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HOWARD A. SLAVITT (State Bar # 172840)

COBLENTZ, PATCH, DUFFY & BASS, LLP

One Ferry Building, Suite 200

San Francisco, California 94111-4213

Telephone: (415) 391-4800

Facsimile: (415) 989-1663

E-mail: has@cpdb.com

MICHAEL N. RADER (admitted pro hac vice)

CHARLES T. STEENBURG (admitted pro hac vice)

WOLF, GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C.

600 Atlantic Avenue

Boston, MA 02210-2206

Telephone: (617) 646-8000

Facsimile: (617) 646-8646

E-mail: malbert@wolfgreenfield.com

mrader@wolfgreenfield.com

csteenburg@wolfgreenfield.com

Attorneys for Defendant biolitec, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP d/b/a

VNUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES,

Plaintiff,

vs.

BIOLITEC, INC., DORNIER MEDTECH

AMERICA, INC., and NEW STAR

LASERS, INC. d/b/a COOLTOUCH, INC.

Defendants.

Case No. C08-03129 MMC

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]

ORDER TO PERMIT COUNSEL TO

APPEAR BY TELEPHONE AT FURTHER

STATUS CONFERENCE SET FOR MAY

14, 2010

(Civil Local Rule 7-12)

TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP d/b/a

VNUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES,

Plaintiff,

vs.

TOTAL VEIN SOLUTIONS, LLC. d/b/a

TOTAL VEIN SYSTEMS,

Defendants.

Case No. C08-04234 MMC

(consolidated with Case No. C08-03129 MMC)

AND ORDER THEREON

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2 STIPULATION TO APPEAR BY

TELEPHONE – CASE NO. C08-3129 MMC

WHEREAS a status conference in this case is scheduled to take place at 10:30 am on May

14, 2010 (D.I. 152 ¶ 4).

WHEREAS lead counsel for the various defendants live and practice in various cities

across the country. Lead trial counsel for defendant biolitec, Inc. (“biolitec”) live and practice in

Boston, Massachusetts. Lead trial counsel for defendant Dornier MedTech America, Inc.

(“Dornier”) live and practice in Atlanta, Georgia. Lead trial counsel for defendant New Star

Lasers, Inc. d/b/a Cooltouch, Inc. (“Cooltouch”) live and practice in Irvine, California. Lead trial

counsel for defendant Total Vein Solutions, LLC d/b/a Total Vein Systems (“TVS”) live and

practice in La Jolla/San Diego, California.

WHEREAS no motions are set for argument at the May 14 conference, and counsel

believe the conference will be relatively brief and will relate to procedural matters such as case

management;

WHEREAS counsel believe the benefit of a personal appearance at the conference is

outweighed by the significant expense to each of the defendants for their respective counsel to

travel to San Francisco from the various cities in which each attorney practices;

WHEREAS biolitec’s lead counsel Michael Rader cannot travel to San Francisco in midMay for the additional reason that his wife is expecting a baby in June.

WHEREAS plaintiff Tyco Healthcare Group LP d/b/a VNUS Medical Technologies

(“VNUS”), by and through its counsel of record, have agreed to the request by defense counsel to

appear by telephone.

NOW THEREFORE, the parties, by and through their respective counsel of record,

hereby stipulate, agree, and jointly apply to the Court for an Order in the above-entitled action

permitting all counsel to appear telephonically at the May 14, 2010 status conference.

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Dated: April 16, 2010 Respectfully submitted,

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT

BIOLITEC, INC.

By: /s/ Michael N. Rader

Michael N. Rader (pro hac vice)

Charles T. Steenburg (pro hac vice)

WOLF, GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C.

600 Atlantic Avenue

Boston, MA 02210

(617) 646-8000

mrader@wolfgreenfield.com

csteenburg@wolfgreenfield.com

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT

TOTAL VEIN SOLUTIONS, LLC d/b/a

TOTAL VEIN SYSTEMS

By: /s/ John Karl Buche

John Karl Buche (SBN 239477)

Sean M. Sullivan (SBN 254372)

BUCHE & ASSOCIATES, P.C.

875 Prospect, Suite 305

La Jolla, California 92037

(858) 459-9111

jbuche@buchelaw.com

ssullivan@buchelaw.com

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT

NEW STAR LASERS, INC. d/b/a

COOLTOUCH, INC.

By: /s/ James W. Geriak

James W. Geriak (Bar No. 32871)

Allan W. Jansen (Bar No. 81992)

ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE

4 Park Plaza, Suite 1600

Irvine, CA 92614-2558

(949) 567-6700

jgeriak@orrick.com

ajansen@orrick.com

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ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT

DORNIER MEDTECH AMERICA, INC.

By: /s/ A. Shane Nichols

A. Shane Nichols (pro hac vice)

Richard W. Miller (pro hac vice)

KING & SPALDING LLP

1180 Peachtree Street, N.E.

Atlanta, GA 30309-3521

(404) 572-4600

snichols@kslaw.com

rmiller@kslaw.com

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF

VNUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

By: /s/ Diem-Suong T. Nguyen

Matthew B. Lehr (Bar No. 213139)

Diem-Suong T. Nguyen (Bar No. 237557)

DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL

1600 El Camino Real

Menlo Park, CA 94025

(650) 752-2000

mlehr@dpw.com

nguyen@dpw.com

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Pursuant to General Order No. 45, I hereby attest that I have concurrence to file this

stipulation from all parties whose signatures are indicated by a “conformed” signature (/s/) within

this e-filed document.

/s/ Michael N. Rader

Michael N. Rader

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: , 2010

HON. MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

April 19

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