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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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`C.A. No. 22-252-MSG
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`ARBUTUS BIOPHARMA CORPORATION
`and GENEVANT SCIENCES GMBH,
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`MODERNA, INC. and MODERNATX, INC.
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`Plaintiffs,
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`Defendants.
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`STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND TIME
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`WHEREAS, the Court previously granted the parties’ Stipulation and Order to Extend
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`Time, which extended the deadline for the substantial completion of document production from
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`October 13, 2023 to December 1, 2023. D.I. 144; and
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`WHEREAS, the parties continue to meet and confer in good faith regarding the scope and
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`timing of document collection and production, including electronically stored information (“ESI”)
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`and search terms related thereto, and require additional time to collect, review, and produce
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`documents;
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`IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by the parties, subject to the approval of
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`the Court, that the deadline for the Substantial Completion of Document Production shall be
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`extended from December 1, 2023 to December 22, 2023, and the deadline to file Motions to Join
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`other Parties and to Amend or Supplement Pleadings be extended from December 4, 2023 to
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`January 5, 2024.
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`Case 1:22-cv-00252-MSG Document 158 Filed 12/06/23 Page 2 of 2 PageID #: 1969
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`No other deadlines set forth in the Scheduling Order (D.I. 72) are altered by way of this
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`Stipulation.1,2
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`SHAW KELLER LLP
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`/s/ Nathan R. Hoeschen
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`John W. Shaw (#3362)
`Karen E. Keller (#4489)
`Nathan R. Hoeschen (#6232)
`Emily S. DiBenedetto (#6779)
`I.M. Pei Building
`1105 North Market Street, 12th Floor
`Wilmington, DE 19801
`(302) 298-0700
`jshaw@shawkeller.com
`kkeller@shawkeller.com
`nhoeschen@shawkeller.com
`edibenedetto@shawkeller.com
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`Attorney for Plaintiffs
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`MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL LLP
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`/s/ Travis J. Murray
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`Jack B. Blumenfeld (#1014)
`Brian P. Egan (#6227)
`Travis J. Murray (#6882)
`1201 North Market Street
`P.O. Box 1347
`Wilmington, DE 19899
`(302) 658-9200
`jblumenfeld@morrisnichols.com
`began@morrisnichols.com
`tmurray@morrisnichols.com
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`Attorneys for Defendants
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`SO ORDERED this ___ day of _____________ 2023.
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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`1 Although this Stipulation is limited to the deadline for substantial completion of document
`production, it is Defendants’ position that an extension to the overall case schedule is likely
`necessary, particularly in view of the large volume of ESI the parties anticipate reviewing and
`producing, which, under the currently negotiated search terms, hits on hundreds of thousands of
`documents for potential production. The parties could not agree to an extended schedule beyond
`the substantial completion of document production and amendment of pleadings deadlines,
`however, and thus Defendants reserve all rights to seek an extension to the remaining case
`deadlines once document production is substantially complete and they can better assess the
`remaining discovery needs for this complex litigation.
`2 Plaintiffs do not agree with Defendants’ position that further schedule extensions are warranted
`based on the current status of document discovery. Defendants reference the volume of ESI the
`parties are reviewing as the basis for further extensions, but the parties have had months to review
`documents for production under an existing schedule that accommodates this volume of ESI. Any
`further extensions of the schedule after substantial completion can be considered by the parties at
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`December
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`/s/ Mitchell S. Goldberg
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