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Parties Involved:
Antonio R. Alvarez
Defendant
Peter Blackmore
Defendant
Charles Bloom
Plaintiff
Sharon Burnstein
Plaintiff
Ahmad Chatila
Defendant
Clayton Daley, Jr.
Defendant
Emmanuel Hernandez
Defendant
Georganne Proctor
Defendant
SunEdison, Inc.
Defendant
Steven Tesoriere
Defendant
James B. Williams
Defendant
Brian Wuebbels
Defendant
Randy H. Zwirn
Defendant

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 STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] SCHEDULING ORDER; 

RELATED CASE NOS. 3:16-CV-02263-WHA, 3:16-CV-02264-WHA, 3:16-CV-2265-WHA, AND 3:16-CV-02268-WHA 

Sara B. Brody, SBN 130222 

sbrody@sidley.com 

Jaime A. Bartlett, SBN 251825 

jbartlett@sidley.com 

Sarah A. Hemmendinger, SBN 298659 

shemmendinger@sidley.com 

SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP 

555 California Street, Suite 2000 

San Francisco, California 94104 

Telephone: (415) 772-1200 

Facsimile: (415) 772-7400 

Norman J. Blears, SBN 95600 

nblears@sidley.com 

SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP 

1001 Page Mill Road, Building 1 

Palo Alto, California 94304 

Telephone: (650) 565-7000 

Facsimile: (650) 565-7100 

Attorneys for Defendants Ahmad Chatila, Brian Wuebbels, Martin 

Truong, Jeremy Avenier, Emmanuel Hernandez, Antonio R. Alvarez, 

Clayton Daley, Jr., Georganne Proctor, Steven Tesoriere, James B. 

Williams, and Randy H. Zwirn 

[Additional counsel appear on signature page.]

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

COBALT PARTNERS, LP, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

SUNEDISON , INC., et al., 

Defendants. 

Related Case No. 3:16-cv-02263-WHA 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

SCHEDULING ORDER 

Judge: Hon. William Alsup 

GLENVIEW CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P., et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

SUNEDISON , INC., et al., 

Defendants. 

Related Case No. 3:16-cv-02264-WHA 

 

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CHARLES BLOOM, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

SUNEDISON , INC., et al., 

Defendants. 

Related Case No. 3:16-cv-02265-WHA 

 

OMEGA CAPITAL INVESTORS, L.P., et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

SUNEDISON , INC., et al., 

Defendants. 

Related Case No. 3:16-cv-02268-WHA 

 

 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] SCHEDULING ORDER; 

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Pursuant to Civil Local Rules 6-2(a) and 7-12, the parties,1 by and through their respective 

undersigned counsel of record, submit the following stipulation and proposed order: 

WHEREAS, March 28, 2016, the action captioned Cobalt Partners, LP, et al. v. 

SunEdison, Inc. et al. (“Cobalt”) was filed in Superior Court of California, San Mateo County; 

WHEREAS, on March 29, 2016, the action captioned Glenview Capital Partners, L.P. et 

al. v. SunEdison, Inc. et al. (“Glenview”) was filed in the Superior Court of California, San Mateo 

County; 

WHEREAS, on March 30, 2016, the action captioned Omega Capital Investors, L.P. et al. 

v. SunEdison, Inc. et al. (“Omega”) was filed in the Superior Court of California, San Mateo 

County; 

WHEREAS, on April 4, 2016, the action captioned Bloom et al. v. SunEdison, Inc. et al. 

(“Bloom”) was filed in the Superior Court of California, San Mateo County; 

WHEREAS, on April 26, 2016, Defendants removed Bloom, Cobalt, Glenview, and Omega

to federal court; 

WHEREAS, on May 26, 2016, Plaintiffs moved to remand Bloom, Cobalt, Glenview, and 

Omega to state court [Bloom Dkt. 16; Cobalt Dkt. 53-54; Glenview Dkt. 41-42; Omega Dkt. 40-

41]; 

WHEREAS, on May 27, 2016, Defendants moved to transfer Glenview and Bloom to the 

Southern District of New York [Glenview Dkt. 43; Bloom 17-18]; 

WHEREAS, on June 1, 2016, Defendants moved to transfer Cobalt and Omega to the 

Southern District of New York [Cobalt Dkt. 58-59; Omega Dkt. 45]; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs’ motions to remand Cobalt, Omega, and Glenview, and Defendants’ 

motions to transfer Cobalt and Omega are scheduled to be heard on August 18, 2016 at 8:00 a.m.; 

WHEREAS, Defendants intend to re-notice their motions to transfer Glenview and Bloom

for August 18, 2016 at 8:00 a.m., and Plaintiffs in Bloom intend to re-notice their motion to 

remand Bloom for August 18, 2016 at 8:00 a.m.; 

 

1 Individual defendants join in this stipulation to the extent applicable to the cases in which they are 

named. 

