STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE: SECOND FURTHER EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR DEFENDANT ROCHE MOLECULAR SYSTEMS, INC. TO ANSWER OR OTHERWISE RESPOND TO FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT [FRCP 15(A); C.L.R. 6-1(B); 6-2(A)]

EDWARD M. CHEN, District Judge.

Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 6-1 and 6-2 and Rule 15(a)(3) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP), this Stipulation and [Proposed] Order is entered into by and between Plaintiff Cepheid and Defendant Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. ("Roche Molecular") by and through their respective counsel.

WHEREAS Cepheid filed its initial Complaint for Declaratory Judgment ("Complaint") on August 21, 2012;

WHEREAS Cepheid filed its First Amended Complaint for Declaratory Judgment ("Amended Complaint") on September 14, 2012, prior to the due date for Roche Molecular to answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint;

WHEREAS counsel for Roche Molecular requested, and counsel for Cepheid agreed, to extend the time for Roche Molecular to answer or otherwise respond to the First Amended Complaint to and including November 2, 2012;

WHEREAS the Parties submitted a Stipulation and Proposed Order re: Extension of Deadline for Defendant Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. to Answer or Otherwise Response to First Amended Complaint [Dkt. 8] on September 21, 2012, which the Court entered as an Order dated September 24, 2012;

WHEREAS lead counsel for Defendant Roche Molecular, Stephen Rabinowitz, and Randy Eisensmith of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, requested a further extension of time for Roche Molecular to answer or otherwise respond to the First Amended Complaint due to the prolonged disruption of power and closure of their New York City office in view of Hurricane Sandy, and counsel for Cepheid agreed to extend such time to November 9, 2012;

WHEREAS the Parties entered into a Stipulation and Proposed Order re: Further Extension of Deadline for Defendant Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. to Answer or Otherwise Response to First Amended Complaint [Dkt. 14] on October 31, 2012, requesting that the Court set November 9, 2012 as the deadline for Roche Molecular's responsive pleading, and the Court issued an Order approving that request on November 1, 2012 (the "November 1, 2012 Order") [Dkt. 15];

WHEREAS subsequent to the issuance of the November 1, 2012 Order, Mr. Rabinowitz contacted counsel for Cepheid and requested a further extension of the responsive pleading deadline until November 16, 2012, in view of the continued and prolonged closure of Fried Frank's offices due to storm damage and the general disruption of basic services in the surrounding area (see Declaration of Stephen S. Rabinowitz, filed herewith), and counsel for Cepheid graciously agreed to this second further request for extension; and

WHEREAS this second further stipulation to extend the time for Roche Molecular to answer or otherwise respond to the First Amended Complaint will not alter the date of any event or any deadline already fixed by Court order, other than the November 9, 2012 deadline set forth in the November 1, 2012 Order, and this stipulation and the Declaration of Stephen S. Rabinowitz filed herewith is therefore in accordance with Civil Local Rule 6-1(b) and 6-2;

NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties hereby stipulate and agree as follows:

The deadline for Roche Molecular to answer or otherwise respond to the First Amended Complaint is extended to and including November 16, 2012.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

FILER'S ATTESTATION PURSUANT TO L.R. 5-1(i)(3)

I, Mark F. Lambert, attest that concurrence in the filing of this Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Re: Further Extension of Deadline for Defendant Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. to Answer or Otherwise Respond to First Amended Complaint has been obtained from each of the other Signatories hereto.

[PROPOSED] ORDER

Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties and good cause appearing therefore;

IT IS SO ORDERED.