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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES C. SMITH, et al., On Behalf of
Themselves and All Others Similarly
Situated,

                      Plaintiffs,

           vs.

ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC.,
et al.,

                      Defendants.
___________________________________  

No. C-97-4739-CAL

CLASS ACTION

DATE: April 10, 1998
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
COURTROOM: The Honorable
           Charles A. Legge

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING THE KHALED GROUP'S MOTION TO BE APPOINTED LEAD PLAINTIFFS PURSUANT TO §21D(a)(3)(B) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 AND FOR APPOINTMENT OF LEAD PLAINTIFFS' CO-LEAD COUNSEL

Having considered the Khaled Group's Motion To Be Appointed Lead Plaintiffs Pursuant to §21D(a)(3)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and for Appointment of Lead Plaintiffs' Co-Lead Counsel (the "Motion"), and good cause appearing therefor, the Court orders as follows:

1. The Motion is GRANTED;

2. All members of the Khaled Group, or alternatively, Richard A. Bader, Richard Hughes, Meir Kadec, Jeff Scislow and Joseph Toms are appointed Lead Plaintiffs in this action pursuant to §21D(a)(3)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 [15 U.S.C. §78u-4(a)(3)(B)];

3. Lead Plaintiffs' selection of Co-Lead Counsel for the class is approved. The law firms of Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach LLP, Barrack Rodos & Bacine and Kaufman Malchman Kirby & Squire LLP are appointed Lead Plaintiffs' Co-Lead Counsel pursuant to §21D(a)(3)(B)(v) [15 U.S.C. §78u-4(a)(3)(B)(v)]; and

4. Lead Plaintiffs and their Co-Lead Counsel may designate one or more Lead Plaintiffs to give testimony on behalf of the class in subsequent proceedings to streamline the proceedings and avoid unnecessary and costly discovery or expense to the class.

Dated: _______________

_______________________________
THE HONORABLE CHARLES A. LEGGE

Submitted by:

MILBERG WEISS BERSHAD
HYNES & LERACH LLP
WILLIAM S. LERACH
600 West Broadway, Suite 1800
San Diego, CA 92101
Telephone: 619/231-1058

MILBERG WEISS BERSHAD
HYNES & LERACH LLP
REED R. KATHREIN
LISA C. ATKINSON
DAVID R. STICKNEY
222 Kearny Street, 10th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
Telephone: 415/288-4545

BARRACK, RODOS & BACINE
EDWARD M. GERGOSIAN
MATTHEW P. MONTGOMERY

______________________________
EDWARD M. GERGOSIAN

600 West Broadway, Suite 1700
San Diego, CA 92101
Telephone: 619/230-0800

KAUFMAN, MALCHMAN, KIRBY
& SQUIRE, LLP
JEFFREY H. SQUIRE
IRA M. PRESS
919 Third Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Telephone: 212/371-6600

SCHIFFRIN CRAIG &
BARROWAY, LLP
RICHARD S. SCHIFFRIN
ANDREW L. BARROWAY
Three Bala Plaza East
Suite 400
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
Telephone: 610/667-7706

BERNSTEIN LIEBHARD & LIFSHITZ
MEL E. LIFSHITZ
274 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: 212/779-1414

COHEN, MILSTEIN, HAUSFELD
& TOLL, P.L.L.C.
STEVEN J. TOLL
999 Third Avenue, Suite 3600
Seattle, WA 98104
Telephone: 206/521-0080

CHESTNUT & BROOKS
KARL L. CAMBRONNE
3700 Piper Jaffray Tower
222 South Ninth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Telephone: 612/339-7300

LOWEY DANNENBERG BEMPORAD
& SELINGER, P.C.
RICHARD BEMPORAD
The Gateway
One North Lexington Avenue
White Plains, NY 10601
Telephone: 914/997-0500

SPECTOR & ROSEMAN, P.C.
ELLEN GUSIKOFF STEWART
600 West Broadway, Suite 1800
San Diego, CA 92101
Telephone: 619/338-4514

HOFFMAN & EDELSON
MARC H. EDELSON
45 W. Court Street
Doylestown, PA 18901
Telephone: 215/230-8043

CHITWOOD & HARLEY
MARTIN D. CHITWOOD
2900 Promenade II
1230 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30309
Telephone: 404/873-3900

Attorneys for Movants

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DECLARATION OF SERVICE BY MAIL
PURSUANT TO NORTHERN DISTRICT
LOCAL RULE 23-3(c)(2)

I, the undersigned, declare:

1. That declarant is and was, at all times herein mentioned, a citizen of the United States and a resident of the County of San Diego, over the age of 18 years, and not a party to or interested in the within action; that declarant's business address is 600 West Broadway, Suite 1800, San Diego, California 92101.

2. That on March 2, 1998, declarant served the by depositing a true copy thereof in a United States mailbox at San Diego, California in a sealed envelope with postage thereon fully prepaid and addressed to the parties listed on the attached Service List and that this document was forwarded to the following designated Internet site at:

http://securities.milberg.com

3. That there is a regular communication by mail between the place of mailing and the places so addressed.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed this 2nd day of March, 1998, at San Diego, California.

_______________________________
MICHELE M. HENRY