Free Motion for Extension of Time to File Answer - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

Case 1:06-cv-00063-GMS

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Filed 02/15/2006

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE AMERICAN SALES COMPANY, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. ASTRAZENECA AB; AKTIEBOLAGET HASSLE; and ASTRAZENECA LP, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

C.A. No. 06-63 (GMS)

STIPULATION AND ORDER IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by the parties, subject to the approval of the Court, that the time for each of the defendants AstraZeneca AB, Aktiebolaget Hassle, and AstraZeneca LP to answer, move, or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this action shall be extended through and including April 3, 2006. This extension is required because the parties have today filed a proposed Case Management Order covering this action and other related actions filed by direct purchasers. The Case Management Order contemplates that these direct purchaser actions will be consolidated and that the plaintiffs will file a Consolidated Amended Complaint. If the Case Management Order is approved by the Court, the defendants would be not be required to answer, move or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this action, but instead would respond solely to the Consolidated Amended Complaint.

Case 1:06-cv-00063-GMS

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Filed 02/15/2006

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ROSENTHAL MONHAIT GROSS & GODDESS, P.A. /s/ Jessica Zeldin Jeffrey S. Goddess (#630) [email protected] Jessica Zeldin (#3558) [email protected] 919 N. Market Street, Ste. 1401 Wilmington, Delaware 19899 (302) 656-4433 Attorneys for plaintiffs February 15, 2006

MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL LLP /s/ Jack B. Blumenfeld Jack B. Blumenfeld (#1014) Karen Jacobs Louden (#2881) [email protected] 1201 N. Market Street P.O. Box 1347 Wilmington, Delaware 19899 (302) 658-9200 Attorneys for defendants February 15, 2006

SO ORDERED this ________ day of __________, 2006.

_______________________________ Judge Gregory M. Sleet

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