U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Crowd Machine, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Defendant: Crowd Machine, Inc., Metavine, Inc., Craig Derel Sproule and Metavine Pty. Ltd.
Case Number: 4:2022cv00076
Filed: January 6, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of California
Presiding Judge: Haywood S Gilliam
Referring Judge: Susan van Keulen
Nature of Suit: Securities/Commodities
Cause of Action: 15 U.S.C. § 77 Securities Fraud
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
March 23, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 25 SCHEDULING ORDER. Signed by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. on 3/23/2022. Discovery due by 9/16/2022; Opening Reports due by 10/14/2022; Rebuttal Reports due by 1/12/2023; Motions due by 3/10/2023; Responses due by 4/7/2023; Replies due by 4/21/2023; and Motion Hearing set for 5/11/2023 02:00 PM in Oakland, Courtroom 2, 4th Floor before Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr.(ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/23/2022)
March 22, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 26 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr.: Initial Case Management Conference held on 3/22/2022.Total Time in Court: 9 minutes. Court Reporter: Not Reported. Plaintiff Attorney: Christopher Carney and Adam Gottlieb. Defendant Attorney: Justin Goodwin. The Court sets the hearing on the motion for monetary relief on 5/11/2023. Court to issue written scheduling order. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (wft, COURT STAFF) (Date Filed: 3/22/2022)
March 8, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 24 JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT filed by U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. (Carney, Christopher) (Filed on 3/8/2022) Modified on 3/9/2022 (kmg, COURT STAFF). Modified on 3/9/2022 (kmg, COURT STAFF).
March 8, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 23 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Crowd Machine, Inc., Metavine Pty. Ltd., Metavine, Inc. identifying Corporate Parent Metavine, Inc. for Crowd Machine, Inc., Metavine Pty. Ltd.. (Goodwin, Justin) (Filed on 3/8/2022)
March 8, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 22 Certificate of Interested Entities by Crowd Machine, Inc., Metavine Pty. Ltd., Metavine, Inc. (Goodwin, Justin) (Filed on 3/8/2022)
March 7, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 21 ADR Clerks Notice re: Non-Compliance with Court Order. The parties have failed to file an ADR Certification as required by the Initial Case Management Scheduling Order. Counsel shall comply promptly with the requirements of ADR L.R. 3-5(b) and shall file the ADR Certification. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.)(cmf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/7/2022)
February 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 20 CLERK'S NOTICE RE DOCKET NO. #19 . Notice is hereby given that the case management conference previously set for March 22, 2022 will be held telephonically. This proceeding will be held by AT&T Conference Line. The court circulates the following conference number to allow the equivalent of a public hearing by telephone.For conference line information, see: https://apps.cand.uscourts.gov/telhrg/ All counsel, members of the public and press please use the following dial-in information below to access the conference line: Dial In: 888-808-6929Access Code: 6064255The Court may be in session with proceedings in progress when you connect to the conference line. Therefore, mute your phone if possible and wait for the Court to address you before speaking on the line. For call clarity, parties shall NOT use speaker phone or earpieces for these calls, and where at all possible, parties shall use landlines.PLEASE NOTE: Persons granted access to court proceedings held by telephone or videoconference are reminded that photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings, including screenshots or other visual copying of a hearing, is absolutely prohibited. See General Order 58 at Paragraph III. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.)(bns, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/25/2022)
February 22, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ORDER by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. Granting #18 STIPULATION CONTINUING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND EXTENDING TIME TO SUBMIT JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT. Case Management Statement due by 3/8/2022. Initial Case Management Conference set for 3/22/2022 02:00 PM in Oakland, - To be determined. Given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the parties will be advised closer to the hearing whether it will take place telephonically or in person. (bns, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/22/2022)
February 18, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 18 STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER CONTINUING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND EXTENDING TIME TO SUBMIT JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT filed by U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. (Carney, Christopher) (Filed on 2/18/2022)
February 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 17 NOTICE of Appearance by Justin Tyler Goodwin (Goodwin, Justin) (Filed on 2/17/2022)
February 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 16 NOTICE of Appearance by William Alexander Delgado (Delgado, William) (Filed on 2/17/2022)
January 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Case Reopened and Deadline/Hearing Set, See Docket No. 15 : Case Management Statement due by 2/22/2022 and Telephonic Initial Case Management Conference set for 3/1/2022 02:00 PM. This proceeding will be held by AT&T Conference Line. The parties are advised that in the event of an audio problem, counsel should be prepared to attend the hearing via Zoom conference at the Courts direction. The court circulates the following conference number to allow the equivalent of a public hearing by telephone.For conference line information, see: https://apps.cand.uscourts.gov/telhrg/ All counsel, members of the public and press please use the following dial-in information below to access the conference line: Dial In: 888-808-6929Access Code: 6064255The Court may be in session with proceedings in progress when you connect to the conference line. Therefore, mute your phone if possible and wait for the Court to address you before speaking on the line. For call clarity, parties shall NOT use speaker phone or earpieces for these calls, and where at all possible, parties shall use landlines. The parties are further advised to ensure that the Court can hear and understand them clearly before speaking at length.PLEASE NOTE: Persons granted access to court proceedings held by telephone or videoconference are reminded that photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings, including screenshots or other visual copying of a hearing, is absolutely prohibited. See General Order 58 at Paragraph III. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/25/2022)
