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Parties Involved:
Harvey Armstrong
Defendant
William M. Hawkins III
Plaintiff
KPMG LLP
Defendant
Quellos Group LLC
Defendant

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STIPULATED REQUEST FOR ORDER CHANGING TIME; 

[PROPOSED] ORDER CHANGING TIME

PA/52173716.1

BINGHAM McCUTCHEN LLP 

DALE E. BARNES (SBN 99273) 

STEPHANIE L. THOMASES (SBN 197257) 

KRISTEN A. PALUMBO (SBN 215857) 

Three Embarcadero Center 

San Francisco, CA 94111-4067 

Telephone: (415) 393-2000 

Facsimile: (415) 393-2286 

email: dale.barnes@bingham.com 

stephanie.thomases@bingham.com 

kristen.palumbo@bingham.com 

Attorneys for Defendant 

KPMG LLP 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

WILLIAM M. HAWKINS III, 

Plaintiff, 

v.

KPMG LLP, a limited liability partnership, 

HARVEY ARMSTRONG, an individual, 

QUELLOS GROUP LLC, a Delaware limited 

liability company, and DOES 1 through 20, 

inclusive, 

Defendants.

Case No. C 05-04763 MHP 

STIPULATED REQUEST FOR 

ORDER CHANGING TIME; 

[PROPOSED] ORDER CHANGING 

TIME

Plaintiff William M. Hawkins III and Defendants KPMG LLP and Harvey 

Armstrong, by and through their respective counsel of record, hereby agree and stipulate as 

follows: 

 WHEREAS, on July 15, 2005, Plaintiff filed his complaint in the Superior Court 

for the State of California, County of San Mateo;

WHEREAS, on September 12, 2005, Plaintiff served the complaint on 

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STIPULATED REQUEST FOR ORDER CHANGING TIME; 

[PROPOSED] ORDER CHANGING TIME

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Defendants KPMG, Harvey Armstrong and Quellos Group LLC; 

WHEREAS, on November 21, 2005, Defendant KPMG filed a Notice of 

Removal, thereby removing the complaint from state court to this Court; 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Rule 81(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 

Defendants KPMG’s and Harvey Armstrong’s responses to the complaint are currently due on 

November 30, 2005; 

WHEREAS, Defendant KPMG is a party to a class action settlement involving 

the subject matter of this action, which was preliminarily approved on Friday, October, 31, 2005 

in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff has until December 12, 2005 to opt out of the class action 

settlement; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff is enjoined from prosecuting this action against KPMG and 

Mr. Armstrong unless and until he opts out of the class action; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff is considering amending his complaint if he opts out of the 

class action;

WHEREAS, the parties to this stipulation have not previously sought an order 

changing time from this Court; and 

WHEREAS, the changes of time set forth below may assist the efficient 

administration of justice and should not affect the schedule for this case. 

NOW THEREFORE, subject to the Court’s approval: 

1. Plaintiff may file an amended complaint on or before December 29, 2005; 

and

2. Defendants KPMG’s and Armstrong’s responses to the operative 

complaint must be filed on or before January 9, 2006.

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

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STIPULATED REQUEST FOR ORDER CHANGING TIME; 

[PROPOSED] ORDER CHANGING TIME

PA/52173716.1

DATED: November 29, 2005 

BINGHAM McCUTCHEN LLP 

By: /s/ 

Stephanie L. Thomases 

Attorneys for Defendant 

KPMG LLP 

DATED: November 29, 2005 

LONG & LEVIT LLP 

By: /s/ 

Howard M. Garfield 

Attorneys for Defendant 

Harvey Armstrong 

DATED: November 29, 2005 

 BERGESON, LLP 

By: /s/ 

Hway-Ling Hsu 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

William M. Hawkins III 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED: 

DATED: November ___, 2005 

Honorable Marilyn Hall Patel 

United States District Judge 

11/29/2005

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Judge Marilyn H. Patel

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