Leah Rosenfeld IRA v. Barton et al

Filing 15

MINUTE ORDER granting in part Parties' 13 Stipulated MOTION to Stay. All proceedings, including motion practice and discovery, are hereby STAYED pending further order of the Court; The Parties shall file a status report within fourteen (14) days after the Court decides the forthcoming motion to dismiss the Securities Class Action; All dates and deadlines in the Order entered 4/8/2022, docket no. 9 , are hereby VACATED; Within fourteen (14) days of the date that the stay is lifted, the Parties shall meet and confer and submit a proposed scheduling order governing further proceedings in this Derivative Action. Authorized by Judge Thomas S. Zilly.(MW)

Case 2:22-cv-00288-TSZ Document 15 Filed 05/10/22 Page 1 of 2

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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LEAH ROSENFELD IRA, derivatively
on behalf of ZILLOW GROUP, INC.

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Plaintiff,
v.
RICHARD N. BARTON, et al.,

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Defendants,

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ZILLOW GROUP, INC.,
Nominal Defendant.
The following Minute Order is made by direction of the Court, the Honorable
Thomas S. Zilly, United States District Judge:

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MINUTE ORDER

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C22-288 TSZ

The parties’ stipulated motion to stay, docket no. 13, is GRANTED in part

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The Court approves Defendants’ acceptance of service of the complaint
filed in this Derivative Action;
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All proceedings, including motion practice and discovery, in Leah
Rosenfeld IRA v. Barton, et al., Case No. 2:22-cv-00288 TSZ, are hereby STAYED
pending further order of the Court;
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The Parties shall file a status report within fourteen (14) days after the
Court decides the forthcoming motion to dismiss the Securities Class Action;
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Nothing herein shall prevent Plaintiff from amending her complaint
during the period this Derivative Action is stayed, provided that Defendants

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shall have no obligation to answer, move, or otherwise respond to any such
amended complaint while the stay is pending;
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This Derivative Action shall be stayed effective upon the Court’s entry of
this Minute Order;
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During the period this Derivative Action is stayed, Zillow shall notify
Plaintiff of any related demands for inspection of books and records pursuant to
RCW 23B.16.020 or shareholder demands to the Zillow Board of Directors that it
pursue litigation, of which it becomes aware;
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If, during the period this Derivative Action is stayed, any other Zillow
shareholder files a related derivative action purportedly on behalf of Zillow, and
that derivative action is not stayed for the same or longer duration than the stay of
this Derivative Action, Zillow shall promptly notify Plaintiff of that fact, and
Plaintiff shall have the option to file a motion to lift the stay;
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During the period this Derivative Action is stayed, Defendants shall use best
efforts to include Plaintiff in any mediation with the plaintiff(s) in the Securities
Class Action or any related derivative actions. If Plaintiff is not included in such
mediation, then Defendants agree to mediate separately with Plaintiff at or around
the same time as the mediation in the Securities Class Action or related derivative
actions;
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All dates and deadlines in the Order entered April 8, 2022, docket no. 9, are
hereby VACATED;
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Within fourteen (14) days of the date that the stay is lifted, the Parties shall
meet and confer and submit a proposed scheduling order governing further
proceedings in this Derivative Action; and
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Nothing herein shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of any rights,
defenses, objections or any other application to any court that any party may have
with respect to the claims set forth in the complaint filed in this Derivative Action.

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The Clerk is directed to send a copy of this Minute Order to all counsel of

Dated this 10th day of May, 2022.

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Ravi Subramanian
Clerk

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s/Gail Glass
Deputy Clerk

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