Securities And Exchange Commission v. GLR Capital Management, LLC et al

Filing 73

Order by Hon. Lucy H. Koh granting 72 Stipulation for Stay of Civil Proceedings.(lhklc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/13/2013)

1 MARC J. FAGEL (Cal. Bar No. 154425)
SHEILA E. O’CALLAGHAN (Cal. Bar No. 131032)
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ROBERT J. DURHAM (Admitted to the New York Bar)
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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San Francisco, California 94104
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

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Case No. CV12-2663 (LHK)

Plaintiff,
vs.

JOINT STIPULATION FOR STAY
OF CIVIL PROCEEDINGS

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ADVISORS, LLC, JOHN A. GERINGER,
17 CHRISTOPHER A. LUCK, and KEITH E. RODE
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Defendants
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20 GLR GROWTH FUND, L.P.,
Relief Defendant.
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The parties hereby stipulate and agree that:

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On May 24, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) filed an

25 action against John A. Geringer, GLR Capital Management, LLC (“GLR Capital”), Geringer, Luck &
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Defendants GLR Capital Management, LLC[,] GLR Advisors, LLC, John A. Geringer and Relief

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Defendant GLR Growth Fund, L.P. (Dkt. 38). On November 7, 2012, the Court ordered Defendants

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GLR Capital and GLR Advisors and the Relief Defendant to obtain counsel and to file notices of

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appearance by January 15, 2013. (Dkt. 43). Defendant Geringer filed a notice on January 15, 2013

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informing the Court that Defendants GLR Capital and GLR Advisors and the Relief Defendant were

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unable to obtain counsel. (Dkt. 48). As Defendants GLR Capital and GLR Advisors and Relief

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Defendant GLR Growth Fund, L.P. have failed to plead or otherwise defend, they are in default.

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Defendant Geringer, Luck & Rode LLC was dissolved on May 10, 2012. On

December 21, 2012, the Commission filed a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal of Defendant Geringer,
Luck & Rode LLC. (Dkt. 44).
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On November 7, 2012, the Court held an initial case management conference with the

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Commission and Defendant Geringer. (Dkt. 43). The Court issued an order setting deadlines for fact

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and expert discovery, dispositive motions and a trial date.

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On January 23, 2013, the Commission filed its Amended Complaint adding

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Defendants Christopher A. Luck and Keith E. Rode. Defendants Luck and Rode filed Answers to the

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Complaint on February 5, 2013 in which they asserted their Fifth Amendment rights not to be

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witnesses against themselves.

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On December 19, 2012, a Grand Jury indicted Geringer, Luck and Rode in the case

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captioned United States of America v. John Geringer, Christopher Luck and Keith Rode, Case No.

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CR 12 00888 LHK. The indictment alleges securities fraud in violation of 15 U.S.C. §§ 78j(b) and

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78ff, and 17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5 and 240.10b5-2, wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343, and

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mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341, among other violations. The U.S. Attorney’s Office filed

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a Notice of Related Case and on January 23, 2012, this Court ordered that the cases were related.

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(Dkt. 53). Both cases are now before the Court.

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The Commission, at the request of Defendants Luck and Rode, and with the

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concurrence of Defendant Geringer, have agreed, subject to this Court’s approval, to a stay of this

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civil action including discovery for six months from the date of entry of the Court’s Order and to

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vacate all current deadlines and trial date. Provided, however, that the parties shall remain free to
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

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Case No. CV12-2663 (LHK)

Plaintiff,
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[PROPOSED] ORDER FOR STAY
OF CIVIL PROCEEDINGS

16 GLR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, GLR
ADVISORS, LLC, JOHN A. GERINGER,
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Defendants
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Relief Defendant.
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Having reviewed the parties’ Joint Stipulation for Stay of Civil Proceedings and considered

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That all further proceedings and timelines in this case are stayed for six months from

27 the date of entry of this Order, provided the parties shall remain free to engage in settlement
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settlement (such as consents to judgment and proposed judgments), apply to the Court for orders

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relating to settlements, and that the Commission is free to file motions with this Court, if necessary,

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to enforce compliance with all previous orders of this Court;

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That the parties will not engage in civil discovery during the stay;

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That this stay may only be shortened or extended by further order of this Court.

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IT IS SO ORDERED. The Clerk shall administratively close the file.

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February
DATED this _____ day of ________________, 2013
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LUCY H. KOH
United States District Judge

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