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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
IN RE VERITAS SOFTWARE CORP. Case No: 04—CVT83l (SLR)
SECURITIES IMITIGATION Consolidated Action
THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO:
All Actions DEMAND FOR IURY TRIAL
STIPULATION AND ORDER
WHEREAS, on July 7, 2004, piaititiffiolm Keck tiled in this District the first of three
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officers (collectively "Det`eridants");
WHEREAS, on March 3, 2005, the Court appointed Tay Siew Choon and Mark Leonov
as Lead Plaintiffs (“Plainti1°fs");
WHEREAS, Plaintiffs tiled their Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint
(‘°CAC") on May 27, 2005;
WHEREAS, on May 23, 2006, the Court denied Defendant? Motion to Dismiss;
WHEREAS, Defendants tiled their Answer to the CAC on June 7, 2006;
WHEREAS, the parties wish to estabiish a schedule for this litigation;
NOW THEREFORE, the patties hereby stipulate and agree, subiect to the Court’s
approve}, lo the following litigation schedule:
I i Pre—Disc0very Disctosures. The parties wiki exchange by J uly 20, 2006, the
infomation required by Fed, R, Civ, P. 26(a)(l) and D, Del. LR t6,.2.
2. The parties agree to negotiate a suitable Protective Order, subject to Court
approval, prior to the production of any documents in this case,.
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.3 Discovery.
a. All fact discovery shall be commenced in time to be completed by July .3 1,
2007.
b. Maximum of 25 interrogatories by each party to any other party.
c. Maximum of .30 requests for admission by each party to any other party.
d. Maximum of20 depositions by Plaintiffs and 20 by Defendants.
e. Each deposition limited to a maximum of 7 hours unless extended by
agreement of parties or order of the Court.
E Opening reports from retained testifying experts under Rule 26(a)(2) shall
be Sarveeliiy Atigustsil, 2007.- Ansiiéaing experi iepens shalt be genes bylsepielinleeilllzs, 200%. O
Rebuttal expert reports shall be served by October Iii, 2007. Expert discovery shall be completed
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g. Discovery Disputes. Any discovery dispute shall be submitted to the
Court pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. .37. During the course ofdiscovety, each party is limited to
two (2) Rule 37 motions. The Court shall make itself available, however, to resolve through a
telephone conference, disputes that arise during the course of a deposition including disputes
related to application of` the attotney—client privilege or worit product protection.
4. Joinder of Other Parties, Amendment of Pleadings, and Ciass Certification.
Ali motions to join other parties, amend the pleadings, and certify a class action shall be tiled on
or before October 20, 2006. Discovery regarding class certification shall be completed by
October 27, 2006. Defendants opposition to any such motions shall be served and tiled by
November 20, 2006 and Plaintift`s’ reply shall be served and tiled by December 20, 2006.
5. Settlement Conference. Pursuant to 23 U.S..C.. § 6.36, this matter is referred to
Magistrate J edge Thynge for the purposes of exploring ADR.
6. Summary Judgment Motions. All summary judgment motions shall be served
and tiled with an opening brief on or before February 22, .2008. Opposing memoranda shall be
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served and filed by April 7, 2008 and reply memoranda shall be served and filed by May 7,
2008r
7. Applications by Motion. Any application to the court shall be by written motion
filed with the clerk. Unless otherwise requested by the court, counsel shall not deliver copies of
papers or correspondence to chambers. Any norntiisposltive motion shall contain the
statement required by D. Del. LR 7.1.1.
8. Motions in Limlne. All motions Q gpg shall be tiled on or before two weeks
before the pretrial conference All responses to said motions shall be tiled on or before one week
before the pretrial conference,
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10. Trial. Trial shall commence 60 days after the Court rules on all dispositive
motions. The parties anticipate a one~rnonth to six-week trial.

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AGREED TO BY:
R THAL, MONHAIT & POTTER ANDERSON & CORROON LLP
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Norman Monhait (DSBA #1040) Pet alsh, Jr. (DSB * #243 )
Citizens Bank Center, Ste. 1401 131. [arket St.
P. O. Box 1070 Hercules Plaza, 6m F1.
Wilmington, DE 19899 P. O. Box 951
Tel: (302) 656-4433 Wilmington, DE. 19899-0951
Tel: (302) 984-6037
Liaison Counselfor Lead Plairztiffl;
WECHSLER HARWOOD LLP WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH &
. . . .. ..Rob_ert_I.__Harvv.e0d,Esq. . . ROSAT}...-... ... .. .. . .
Jeffrey M. Norton, Esq. Nina F. Locker, Esq.
488 Madison Avenue Peri B. Nielsen, Esq.
New Yo1·k,N`Y 10022 559 page Mgt; Road
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Dg;i§?I§£gIgml;51’PESq Attorneys for Deferzdauts
Nicole M. Zeiss, Esq.
100 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Tel: (212) 907-0700
SCHATZ & NOBEL, P.C'.
Andrew M. Schatz, Esq.
Barbara F. Wolf, Esq.
One Corporate Center
20 Church St., Ste 1700
Hartford, CT 06103
Tel: (860) 493-6292
C0-Lead Cnrmselfar Lead Plafrmfffs
SO ORDERED:
United States District Judge
DATED this day of , 2006.

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