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WHEREAS, pursuant to N.D. Cal. Civ. L.R. 7-3, Defendants’ responses to the motions to 

remand are due by June 9, 2016, and Plaintiffs’ replies are due by June 16, 2016; 

WHEREAS, pursuant to N.D. Cal. Civ. L.R. 7-3, Plaintiffs’ response to the motions to 

transfer Glenview and Bloom are due by June 10, 2016, and Defendants’ replies are due by June 

17, 2016; 

WHEREAS, pursuant to N.D. Cal. Civ. L.R. 7-3, Plaintiffs’ responses to the motions to 

transfer Cobalt and Omega are due by June 15, 2016, and Defendants’ replies are due by June 22, 

2016; 

WHEREAS, Defendants’ deadline to respond to the Complaint in Omega is July 1, 2016 

[Omega Dkt. 35]; 

WHEREAS, Defendants are not required to plead or otherwise respond to the Complaint in 

Glenview until after the motion to remand and the motion to transfer venue are decided [Glenview

Dkt. 38]; 

WHEREAS, by agreement of the parties, Defendants are not required to plead or otherwise 

respond to the Complaint in Bloom until after the motion to remand and the motion to transfer 

venue are decided; 

WHEREAS, due to the complexity of the issues raised in these multiple pending motions in 

multiple related cases, the parties have requested additional time to fully address all issues, and do 

so in an organized and coordinated fashion; 

WHEREAS, the parties have met and conferred over the requested extension and 

negotiated and agreed to the briefing schedule set forth below, which provides: (1) Plaintiffs to and 

including July 1, 2016 to file their responses to the motions to transfer, and Defendants to and 

including July 1, 2016 to file their responses to the motions to remand; and (2) Plaintiffs to and 

including July 29, 2016 to file any reply in support of their motions to remand, and Defendants to 

and including July 29, 2016 to file any reply in support of their motions to transfer; (3) Defendants 

to and including August 12, 2016 to respond to the complaints in Omega and Glenview. 

WHEREAS, the agreed schedule will not delay any scheduled hearings; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs previously agreed to provide Defendants an extension of time to 

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respond to the Complaints in Cobalt, Omega, and Glenview until May 20, 2016, and the 

Defendants’ deadlines to respond in Omega and Glenview were further extended as set forth 

above; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs in Bloom previously agreed that Defendants are not required to 

respond to the Complaint until after the motion to transfer and motion to remand are decided; 

WHEREAS, the Court has previously ordered, pursuant to stipulation, an extension of time 

to file opposition and reply briefs to Defendants’ motion to dismiss Cobalt to July 1, 2016 and July 

29, 2016, respectively; 

WHEREAS, no other extensions of time have been granted in these actions; 

NOW THEREFORE, the parties here by agree and stipulate to the following deadlines: 

1. Plaintiffs’ oppositions to Defendants’ motions to transfer in Bloom, Cobalt, Omega, 

and Glenview shall be filed on or before July 1, 2016; 

2. Defendants’ oppositions to Plaintiffs’ motions to remand in Bloom, Cobalt, Omega, 

and Glenview shall be filed on or before July 1, 2016; 

3. Plaintiffs’ replies in support of their motions to remand in Bloom, Cobalt, Omega, 

and Glenview shall be filed on or before July 29, 2016; 

4. Defendants’ replies in support of their motions to transfer in Bloom, Cobalt, 

Omega, and Glenview shall be filed on or before July 29, 2016; 

5. In the interests of efficiency, the parties may, but are not required to, submit 

consolidated briefs in opposition to or replies in support of the pending motions to 

remand and transfer; 

6. Defendants’ responses to the Complaints in Omega and Glenview shall be filed on 

or before August 12, 2016; 

7. Defendants shall not be required to respond to the Complaint in Bloom until after 

the Court rules on the motions for remand and transfer. 

 

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Dated: June 6, 2016 Respectfully Submitted, 

By: /s/ Sara B. Brody

Sara B. Brody, SBN 130222 

SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP 

555 California Street, Suite 2000 

San Francisco, California 94104 

Telephone: (415) 772-1200 

Facsimile: (415) 772-7400 

sbrody@sidley.com 

Attorneys for SunEdison, Inc., Ahmad Chatila, 

Brian Wuebbels, Martin Truong, Jeremy 

Avenier, Emmanuel Hernandez, Antonio R. 

