Beqaj v. Infoblox Inc., et al

Filing 14

ORDER RELATING CASES 14-2644-BLF AND 14-2564-PJH TO 14-2500-VC. Signed by Judge Vince Chhabria on 6/26/2014. (knm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/26/2014)

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Robert S. Green (SBN 136183)
[e-mail]
Lesley E. Weaver (SBN 191305)
[e-mail]
GREEN & NOBLIN, P.C.
700 Larkspur Landing Circle, Suite 275
Larkspur, CA 94939
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Mark C. Gardy
[e-mail]
James S. Notis
[e-mail]
Jennifer Sarnelli (SBN 242510)
[e-mail]
GARDY & NOTIS, LLP
Tower 56
126 East 56th Street, 8th floor
New York, NY 10022
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Counsel for Plaintiff Paul Ansfield
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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PAUL ANSFIELD, Individually and
On Behalf of All Others Similarly
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Plaintiff,

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v.
INFOBLOX INC., ROBERT D.
THOMAS, and REMO E. CANESSA,

Case No. 3:14-cv-2500-VC
ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION
TO CONSIDER WHETHER
CASES SHOULD BE
RELATED PURSUANT TO
LOCAL RULES 3-12(b) AND
7-11

Defendants.

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ADMIN. MOTION RELATE CASES, CASE NO. 3:14-CV-2500-VC

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Pursuant to Civil Local Rules 3-12(b) and 7-11 of the United States

2 District Court for the Northern District of California, Paul Ansfield, the plaintiff
3 in the putative related Ansfield case (as defined below), hereby moves the Court
4 to consider whether the following three cases, all filed in the Northern District
5 of California, qualify as related actions:
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Case Name
Ansfield v. Infoblox
Inc., et. al.
(“Ansfield”)
Beqaj v. Infoblox
Inc., et al. (“Beqaj”)

Case Number
No. 14-cv02500-VC

Judge Assigned
Hon. Vince
Chhabria

Date Filed
May 30, 2014

No. 14-cv02564-PJH

Hon. Phyllis J.
Hamilton

June 4, 2014

Achey, et al. v.
Infoblox Inc., et al.
(“Achey”)

No. 14-cv02644-BLF

Hon. Beth Labson
Freeman

June 9, 2014

Civil Local Rule 3-12(a) provides that an action is related to another

13 when “(1) The actions concern substantially the same parties, property,
14 transaction or event; and (2) It appears likely that there will be an unduly
15 burdensome duplication of labor and expense or conflicting results if the cases
16 are conducted before different Judges.” These criteria are met here.
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All three cases are putative class actions, brought on behalf of Infoblox

18 Inc. stockholders. Plaintiffs in all the actions name the same defendants and
19 allege similar claims of securities fraud pursuant to Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of
20 the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder.
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Given that the same parties, transactions and events are involved in all

22 three cases, it appears likely that there will be an unduly burdensome
23 duplication of labor and expense and possible conflicting results, if the three
24 cases are conducted before different Judges. Accordingly, the Court should
25 relate these actions under Civil Local Rule 3-12.
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In compliance with Local Rule 7-11, movant obtained a stipulation from

27 the plaintiffs in both actions, agreeing that the cases should be related. Movant
28 also conferred with counsel for the defendant, who stated defendant has no
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ADMIN. MOTION RELATE CASES, CASE NO. 3:14-CV-2500-VC

1 objection to the filing of this Administrative Motion, nor to the relation of the
2 actions. For the foregoing reasons, plaintiff respectfully requests the Court
3 enter an order relating the Ansfield, Beqaj and Achey actions.
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Dated: June 16, 2014

GARDY & NOTIS, LLP
s/ Jennifer Sarnelli
Jennifer Sarnelli (SBN 242510)
[e-mail]
Mark C. Gardy
[e-mail]
James S. Notis
[e-mail]
Tower 56
126 East 56th Street, 8th floor
New York, NY 10022
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Robert S. Green (SBN 136183)
[e-mail]
Lesley E. Weaver (SBN 191305)
[e-mail]
GREEN & NOBLIN, P.C.
700 Larkspur Landing Circle, Suite 275
Larkspur, CA 94939
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Counsel for Plaintiff Ansfield

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ADMIN. MOTION RELATE CASES, CASE NO. 3:14-CV-2500-VC

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CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on June 16, 2014, I authorized the electronic filing of

3 the foregoing with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system which will
4 send notification of such filing to the e-mail addresses denoted on the attached
5 Electronic Mail Notice List, and I hereby certify that I caused to be mailed the
6 foregoing document or paper via email to any non-CM/ECF participants.
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I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of

8 America that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on June 16, 2014.
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GARDY & NOTIS, LLP

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s/ Jennifer Sarnelli
Jennifer Sarnelli (SBN 242510)
[e-mail]
Mark C. Gardy
[e-mail]
James S. Notis
[e-mail]
Tower 56
126 East 56th Street, 8th floor
New York, NY 10022
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

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Robert S. Green (SBN 136183)
[e-mail]
Lesley E. Weaver (SBN 191305)
[e-mail]
GREEN & NOBLIN, P.C.
700 Larkspur Landing Circle, Suite 275
Larkspur, CA 94939
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Mark C. Gardy
[e-mail]
James S. Notis
[e-mail]
Jennifer Sarnelli (SBN 242510)
[e-mail]
GARDY & NOTIS, LLP
Tower 56
126 East 56th Street, 8th floor
New York, NY 10022
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Counsel for Plaintiff Paul Ansfield
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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STIPULATION AND
[PROPOSED] ORDER
RELATING ACTIONS

PAUL ANSFIELD, Individually and
On Behalf of All Others Similarly
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Plaintiff,
v.

