Hampton v. Aqua Metals, Inc. et al

Filing 50

ORDER by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. CONSOLIDATING RELATED ACTIONS.(ndrS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/29/2018)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ARLIS HAMPTON, Individually and On
Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated,

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Plaintiff,

Case No.: 4:17-cv-07142-HSG
ORDER CONSOLIDATING RELATED
ACTIONS

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v.

CLASS ACTION

AQUA METALS, INC., STEPHEN R.
CLARKE, THOMAS MURPHY, and
MARK WEINSWIG,
Defendants.
GRANT HEATH, on behalf of himself and
all others similarly situated,

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Plaintiffs,

Case No. 4:17-cv-07196-HSG

CLASS ACTION

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vs.
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AQUA METALS, INC., THOMAS
MURPHY, MARK WEINSWIG, and
STEPHEN R. CLARKE,
Defendants.

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LOTFY ARBAB, Individually and on
Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated,

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Plaintiff,

Case No. 4:17-cv-07270-HSG

CLASS ACTION

vs.

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AQUA METALS, INC., THOMAS
MURPHY, MARK WEINSWIG, and
STEPHEN R. CLARKE,
Defendants.
ORDER CONSOLIDATING RELATED ACTIONS
Case No. 4:17-cv-07270-HSG

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Having considered the Joint Administrative Motion for Consolidation of Related Actions

2 (the “Motion), it is hereby ordered that the Motion is GRANTED. GOOD CAUSE appearing
3 therefor, the cases captioned Grant Heath vs. Aqua Metals, Inc., Thomas Murphy, Mark Weinswig,
4 and Stephen R. Clarke, Case No. 4:17-cv-07196-HSG; and Lotfy Arbab v. Aqua Metals, Inc.,
5 Thomas Murphy, Mark Weinswig, and Stephen R. Clarke, Case No. 4:17-cv-07270-HSG are
6 hereby consolidated into Arlis Hampton v. Aqua Metals, Inc., Stephen R. Clarke, Thomas Murphy,
7 and Mark Weinswig, Case No. 4:17-cv-07142-HSG. The earlier-filed civil action, Case No. 4:178 cv-07142-HSG, shall serve as the lead case. The clerk is directed to administratively close the
9 later-filed civil actions, Case Nos. 4:17-cv-07196-HSG and 4:17-cv-07270-HSG. All future
10 filings should be made in the lead case only and should be captioned “In Re Aqua Metals, Inc.
11 Securities Litigation.” This order terminates Dkt. No. 34 in Case No. 4:17-cv-07142.
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Hon. Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr.
U.S. District Judge

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ORDER CONSOLIDATING RELATED ACTIONS
Case No. 4:17-cv-07270-HSG