January 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER by Hon. Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. DIRECTING the Clerk to re-open this case in light of the outstanding issues detailed in Dkt. No. #13 . The Court SETS a telephonic case management conference on March 1, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. The Court further DIRECTS the parties to submit a joint case management statement by February 22, 2022. The Court anticipates that by this time counsel for Defendants Crowd Machine, Inc. and Metavine, Inc. will have appeared, and counsel can discuss how to move this case forward efficiently. All counsel shall use the following dial-in information to access the call:Dial-In: 888-808-6929; Passcode: 6064255 For call clarity, parties shall NOT use speaker phone or earpieces for these calls, and where at all possible, parties shall use landlines. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (hsglc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/25/2022)
January 24, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 14 NOTICE of Appearance by Christopher Carney (Carney, Christopher) (Filed on 1/24/2022)
January 24, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 13 Letter from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to Hon. Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr.. (Gottlieb, Adam) (Filed on 1/24/2022)
January 11, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 12 JUDGMENT Pursuant to #5 Stipulation. Signed by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. on 1/11/2022. ***Civil Case Terminated.***(ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/11/2022)
January 11, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 11 JUDGMENT Pursuant to #2 Stipulation. Signed by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. on 1/11/2022. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/11/2022)
January 11, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 10 Case reassigned to Judge Haywood S Gilliam, Jr. Magistrate Judge Susan Van Keulen no longer assigned to Case. Reassignment Order signed by clerk on 1/11/2022. (bw, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/11/2022) (bw, COURT STAFF).
January 11, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 9 This case will be randomly reassigned to a District Judge outside the San Jose Division pursuant to the Caseload Rebalancing Pilot Program approved by the Court effective March 1, 2018. For information, visit our web page at #http://cand.uscourts.gov/news/225. (bw, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/11/2022)
January 11, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 8 CLERK'S NOTICE OF IMPENDING REASSIGNMENT TO A U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE: The Clerk of this Court will now randomly reassign this case to a District Judge because either (1) a party has not consented to the jurisdiction of a Magistrate Judge, or (2) time is of the essence in deciding a pending judicial action for which the necessary consents to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction have not been secured. You will be informed by separate notice of the district judge to whom this case is reassigned. ALL HEARING DATES PRESENTLY SCHEDULED BEFORE THE CURRENT MAGISTRATE JUDGE ARE VACATED AND SHOULD BE RE-NOTICED FOR HEARING BEFORE THE JUDGE TO WHOM THIS CASE IS REASSIGNED. This is a text only docket entry; there is no document associated with this notice. (jhf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/11/2022)
January 11, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 7 CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.. (Gottlieb, Adam) (Filed on 1/11/2022)
January 7, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 6 Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Notice: The assigned judge participates in the Cameras in the Courtroom Pilot Project. See General Order No. 65 and http://cand.uscourts.gov/cameras. Case Management Statement due by 4/5/2022. Initial Case Management Conference set for 4/12/2022 09:30 AM in San Jose, Courtroom 6, 4th Floor. (kmg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/7/2022)
January 6, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 5 STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER as to Defendant Craig Sproule filed by U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Gottlieb, Adam) (Filed on 1/6/2022)
January 6, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 4 Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen. Counsel for plaintiff or the removing party is responsible for serving the Complaint or Notice of Removal, Summons and the assigned judge's standing orders and all other new case documents upon the opposing parties. For information, visit E-Filing A New Civil Case at http://cand.uscourts.gov/ecf/caseopening.Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges. Upon receipt, the summons will be issued and returned electronically. Counsel is required to send chambers a copy of the initiating documents pursuant to L.R. 5-1(e)(7). A scheduling order will be sent by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) within two business days. Consent/Declination due by 1/20/2022. (jlg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/6/2022)
January 6, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 3 STIPULATION as to Relief Defendant Metavine Pty. Ltd. consenting to entry of partial judgment attached as proposed order to Docket Entry 02 filed by U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. (Gottlieb, Adam) (Filed on 1/6/2022)
January 6, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 2 STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER as to Defendants Crowd Machine, Inc. and Metavine, Inc. filed by U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Gottlieb, Adam) (Filed on 1/6/2022)
January 6, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants. Filed byU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Gottlieb, Adam) (Filed on 1/6/2022)

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Plaintiff: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Represented By: Adam Brett Gottlieb
Represented By: Christopher Carney
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