Date Filed: May 30, 2014

INFOBLOX INC., ROBERT D.
THOMAS, and REMO E. CANESSA,
Defendants.

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Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Relating Actions Case No. 3:14-cv-2500-VC

DONNA L. ACHEY and LINDSAY E.
DURHAM, Individually and on Behalf
2 of All Others Similarly Situated
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v.
INFOBLOX INC., ROBERT D.
THOMAS, and REMO E. CANESSA,
Defendants.

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SAFEDIN BEQAJ, Individually and on
Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated,
Plaintiff,

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Date Filed: June 9, 2014

Plaintiffs,

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Case No. 5:14-cv-02644-BLF

Case No. 4:14-cv-02564-PJH
Date Filed: June 4, 2014

v.
INFOBLOX INC., ROBERT D.
THOMAS, and REMO E. CANESSA,
Defendants.

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Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Relating Actions Case No. 3:14-cv-2500-VC

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WHEREAS, between May 30, 2014 and June 9, 2014, the above-

2 captioned actions (“Related Actions”) were filed;
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WHEREAS, each action is a purported class action brought by, and on

4 behalf of, the Infoblox Inc. public stockholders. Plaintiffs in all the Related
5 Actions name the same defendants and allege similar claims of securities fraud
6 pursuant to Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
7 Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder.
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WHEREAS, all parties to the Related Actions agree that these matters

9 should be related before one Judge;
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WHEREAS, all parties to the Related Actions agree that the actions are

11 likely to result in unduly burdensome duplication of labor and expense or
12 conflicting results if the cases are conducted before different Judges;
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THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the

14 Parties to these Related Actions, by and through their respective undersigned
15 counsel, and agreed that the above captioned actions should be Related pursuant
16 to Civil Local Rules 3-12, 7-11 and 7-12.
17 IT IS SO STIPULATED.
18 Respectfully Submitted By:
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GARDY & NOTIS, LLP

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s/ Jennifer Sarnelli
Jennifer Sarnelli (SBN 242510)
[e-mail]
Mark C. Gardy
[e-mail]
James S. Notis
[e-mail]
Tower 56
126 East 56th Street, 8th floor
New York, NY 10022
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

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Robert S. Green (SBN 136183)
[e-mail]
Lesley E. Weaver (SBN 191305)
[e-mail]
GREEN & NOBLIN, P.C.
700 Larkspur Landing Circle, Suite 275
Larkspur, CA 94939
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Counsel for Plaintiff Ansfield

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GLANCY BINKOW & GOLDBERG LLP
By: s/ Robert V. Prongay
Lionel Z. Glancy
Michael M. Goldberg
Robert V. Prongay
1925 Century Park East, Suite 2100
Los Angeles, California 90067
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
POMERANTZ LLP
Jeremy A. Lieberman
Francis P. McConville
600 Third Avenue, 20th Floor
New York, New York 10016
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 212-661-8665
POMERANTZ LLP
Patrick V. Dahlstrom
10 South La Salle Street, Suite 3505
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Telephone: [phone]
BRONSTEIN GEWIRTZ &
GROSSMAN LLP
Peretz Bronstein
60 E. 42nd Street, Suite 4600
New York, New York 10165
Telephone: [phone]
Counsel for Plaintiffs
Donna L. Achey and Lindsay E. Durham

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Dated: June 16, 2014

GLANCY BINKOW & GOLDBERG LLP
By: s/ Robert V. Prongay
Lionel Z. Glancy
Michael Goldberg
Robert V. Prongay
Elaine Chang
1925 Century Park East, Suite 2100
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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LAW OFFICES OF HOWARD G. SMITH
Howard G. Smith
3070 Bristol Pike, Suite 112
Bensalem, PA 19020
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Counsel for Plaintiff Safedin Beqaj

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FENWICK & WEST LLP

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By: /s/ Kevin P. Muck
Kevin P. Muck (CSB No. 120918)
[e-mail]
Catherine D. Kevane (CSB No. 215501)
[e-mail]
Alexis I. Caloza (CSB No. 278804)
[e-mail]
FENWICK & WEST LLP
555 California Street, 12th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 415.281.1350

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Counsel for Defendants Infoblox Inc., Robert D.
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LOCAL RULE 5-1(i)(3) CERTIFICATION

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I Jennifer Sarnelli hereby attest that concurrence in the filing of the

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5 Stipulation and [Proposed] Order to Relate Cases.
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GARDY & NOTIS, LLP
s/ Jennifer Sarnelli
Jennifer Sarnelli (SBN 242510)
[e-mail]
Mark C. Gardy
[e-mail]
James S. Notis
[e-mail]
Tower 56
126 East 56th Street, 8th floor
New York, NY 10022
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

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