, Sunlin Chou and Nominal 

Defendant Rambus Inc. 

Dated: March 6, 2007 LERACH COUGHLIN STOIA 

 GELLER RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP 

 Travis E. Downs III 

 Benny C. Goodman III 

 655 West Broadway, Suite 1900 

 San Diego, CA 92101 

 Telephone: (619) 231-1058 

 Facsimile: (619) 231-7423 

 

 -and- 

 Shawn A. Williams 

 100 Pine Street, Suite 2600 

 San Francisco, CA 94111 

 Telephone: (415) 288-4545 

 Facsimile (415) 288-4535 

SCHIFFRIN BARROWAY TOPAZ & 

KESSLER, LLP 

Eric L. Zagar 

Robin Winchester 

280 King of Prussia Road 

Radnor, PA 19087 

Telephone: (610) 667-7706 

Facsimile: (610) 667-7056 

By: /s/ Benny C. Goodman III 

 Benny C. Goodman III 

Lead Counsel for Lead Plaintiffs Howard Chu 

and Gaetano Ruggieri 

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Dated: March 6, 2007 SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP 

 Jeffrey S. Facter 

 Justin S. Chang 

 525 Market Street 

 San Francisco, CA 94105 

 Telephone: (415) 616-1100 

 Facsimile: (415) 616-1199 

By: /s/ Justin S. Chang 

 Justin S. Chang 

Attorneys for Defendants William H. Davidow, 

Bruce Dunlevie and Charles Geschke 

Dated: March 6, 2007 IRELL AND MANELLA LLP 

 David Siegel 

 Martin N. Gelfand 

 John C. Hueston 

 Garland Kelley 

 Kevin Lloyd 

 1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 900 

 Los Angeles, CA 90067 

 Telephone: (310) 277-1010 

 Facsimile: (310) 203-7199 

By: /s/ David Siegel 

 David Siegel 

 Attorneys for Defendant Geoff Tate 

Dated: March 6, 2007 MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP 

 Darryl P. Rains 

 755 Page Mill Road 

 Palo Alto, CA 94304 

 Telephone: (650) 813-5600 

 Facsimile: (650) 494-0792 

By: /s/ Darryl P. Rains 

 Darryl P. Rains 

 Attorneys for Defendants John D. Danforth 

 and Laura Stark 

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Dated: March 6, 2007 FENWICK & WEST LLP 

 Susan S. Muck 

 555 California Street, 12th Floor 

 San Francisco, CA 94104 

 Telephone: (415) 875-2300 

 Facsimile: (415) 281-1350 

 

 -and- 

 Jay L. Pomerantz 

 Felix S. Lee 

 Silicon Valley Center 

 801 California Street 

 Mountain View, CA 94041 

 Telephone: (650) 988-8500 

 Facsimile (650) 938-5200 

By: /s/ Jay L. Pomerantz 

 Jay L. Pomerantz 

Attorneys for Defendant Robert K. Eulau 

ORDER 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: ____________________ 

 THE HONORABLE JEREMY FOGEL 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

3/8/07

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I, Ignacio E. Salceda, am the ECF User whose identification and password are being used 

to file this Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Resetting Hearing on Motion to Stay Proceedings 

Pending the Investigation of the Special Litigation Committee. I hereby attest that Benny C. 

Goodman III, Justin S. Chang, David Siegel, Darryl P. Rains and Jay L. Pomerantz have 

concurred in this filing. 

Dated: March 6, 2007 WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI 

Professional Corporation 

By: /s/ Ignacio E. Salceda 

 Ignacio E. Salceda 

Attorneys for Defendants Harold E. Hughes, Jr., 

Mark Horowitz, P. Michael Farmwald, Kevin J. 

Kennedy, J. Thomas Bentley, Abraham D. Sofaer, 

Sunlin Chou and Nominal Defendant Rambus Inc. 

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