Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC et al v. Couch

Filing 11

ORDER AND STIPULATION REGARDING PLAINTIFFS' APPLICATION FOR ORDER SHORTENING TIME AND BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AGAINST PROCEEDING IN FINRA ARBITRATION signed by District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill on September 9, 2015. (Munoz, I)

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R. Rex Parris Esq. (SBN 96567)
[e-mail]
Alexander R. Wheeler, Esq. (SBN 239541)
[e-mail]
Patricia K. Oliver, Esq. (SBN 193423)
[e-mail]
Naomi C. Pontious, Esq. (SBN 288580)
[e-mail]
R. REX PARRIS LAW FIRM
43364 10th Street West
Lancaster, CA 93534
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Deborah A. Klar, Esq. (SBN 124750)
[e-mail]
2934 ½ N. Beverly Glen Circle, Suite 761
Bel Air, California 90077
Telephone: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendant
DAVID COUCH

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA – FRESNO DIVISION
MORGAN STANLEY & CO.,
INCORPORATED and MORGAN
STANLEY SMITH BARNEY, LLC,

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Plaintiffs,

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v.

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DAVID COUCH,
Defendant.

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Case No.: 1:15-CV-01291-LJO-JLT

O RDER AND S TIPULATION R EGARDING
P LAINTIFFS ’ A PPLICATION FOR O RDER
S HORTENING T IME AND B RIEFING
S CHEDULE FOR P LAINTIFFS ’ M OTION FOR
P RELIMINARY I NJUNCTION A GAINST
P ROCEEDING IN FINRA A RBITRATION

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ORDER AND STIPULATION REGARDING PLAINTIFFS’ APPLICATION FOR ORDER SHORTENING TIME AND BRIEFING
SCHEDULE FOR PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

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WHEREAS, on September 2, 2015, Plaintiffs Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated and

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Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC (collectively, “Morgan Stanley”) filed Morgan Stanley’s

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Motion for a Preliminary Injunction against Proceeding in FINRA Arbitration;

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WHEREAS, on September 2, 2015, Morgan Stanley filed an Ex Parte Application for an

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Order Shortening Time on Morgan Stanley’s Motion for a Preliminary Injunction against Proceeding

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in FINRA Arbitration;

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WHEREAS, the original deadline of September 14, 2015 for Morgan Stanley to respond to

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Defendant’s original Statement of Claim before FINRA is now moot due to Defendant’s filing of an

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Amended Statement of Claim with FINRA on September 4, 2015. The parties agree that pursuant to

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FINRA Rule 12207, Morgan Stanley’s answer to the Amended Statement of Claim is due on

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October 5, 2015.
WHEREAS, the parties have met and conferred and agreed upon the following modified

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briefing schedule:
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Defendant David Couch will file his Opposition to Morgan Stanley’s Motion for
Preliminary Injunction on September 16, 2015 and;

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Morgan Stanley will file its Reply in support of its Motion for Preliminary
Injunction on September 23, 2015.

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ORDER AND STIPULATION REGARDING PLAINTIFFS’ APPLICATION FOR ORDER SHORTENING TIME AND BRIEFING
SCHEDULE FOR PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

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WHEREAS, the parties have further agreed that in the event this Court has not ruled on

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Morgan Stanley’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction before the close of business on October 2,

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2015, the parties shall meet and confer regarding extending Morgan Stanley’s deadline to respond to

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the Amended Statement of Claim.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED

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DATED: September 9, 2015
By: /s/ Deborah A. Klar (authorized on 9/9/15)
Deborah A. Klar
Attorneys for Defendant

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DATED: September 9, 2015

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By:

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/s/ Blake R. Bertagna
Blake R. Bertagna
Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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ORDER

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The above stipulation is approved.
IT IS SO ORDERED
Dated: September 9, 2015
/s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill
United States District Judge

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ORDER AND STIPULATION REGARDING PLAINTIFFS’ APPLICATION FOR ORDER SHORTENING TIME AND BRIEFING
SCHEDULE FOR PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION