Chinn v. 2U, Inc. et al
Petitioner: Anne M. Chinn, Anders-Christian Moeller and Fiyyaz Piirani
Respondent: Christopher J. Paucek, Catherine A. Graham and 2U, Inc.
Interested Party: Emerson College
Case Number: 8:2020cv01006
Filed: April 23, 2020
Court: US District Court for the District of Maryland
Office: Greenbelt Office
Presiding Judge: Theodore D Chuang
Nature of Suit: Securities/Commodities
Cause of Action: 15 U.S.C. § 78 m(a) Securities Exchange Act
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 5, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 41 ORDER GRANTING #39 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Signed by Judge Theodore D. Chuang on 1/4/2023. (hmls, Deputy Clerk)
December 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 40 FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF DISMISSAL with prejudice. Signed by Judge Theodore D. Chuang on 12/9/2022. Associated Cases: 8:19-cv-03455-TDC, 8:20-cv-01006-TDC(dass, Deputy Clerk)
December 7, 2022 Filing 39 MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney by Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., Compass Point Research & Trading, LLC, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)Associated Cases: 8:19-cv-03455-TDC, 8:20-cv-01006-TDC(Dayanim, Behnam)
October 27, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 38 ORDER granting #37 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney, Amanda Betshc's appearance is terminated. Signed by Judge Theodore D. Chuang on 10/27/2022. (heps, Deputy Clerk)
July 13, 2022 Filing 37 MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney Amanda Betsch by 2U, Inc., Mark J. Chernis, Catherine A. Graham, Timothy M. Haley, Valerie B. Jarrett, Sallie L. Krawcheck, John M. Larson, Earl Lewis, Edward S. Macias, Paul A. Maeder, Harsha Mokkarala, Christopher J. Paucek, Gregory K. Peters, Coretha M. Rushing, Robert M. Stavis (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)Associated Cases: 8:19-cv-03455-TDC, 8:20-cv-01006-TDC(George, Kathryn)
December 2, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 36 ORDER Granting #34 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney; Attorney Thomas W. Watson terminated. Signed by Judge Theodore D. Chuang on 12/2/2021. (heps, Deputy Clerk)
December 2, 2021 Filing 35 (FILED IN ERROR) NOTICE by Emerson College Emerson College's Objections to Plaintiffs' Subpoena (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)Associated Cases: 8:19-cv-03455-TDC, 8:20-cv-01006-TDC(Rosenfeld, Jordan) Modified on 12/3/2021 (heps, Deputy Clerk).
December 2, 2021 Filing 34 MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney Thomas W. Watson by Oklahoma City Employee Retirement System, Fiyyaz PiraniAssociated Cases: 8:19-cv-03455-TDC, 8:20-cv-01006-TDC(Watson, Thomas)
September 29, 2020 Filing 33 NOTICE by 2U, Inc., Mark J. Chernis, Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., Compass Point Research & Trading, LLC, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Catherine A. Graham, Timothy M. Haley, Valerie B. Jarrett, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Sallie L. Krawcheck, John M. Larson, Earl Lewis, Edward S. Macias, Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc., Paul A. Maeder, Harsha Mokkarala, Christopher J. Paucek, Gregory K. Peters, Coretha M. Rushing, Robert M. Stavis of Intent to File a Motion Associated Cases: 8:19-cv-03455-TDC, 8:20-cv-01006-TDC(Word, James)
September 28, 2020 Filing 32 QC NOTICE: Documents for #30 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, filed by 2U, Inc., Valerie B. Jarrett, Robert M. Stavis, Paul A. Maeder, Christopher J. Paucek, Timothy M. Haley, Coretha M. Rushing, Harsha Mokkarala, John M. Larson, Mark J. Chernis, Catherine A. Graham, Sallie L. Krawcheck, Gregory K. Peters, Edward S. Macias, Earl Lewis, #31 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, filed by 2U, Inc., Valerie B. Jarrett, Robert M. Stavis, Paul A. Maeder, Christopher J. Paucek, Timothy M. Haley, Coretha M. Rushing, Harsha Mokkarala, John M. Larson, Mark J. Chernis, Catherine A. Graham, Sallie L. Krawcheck, Gregory K. Peters, Edward S. Macias, Earl Lewis were filed in the wrong case and need to be corrected. It has been noted as FILED IN ERROR, and the document link has been disabled. ** THIS IS A CONSOLIDATED CASE. PLEASE DO NOT ELECTRONICALLY FILE OR SPREAD TEXT IN THIS CASE. ALL SUBSEQUENT PLEADINGS ARE TO BE ELECTRONICALLY FILED ONLY IN THE LEAD CASE (8:19-cv-03455-TDC). (heps, Deputy Clerk)
September 24, 2020 Filing 31 (FILED IN ERROR) MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Amanda Betsch (Filing fee $100, receipt number 0416-8880052.) by 2U, Inc., Mark J. Chernis, Catherine A. Graham, Timothy M. Haley, Valerie B. Jarrett, Sallie L. Krawcheck, John M. Larson, Earl Lewis, Edward S. Macias, Paul A. Maeder, Harsha Mokkarala, Christopher J. Paucek, Gregory K. Peters, Coretha M. Rushing, Robert M. StavisAssociated Cases: 8:19-cv-03455-TDC, 8:20-cv-01006-TDC(Word, James) Modified on 9/28/2020 (heps, Deputy Clerk).
September 24, 2020 Filing 30 (FILED IN ERROR) MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Sarah A. Tomkowiak (Filing fee $100, receipt number 0416-8880017.) by 2U, Inc., Mark J. Chernis, Catherine A. Graham, Timothy M. Haley, Valerie B. Jarrett, Sallie L. Krawcheck, John M. Larson, Earl Lewis, Edward S. Macias, Paul A. Maeder, Harsha Mokkarala, Christopher J. Paucek, Gregory K. Peters, Coretha M. Rushing, Robert M. StavisAssociated Cases: 8:19-cv-03455-TDC, 8:20-cv-01006-TDC(Word, James) Modified on 9/28/2020 (heps, Deputy Clerk).
June 1, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 29 ORDER Granting Motion to Consolidate ; Fiyyaz Pirani is appointed as the lead plaintiff for these consolidated cases. Signed by Judge Theodore D. Chuang on 6/1/2020. (heps, Deputy Clerk)
June 1, 2020 THIS IS A CONSOLIDATED CASE. PLEASE DO NOT ELECTRONICALLY FILE OR SPREAD TEXT IN THIS CASE. ALL SUBSEQUENT PLEADINGS ARE TO BE ELECTRONICALLY FILED ONLY IN THE LEAD CASE (8:19-cv-03455-TDC). (heps, Deputy Clerk)
May 13, 2020 Filing 28 Status Report Submitted per Order of the Court, entered May 1, 2020; Dkt No. 26 by Fiyyaz Piirani (Lieberman, Jeremy)
May 4, 2020 Filing 27 NOTICE of Appearance by James Christian Word on behalf of 2U, Inc., Catherine A. Graham, Christopher J. Paucek (Word, James)
May 1, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ORDER directing the parties to file a joint status report within 14 days. Signed by Judge Theodore D. Chuang on 5/1/2020. (bus, Deputy Clerk)
April 27, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 25 CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER. Signed by Judge Theodore D. Chuang on 4/27/2020. (bus, Deputy Clerk)
April 24, 2020 Filing 24 Transfer Notification Letter to Counsel for Parties (c/m 4/27/2020 ybs, Deputy Clerk) Modified on 4/27/2020 (ybs, Deputy Clerk).
April 24, 2020 Filing 23 Case transferred in from District of New York Southern; Case Number 1:19-cv-07479. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
April 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER: 28 U.S.C. 1404(a) provides: "For the convenience of parties and witnesses, in the interest of justice, a district court may transfer any civil action to any other district or division where it might have been brought or to any district or division to which all parties have consented." Transfer to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland is appropriate here because this action is related to Harper v. 2U, Inc., et al., 8:19-cv-03455-TDC and because all parties have consented to it. Accordingly, this action is hereby transferred. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to transfer this action to the District of Maryland. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Ronnie Abrams on 4/23/2020) (mml) Transmission to Office of the Clerk of Court for processing.
