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In re Geron Corporation Securities Litigation, 3:14-CV-01224 (CRB). (2016)

Court: District Court, N.D. California Number: infdco20160802b36 Visitors: 4
Filed: Jul. 29, 2016
Latest Update: Jul. 29, 2016
Summary: STIPULATION AND ORDER TO MODIFY CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULE CONSOLIDATED CLASS ACTION CHARLES R. BREYER , District Judge . Lead Plaintiff Vinod Patel ("Lead Plaintiff") and Defendants Geron Corporation, John A. Scarlett, Olivia K. Bloom, and Stephen M. Kelsey (collectively "Defendants" and together with Lead Plaintiff, the "Parties"), by and through their undersigned counsel, hereby stipulate as follows: WHEREAS, on November 6, 2015, the Parties filed their Joint Case Management Statement an
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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO MODIFY CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULE

CONSOLIDATED CLASS ACTION

Lead Plaintiff Vinod Patel ("Lead Plaintiff") and Defendants Geron Corporation, John A. Scarlett, Olivia K. Bloom, and Stephen M. Kelsey (collectively "Defendants" and together with Lead Plaintiff, the "Parties"), by and through their undersigned counsel, hereby stipulate as follows:

WHEREAS, on November 6, 2015, the Parties filed their Joint Case Management Statement and Order (the "Initial CMS") (ECF No. 94) proposing a litigation schedule and discovery plan for this action;

WHEREAS, on November 13, 2015, the Court expressly adopted certain dates set forth in the Initial CMS, and, although not reflected in the Minute Entry (ECF No. 95), presumably approved the remaining dates set forth in the Initial CMS;

WHEREAS, on June 9, 2016, the Court entered an order modifying certain dates set forth in the Initial CMS (ECF No. 101) (the "Modified Scheduling Order");

WHEREAS, the Parties engaged in informal, targeted discovery and attempted to resolve the dispute amicably, but have been unable to do so to date;

WHEREAS, on July 8, 2016, Lead Plaintiff served discovery on Defendants, including requests for the production of documents;

WHEREAS, Defendants intend to serve discovery on Lead Plaintiff, including requests for the production of documents;

WHEREAS, the Parties have met and conferred and agreed to a new case management schedule that would extend the time for the Parties to substantially complete their respective document productions by approximately one month; and

WHEREAS, this one month extension for the Parties to substantially complete their respective document productions would not alter any other dates set forth in the Modified Scheduling Order;

WHEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED that,

1. The following amended case management schedule should be adopted and the dates highlighted in the chart below should replace the dates set forth in the Modified Scheduling Order:

EVENT DATE Exchange of initial disclosures December 11, 2015 Plaintiff to file class certification motion August 12, 2016 Deadline for substantial completion of document October 31, 2016 productions Defendants to respond to Plaintiff's class September 26, 2016 certification motion Plaintiff's reply in support of class certification November 7, 2016 motion Hearing on Plaintiff's class certification motion December 2, 2016, or on a date set by the Court Fact discovery cut-off February 24, 2017 Last day to amend pleadings or add parties March 10, 2017 Deadline for Plaintiff to submit expert reports April 7, 2017 Deadline for Defendants to submit expert reports May 8, 2017 Deadline for Plaintiff to submit rebuttal expert June 7, 2017 reports, if any Expert discovery cut-off June 23, 2017 Defendants to file motion for summary judgment July 14, 2017 and/or summary adjudication Plaintiff's to respond to Defendants' motion for August 28, 2017 summary judgment and/or summary adjudication Defendants reply in support of Defendants' motion October 12, 2017 for summary judgment and/or summary adjudication Last day to conduct settlement conference No later than 25 days after Court's ruling on all dispositive motions Deadline to serve and file Rule 26(a)(3) disclosures No later than 30 days after Court's ruling on all dispositive motions Deadline to serve motions in limine No later than 30 days after Court's ruling on all dispositive motions Deadline to serve oppositions to motions in limine No later than 60 days after Court's ruling on all dispositive motions Deadline for the Parties to exchange copies of all No later than 60 days after Court's exhibits, summaries, charts, and diagrams to be used ruling on all dispositive motions at trial other than solely for impeachment Deadline to file joint proposed final pretrial order No later than 73 days after Court's and other materials as set forth in the Court's ruling on all dispositive motions "Guidelines for Trial and Final Pretrial Conference in Civil Jury Cases" Pre-trial conference No later than 80 days after Court's ruling on all dispositive motions Trial to commence No later than 90 days after Court's ruling on all dispositive motions

ORDER

Pursuant to the foregoing stipulation, and good cause appearing, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Source:  Leagle

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