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Parties Involved:
Quantum Corporation
Counter-claimant
Riverbed Technology, Inc.
Counter-claimant

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Case No. C-07-04161-WHA

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO

EXTEND QUANTUM'S DEADLINE TO RESPOND

TO RIVERBED'S DECLARATORY JUDGMENT

COUNTERCLAIMS.

[COUNSEL LISTED ON SIGNATURE PAGE]

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY, INC., a

Delaware corporation,Counterclaimant, v. QUANTUM CORPORATION, CounterDefendant. QUANTUM CORPORATION, a Delaware

corporation, Counterclaimant, v. RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY, INC. a

Delaware corporation,Counterdefendant.

Case No. C-07-04161-WHA

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

TO EXTEND QUANTUM'S DEADLINE TO

RESPOND TO RIVERBED'S

DECLARATORY JUDGMENT

COUNTERCLAIMS

[Civil L.R. 6-2]

Honorable William H. Alsup

United States District Judge

Complaint Filed: August 14, 2007

Trial Date: February 2, 2009

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO

EXTEND QUANTUM'S DEADLINE TO RESPOND

TO RIVERBED'S DECLARATORY JUDGMENT

COUNTERCLAIMS

STIPULATION

The parties, by and through their respective counsel of record, stipulate and agree that

Quantum's deadline to answer or otherwise respond to Riverbed's declaratory judgment

counterclaims be extended by one week, from April 14, 2008 to April 21, 2008, as set forth below:

A. Prior Time Modifications

On November 1, 2007, this Court issued an order based on a stipulation of the parties

continuing the Initial Case Management Conference in this action from November 15 to November

29. (Docket No. 19.)

On December 14, 2007, this Court issued an order based on a stipulation of the

parties extending certain deadlines relating to the service of the parties' preliminary infringement and

invalidity contentions. (Docket No. 34.)

On February 15, 2008, this Court issued an order pursuant to a request from the

parties extending the deadline for the parties to exchange preliminary claim constructions and

evidence. (Docket No. 80.)

On March 4, 2008, this Court issued an order based on a stipulation of the parties

consolidating this case with a related case transferred to this District from the District of Delaware

and setting a new comprehensive claim construction, pre-trial, and trial schedule. (Docket No. 92.)

B. Proposed Change to Quantum's Deadline to Respond

On March 7, 2008, Quantum filed a counterclaim against Riverbed for infringement

of U.S. Patent No. 5,990,810. (Docket No. 93.) On March 24, 2008, Riverbed answered Quantum's

counterclaim for infringement of the '810 patent, and included with its answer declaratory judgment

counterclaims of its own for non-infringement and invalidity of the '810 patent. (Docket No. 94.)

Quantum's deadline to answer or otherwise respond to Riverbed's declaratory

judgment counterclaims in Docket No. 94 is April 14, 2008. The parties propose this deadline be

extended to April 21, 2008.

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO

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TO RIVERBED'S DECLARATORY JUDGMENT

COUNTERCLAIMS

C. Reasons for Requested Change in Schedule

Riverbed filed declaratory judgment claims for non-infringement and invalidity of the

'810 patent in the District of Delaware, which claims were transferred to this District, and then

consolidated with this case pursuant to Docket. No. 92. Quantum has answered those declaratory

judgment claims, but Riverbed filed and has still maintained its separate declaratory judgment

counterclaims in Docket No. 94 based on its own analysis of its need to preserve certain rights. After exchanging correspondence, the parties conferred telephonically on Friday, April 11, 2008 in an effort to reach a stipulation whereby Riverbed selects only one set of its

declaratory judgment claims on which to proceed, desiring to streamline the case and pleadings, address Quantum's concerns about redundant declaratory judgment claims, and address Riverbed's

concerns about preserving its declaratory relief rights. The parties believe that obtaining an extra

week before Quantum must respond to Riverbed's declaratory judgment counterclaims in Docket

No. 94 will give them the time they need to agree upon a final solution to these pleading issues and

to present a stipulation that will increase the overall efficiency of this action. The parties do not believe the extension requested will affect the overall progress of

the case or their ability to keep the other current claim construction, pre-trial, and trial dates.

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO

EXTEND QUANTUM'S DEADLINE TO RESPOND

TO RIVERBED'S DECLARATORY JUDGMENT

COUNTERCLAIMS

IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD. By his signature below, counsel for Quantum attests that counsel for Riverbed whose

electronic signature is provided has concurred in this filing. Dated: April 14, 2008

SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP

By: /s/ Nathaniel Bruno________________ Amar L. Thakur

Mauricio A. Flores

12275 El Camino Real, Suite 200

San Diego, California 92130

Telephone: 858-720-8900

Facsimile: 858-509-3691

Nathaniel Bruno

Four Embarcadero Center, 17

th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94111-4106

Telephone: 415.434.9100

Facsimile: 415.434.3947

Attorneys for QUANTUM CORPORATION

Dated: April 14, 2008 QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART OLIVER & LLP

By: /s/ Todd M. Briggs_________________ Claude M. Stern

Todd M. Briggs

555 Twin Dolphin Drive, Suite 560

Redwood Shores, CA 94065

Telephone: 650-801-5020

Facsimile: 650-801-5100

Attorneys for RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY, INC. ORDER

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated:

Honorable William H. Alsup

United States District Judge

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge William Alsup

April 15, 2008.

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