April 23, 2020 CASE TRANSFERRED OUT ELECTRONICALLY from the U.S.D.C. Southern District of New York to the United States District Court - District of Maryland. (mml)
April 22, 2020 Filing 21 LETTER addressed to Judge Ronnie Abrams from Mary Blasy dated April 22, 2020 re: consent to transfer action to the District of Maryland. Document filed by Anne M. Chinn..(Blasy, Mary)
April 20, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 20 MEMO ENDORSEMENT on re: #19 Letter, filed by 2U, Inc., Catherine A. Graham, Christopher J. Paucek. ENDORSEMENT: Plaintiff's deadline to inform the Court whether it consents to transferring this action to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland is hereby extended to April 24, 2020. Defendants shall email a copy of this Order to Plaintiff's counsel. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Ronnie Abrams on 4/20/2020) (va)
April 17, 2020 Filing 19 LETTER addressed to Judge Ronnie Abrams from J. Christian Word dated April 17, 2020 re: request to transfer this matter to the United States District Court of Maryland. Document filed by 2U, Inc., Catherine A. Graham, Christopher J. Paucek..(Word, J.)
April 9, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ORDER. No later than April 17, 2020, the parties shall file a joint letter stating whether they consent to transferring this action to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, where it may be consolidated with Harper v. 2U, Inc., et al., 8:19-cv-03455-TDC. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Ronnie Abrams on 4/8/20) (yv)
October 15, 2019 Filing 17 NOTICE of Non-Opposition to Motions to Appoint Lead Plaintiff. Document filed by Anders-Christian Moeller. (Nicholson, Melinda)
October 9, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER granting #9 Motion for J. Christian Word to Appear Pro Hac Vice (HEREBY ORDERED by Judge Ronnie Abrams)(Text Only Order) (arc)
October 9, 2019 >>>NOTICE REGARDING PRO HAC VICE MOTION. Regarding Document No. #9 MOTION for J. Christian Word to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Motion and supporting papers to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff.. The document has been reviewed and there are no deficiencies. (wb)
October 7, 2019 ***NOTICE TO COURT REGARDING PROPOSED ORDER. Document No. #13 Proposed Order was reviewed and approved as to form. (ad)
October 7, 2019 Filing 15 DECLARATION of Melinda A. Nicholson in Support re: #12 MOTION to Appoint Counsel . MOTION to Appoint Anders-Christian Moeller to serve as lead plaintiff(s) . MOTION to Consolidate Cases 1:19-cv-07390 .. Document filed by Anders-Christian Moeller. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Certification, #2 Exhibit B - Loss Chart, #3 Exhibit C - Notice, #4 Exhibit D - Firm Resume)(Nicholson, Melinda)
October 7, 2019 Filing 14 MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: #12 MOTION to Appoint Counsel . MOTION to Appoint Anders-Christian Moeller to serve as lead plaintiff(s) . MOTION to Consolidate Cases 1:19-cv-07390 . . Document filed by Anders-Christian Moeller. (Nicholson, Melinda)
October 7, 2019 Filing 13 PROPOSED ORDER. Document filed by Anders-Christian Moeller. Related Document Number: #12 . (Nicholson, Melinda) Proposed Order to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff.
October 7, 2019 Filing 12 MOTION to Appoint Counsel ., MOTION to Appoint Anders-Christian Moeller to serve as lead plaintiff(s) ., MOTION to Consolidate Cases 1:19-cv-07390 . Document filed by Anders-Christian Moeller.(Nicholson, Melinda)
August 27, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 11 JOINT STIPULATION: Motions terminated: (10 in 1:19-cv-07479-RA) CONSENT LETTER MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re: (1) Complaint and submitting joint stipulation addressed to Judge Ronnie Abrams from J. Christian Word dated August 26, 2019. filed by 2U, Inc., Catherine A. Graham, Christopher J. Paucek, (9 in 1:19-cv-07390-RA) CONSENT LETTER MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re: (1) Complaint and submitting joint stipulation addressed to Judge Ronnie Abrams from J. Christian Word dated August 26, 2019. filed by 2U, Inc., Catherine A. Graham, Christopher J. Paucek. WHEREFORE, the parties, by and through their undersigned counsel, hereby stipulate that the Court be requested to enter an order as follows: 1. Defendants, including all defendants both named and unnamed (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Defendants"), need not answer, move against or otherwise respond to this or any related action until a consolidated complaint is filed; 2. The presently filed action and any subsequently filed, related actions shall be consolidated for hearing before the Honorable Judge Ronnie Abrams and shall hereinafter be captioned In Re 2u, Inc., Securities Class Action; 3. Lead plaintiff shall serve a consolidated complaint ("Consolidated Complaint") within 60 days of entry of the Court's Order appointing lead plaintiff and designating lead counsel; 4. Defendants shall answer, move against, or otherwise respond to the Consolidated Complaint 60 days after service of the Consolidated Complaint; 5. If Defendants move to dismiss the Consolidated Complaint, the lead plaintiff shall serve an opposition memorandum within 60 days of service of Defendants' motion to dismiss, and Defendants shall serve any reply memoranda within 30 days after service of the lead plaintiff's opposition memorandum; and 6. By entering into this stipulation, the parties expressly preserve, and do not waive, any and all claims, arguments, and defenses (other than improper service). SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Ronnie Abrams on 8/27/2019) (ks)
August 26, 2019 Filing 10 CONSENT LETTER MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re: #1 Complaint and submitting joint stipulation addressed to Judge Ronnie Abrams from J. Christian Word dated August 26, 2019. Document filed by 2U, Inc., Catherine A. Graham, Christopher J. Paucek. (Attachments: #1 Joint Stipulation & Proposed Order)(Word, J.)
