Hampton v. Aqua Metals, Inc. et al

Filing 124

ORDER by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. Granting 123 Administrative Relief to Exceed Page Limits for Their Motions to Dismiss.(ndrS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/11/2019)

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Michael R. Hogue (SBN 272083)
[e-mail]
GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
4 Embarcadero Center, Suite 3000
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

Nicole Lavallee (SBN 165755)
[e-mail]
Kristin J. Moody (SBN 206326)
[e-mail]
A. Chowning Poppler (SBN 272870)
[e-mail]
BERMAN TABACCO
44 Montgomery Street, Suite 650
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: [phone]

Robert Horowitz
[e-mail]
MetLife Building
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
(pro hac vice)
Attorneys for Defendants
Aqua Metals, Inc.,
Thomas Murphy, and
Selwyn Mould

Counsel for the PLYMOUTH COUNTY
GROUP and Co-Lead Counsel for the
Class
[Additional Counsel on Signature Page]

Steven M. Schatz, State Bar No. 118356
Boris Feldman, State Bar No. 128838
Dylan G. Savage, State Bar No. 310452
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1050
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendant
Stephen R. Clarke
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
OAKLAND DIVISION
In Re Aqua Metals, Inc. Securities Litigation

Lead Case No. 4:17-CV-07142-HSG
CLASS ACTION
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER TO EXCEED PAGE LIMITS FOR
MOTION TO DISMISS AMENDED
CONSOLIDATED COMPLAINT

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Case No. 4:17-CV-07142-HSG
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXCEED PAGE LIMITS FOR BRIEFING ON MOTIONS TO
DISMISS AMENDED CONSOLIDATED COMPLAINT

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WHEREAS, on September 20, 2019, Plaintiffs filed their Amended Consolidated

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Complaint for Violation of Securities Laws (“Amended Complaint”) [Doc. 119]. The Amended

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Complaint, excluding exhibits, is 205 pages long and contained 550 paragraphs of allegations. Id.

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WHEREAS, on September 27, 2019, counsel for Defendants contacted counsel for

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Plaintiffs to discuss a stipulation as to briefing schedule as to Defendants’ anticipated motion to

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dismiss the Amended Complaint (“Motion”) as well as setting appropriate page limits for briefing

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given the size and nature of the Amended Complaint and the fact that Defendant Stephen R. Clarke

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had separate counsel from the other Defendants.

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WHEREAS, pursuant to those discussions, the parties reached an agreement and

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submitted a motion for administrative relief on October 7, 2019 [Doc. 120]. On October 8,

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2019, the Court denied the motion [Doc. 121], but entered an order on October 9, 2019

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setting a separate briefing schedule [Doc. 122].

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WHEREAS, in light of the Court’s order, on October 9, 2019, counsel for all

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parties further conferred on page limits and agreed that Defendants would be permitted 40

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total pages for their briefs in support of the anticipated Motions to Dismiss, to be divided

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amongst Defendants in their discretion, and that Plaintiffs would be similarly permitted 40

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pages for their brief in response. Defendants proposed these page limits in the interests of

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judicial economy, recognizing that Defendants would otherwise be entitled to two 25-page

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motions to dismiss due to being represented by separate counsel.

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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and among the undersigned, that:

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1. The page limit imposed by Local Rule 7-4(b) with respect to Defendants’ anticipated

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Motions is extended to forty (40) total pages, to be divided between Defendants at their

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discretion.

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2. The page limit imposed by Local Rule 7-4(b) with respect to Plaintiffs’ response to
Defendants’ anticipated Motions is extended to forty (40) pages.

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXCEED PAGE LIMITS FOR BRIEFING ON MOTIONS TO
DISMISS AMENDED CONSOLIDATED COMPLAINT

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IT IS SO STIPULATED.

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DATED: October 10, 2019

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BERMAN TABACCO
By:

/s/ Nicole Lavalee
Nicole Lavallee

Kristin J. Moody
A. Chowning Poppler
44 Montgomery Street, Suite 650
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Leslie R. Stern
BERMAN TABACCO
One Liberty Square
Boston, MA 02109
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Shannon L. Hopkins
Nancy A. Kulesa
Stephanie A. Bartone
LEVI & KORSINSKY, LLP
1111 Summer Street, Suite 403
Stamford, CT 06901
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Rosemary M. Rivas
LEVI & KORSINSKY, LLP
44 Montgomery Street, Suite 650
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Counsel for the Plymouth County Group and
Co-Lead Counsel for the Class
Case No. 4:17-CV-07142-HSG
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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXCEED PAGE LIMITS FOR BRIEFING ON MOTIONS TO
DISMISS AMENDED CONSOLIDATED COMPLAINT

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DATED: October 10, 2019

GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP

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By:

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Michael R. Hogue
4 Embarcadero Center, Suite 3000
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]

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/s/ Michael R. Hogue

Robert Horowitz
MetLife Building
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
(pro hac vice)

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Counsel for Defendants Aqua Metals, Inc.,
Thomas Murphy, and Selwyn Mould

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DATED: October 10, 2019

WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
By:

/s/ Steven M. Schatz
Steven M. Schatz

Steven M. Schatz, State Bar No. 118356
Boris Feldman, State Bar No. 128838
Dylan G. Savage, State Bar No. 310452
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1050
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendant
Stephen R. Clarke
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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXCEED PAGE LIMITS FOR BRIEFING ON MOTIONS TO
DISMISS AMENDED CONSOLIDATED COMPLAINT

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Pursuant to Civil L.R. 5-1(i)(3), I hereby attest that all other signatories to this document
have concurred in its filing.
By: _/s/ Michael R. Hogue___________

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED:

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DATED: October ____, 2019
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_____________________________
Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT
COURT JUDGE

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXCEED PAGE LIMITS FOR BRIEFING ON MOTIONS TO
DISMISS AMENDED CONSOLIDATED COMPLAINT