Alvarez, Clayton Daley, Jr., Georganne 

Proctor, Steven Tesoriere, James B. Williams, 

and Randy H. Zwirn 

By: /s/ Jie (Lisa) Li

Jie (Lisa) Li, SBN 260474 

WILMER CUTLER PICKERING 

HALE AND DORR LLP 

950 Page Mill Road 

Palo Alto, California 94304 

Telephone: (650) 858-6000 

Facsimile (650) 858-6100 

Lisa.Li@wilmerhale.com 

Michael Bongiorno (admitted pro hac vice) 

Timothy Perla (admitted pro hac vice) 

WILMER CUTLER PICKERING 

HALE AND DORR LLP 

60 State Street 

Boston, Massachusetts 02109 

Telephone: (617) 526-6000 

Facsimile (617) 526-5000 

Michael.Bongiorno@wilmerhale.com 

Timothy.Perla@wilmerhale.com 

Attorneys for TerraForm Global, Inc., and 

Peter Blackmore 

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By: /s/ Ismail J. Ramsey 

Ismail J. Ramsey (SBN 189820) 

RAMSEY & EHRLICH LLP 

803 Hearst Ave 

Berkeley, CA 94710 

Tel: (510) 548-3600 

Fax: (510) 291-3060 

izzy@ramsey-ehrlich.com 

Kevin J. O’Connor (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) 

HINCKLEY ALLEN 

28 State Street 

Boston, MA 02109-1775 

Tel: (617) 378-4190 

Fax: (617) 378-4191 

koconnor@hinkleyallen.com 

Attorneys for Carlos Domenech Zornoza 

By: /s/ Daniel H. Bookin 

Daniel H. Bookin (SBN 78996) 

O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP 

Two Embarcadero Center, 28th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: (415) 984-8700 

Facsimile: (415) 984-8701 

dbookin@omm.com 

Attorneys for Alejandro Hernandez 

By: /s/ Patrick D. Robbins 

Patrick D. Robbins, SBN 152288 

SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP 

535 Mission Street, 25th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

Telephone: (415) 616-1210 

Facsimile: (415) 616-1199 

probbins@shearman.com 

Adam S. Hakki (pro hac vice app. to be 

submitted) 

Daniel C. Lewis (pro hac vice app. to be 

submitted) 

SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP 

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599 Lexington Avenue 

New York, NY 10022-6069 

Telephone: (212) 848-4000 

Facsimile: (646) 848-4924 

ahakki@shearman.com 

daniel.lewis@shearman.com 

Attorneys for Underwriters

 

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 By: /s/ Jennifer N. Caringal

Jennifer N. Caringal, SBN 286197 

Darren J. Robbins, SBN 168593 

James I. Jaconette, SBN 179565 

Scott H. Saham, SBN 188355 

ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP

655 West Broadway, Suite 1900 

San Diego, CA 92101 

Telephone: (619) 231-1058 

Facsimilie: (619) 231-7423 

Dennis J. Herman, SBN 220163 

David W. Hall, SBN 274921 

ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP

Post Montgomery Center 

One Montgomery Street, Suite 1800 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Telephone: (415) 288-4545 

Facsimilie: (415) 288-4534 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Cobalt Partners, L.P., 

Cobalt Partners II, LP, Cobalt Offshore Master 

Fund LP, Cobalt KC Partners, LP, Glenview 

Capital Partners, L.P., Omega Capital Investors, 

L.P., Omega Capital Partners, L.P., Omega 

Equity Investors, L.P., Omega Overseas 

Partners, LTD, Glenview Institutional Partners, 

L.P., Glenview Capital Master Fund, Ltd., 

Glenview Capital Opportunity Fund, L.P., 

Glenview Offshore Opportunity Master Fund, 

Ltd. 

By: /s/ John Jasnoch 

John Jasnoch, (CA. BAR NO. 281605) 

JOHN T. JASNOCH 

707 Broadway, Suite 1000 

San Diego, CA 92101 

Telephone: 619 233-4565 

Facsimile: (619) 233-0508 

jjasnoch@scott-scott.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Charles Bloom and 

Sharon Burnstein

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: ______________ 

Honorable William Alsup 

United States District Judge 

 

June 7, 2016.

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SIGNATURE ATTESTATION 

I am the ECF User whose identification and password are being used to file the foregoing 

Stipulation and [Proposed] Scheduling Order. In compliance with Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), I hereby 

attest that the other signatories have concurred in this filing. 

Dated: June 6, 2016 SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP 

By: /s/ Sara B. Brody 

Sara B. Brody 

Attorneys for SunEdison, Inc., Ahmad 

Chatila, Brian Wuebbels, Martin Truong, 

Jeremy Avenier, Emmanuel Hernandez, 

Antonio R. Alvarez, Clayton Daley, Jr., 

Georganne Proctor, Steven Tesoriere, 

James B. Williams, and Randy H. Zwirn 

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