August 23, 2019 Filing 9 MOTION for J. Christian Word to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Motion and supporting papers to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff. Document filed by 2U, Inc., Catherine A. Graham, Christopher J. Paucek. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit of J. Christian Word in Support of Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice, #2 Exhibit A - Certificates of Good Standing, #3 Text of Proposed Order)(Word, J.)
August 23, 2019 Filing 8 RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. No Corporate Parent. Document filed by 2U, Inc..(Word, J.)
August 23, 2019 Filing 7 FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT DOCKET ENTRY (SEE #9 MOTION) - MOTION for Christian J. Word to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Filing fee $ 200.00, receipt number ANYSDC-17485192. Motion and supporting papers to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff. Document filed by 2U, Inc., Catherine A. Graham, Christopher J. Paucek. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Affidavit of Christian J. Word in Support of Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice, #2 Exhibit A - Certificates of Good Standing, #3 Text of Proposed Order)(Word, J.) Modified on 8/27/2019 (db).
August 19, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER AND NOTICE OF INITIAL CONFERENCE: Initial Conference set for 12/6/2019 at 01:00 PM in Courtroom 1506, 40 Centre Street, New York, NY 10007 before Judge Ronnie Abrams. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Ronnie Abrams on 8/16/2019) (jca)
August 13, 2019 CASE ACCEPTED AS RELATED. Create association to 1:19-cv-07390-RA. Notice of Assignment to follow. (wb)
August 13, 2019 NOTICE OF CASE REASSIGNMENT to Judge Ronnie Abrams. Judge Unassigned is no longer assigned to the case. (wb)
August 13, 2019 Magistrate Judge Debra C. Freeman is so designated. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1) parties are notified that they may consent to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Parties who wish to consent may access the necessary form at the following link: #http://nysd.uscourts.gov/forms.php. (wb)
August 12, 2019 Filing 5 ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to 2U, Inc., Catherine A. Graham, Christopher J. Paucek. (sj)
August 12, 2019 ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING PARTY MODIFICATION. Notice to attorney Samuel Howard Rudman. The party information for the following party/parties has been modified: Anne M. Chinn. The information for the party/parties has been modified for the following reason/reasons: party text was omitted. (sj)
August 12, 2019 CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Unassigned. (sj)
August 12, 2019 CASE REFERRED TO Judge Ronnie Abrams as possibly related to 1:19cv7390. (sj)
August 12, 2019 Case Designated ECF. (sj)
August 9, 2019 Filing 4 STATEMENT OF RELATEDNESS re: that this action be filed as related to 19-cv-07390 (RA). Document filed by Anne M. Chinn.(Rudman, Samuel)
August 9, 2019 Filing 3 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to 2U, Inc., Christopher J. Paucek and Catherine A. Graham, re: #1 Complaint. Document filed by Anne M. Chinn. (Rudman, Samuel)
August 9, 2019 Filing 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET filed. (Rudman, Samuel)
August 9, 2019 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against 2U, Inc., Catherine A. Graham, Christopher J. Paucek. (Filing Fee $ 400.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-17403834)Document filed by Anne M. Chinn.(Rudman, Samuel)

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