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Gibson, Dunn & 

Crutcher LLP 

GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 

TIMOTHY K. ROAKE, SBN 99539 

troake@gibsondunn.com

SALLY J. BERENS, SBN 218880

sberens@gibsondunn.com

1881 Page Mill Road 

Palo Alto, California 94304 

Telephone: (650) 849-5300 

Facsimile: (650) 849-5333 

ETHAN D. DETTMER, SBN 196046 

edettmer@gibsondunn.com 

MATTHEW S. KAHN, SBN 261679 

mkahn@gibsondunn.com

555 Mission Street, Suite 3000 

San Francisco, California 94105 

Telephone: (415) 393-8200 

Facsimile: (415) 393-8306 

Attorneys for Defendants

CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC., MICHAEL 

J. FISTER, KEVIN S. PALATNIK, WILLIAM 

PORTER and KEVIN BUSHBY 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

In re CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. 

SECURITIES LITIGATION 

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This Document Relates To: 

 ALL ACTIONS. 

CASE NO. C-08-4966 

CLASS ACTION

STIPULATION TO ENLARGE TIME

TO ANSWER FIRST AMENDED 

COMPLAINT 

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WHEREAS, the initial complaint in this action was filed on October 29, 2008; 

WHEREAS, on March 4, 2009, the Court entered an Order consolidating three related cases, 

appointing Alaska Electrical Pension Fund as the lead plaintiff (“Lead Plaintiff”), and approving the 

selection of Lead Counsel; 

WHEREAS, on April 24, 2009, Lead Plaintiff filed a consolidated complaint against 

defendants Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Michael J. Fister, Kevin S. Palatnik, William Porter, and 

Kevin Bushby (“Defendants,” and, collectively with Lead Plaintiff, the “Parties”); 

WHEREAS, on September 11, 2009, the Court entered an order dismissing the consolidated 

complaint without prejudice; 

WHEREAS, on October 13, 2009, Lead Plaintiff filed an amended consolidated complaint (the 

“First Amended Complaint”); 

WHEREAS, on November 20, 2009, Defendants filed a motion to dismiss the First Amended 

Complaint; 

WHEREAS, on March 2, 2010, the Court entered an order denying Defendants’ motion to 

dismiss the First Amended Complaint; 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(a)(4)(A), Defendants are required 

to serve a responsive pleading within 14 days of the Court’s order, in this case, March 16, 2010; 

WHEREAS, Defendants, in light of the length of the Complaint, have requested an agreement 

from Plaintiffs to extend the date by which Defendants’ Answer must be filed; 

WHEREAS, the parties, through their respective counsel, have met and conferred and agree 

that the date by which Defendants must file an Answer to the First Amended Complaint shall be 

extended to April 30, 2010; and 

WHEREAS, the stipulated extension will not alter the date of any event or deadline already 

fixed by Court order; 

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NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, pursuant to Civil L.R. 6-1(a), by and 

between Lead Plaintiff and Defendants, that the time in which Defendants must file and serve a 

response to the First Amended Complaint is extended until April 30, 2010.

DATED: March 12, 2010 

GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 

By: /s/ 

Sally J. Berens 

Attorneys for Defendants

CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC., MICHAEL J. 

FISTER, KEVIN S. PALATNIK, WILLIAM PORTER 

and KEVIN BUSHBY 

DATED: March 12, 2010 COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER 

RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP 

By: /s/

Shawn A. Williams 

Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Samuel Conti

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