BELL v. KANZHUN LIMITED et al
Plaintiff: KEYLA D. BELL
Defendant: KANZHUN LIMITED, PENG ZHAO, YU ZHANG, XU CHEN and TAO ZHANG
Case Number: 2:2021cv13543
Filed: July 12, 2021
Court: US District Court for the District of New Jersey
Presiding Judge: Michael A Hammer
Referring Judge: Kevin McNulty
Nature of Suit: Securities/Commodities
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 28, 2022 Filing 34 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to File the Stipulation of Settlement and an unopposed motion for preliminary approval of the settlement by KEYLA D. BELL. (CHEN, JING)
September 22, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 33 LETTER ORDER granting #32 Joint Request to hold in abeyance any decision on #18 MOTION to Dismiss and #27 MOTION to Strike. The Stay is granted until 10/28/2022 to permit filing of Preliminary Approval Motion. Signed by Judge Kevin McNulty on 9/22/2022. (dam)
September 21, 2022 Filing 32 Letter from Lead Plaintiff Keyla D. Bell re #27 MOTION to Strike Exhibits of Defendants' Motion to Dismiss, #18 MOTION to Dismiss the Amended Class Action Complaint. (CHEN, JING)
September 1, 2022 Filing 31 Letter from Lead Plaintiff Keyla D. Bell. (CHEN, JING)
July 11, 2022 Filing 30 REPLY BRIEF in Further Support filed by KANZHUN LIMITED re #18 MOTION to Dismiss the Amended Class Action Complaint (MUSOFF, SCOTT) Modified on 7/12/2022 (dam).
July 11, 2022 Filing 29 REPLY BRIEF in Further Support filed by KEYLA D. BELL re #27 MOTION to Strike Exhibits of Defendants' Motion to Dismiss (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Service)(CHEN, JING) Modified on 7/12/2022 (dam).
July 5, 2022 Filing 28 MEMORANDUM in Opposition filed by KANZHUN LIMITED re #27 MOTION to Strike Exhibits of Defendants' Motion to Dismiss (MUSOFF, SCOTT)
June 21, 2022 Set Deadlines as to #27 Plaintiff's MOTION to Strike Exhibits of Defendants' Motion to Dismiss. Motion set for 7/18/2022 before Judge Kevin McNulty. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk's Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (dam)
June 20, 2022 Filing 27 MOTION to Strike Exhibits of Defendants' Motion to Dismiss by KEYLA D. BELL. Responses due by 7/5/2022 (Attachments: #1 Memorandum of Support, #2 Text of Proposed Order, #3 Certificate of Service)(CHEN, JING)
June 20, 2022 Filing 26 MEMORANDUM in Opposition filed by KEYLA D. BELL re #18 MOTION to Dismiss the Amended Class Action Complaint (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order, #2 Declaration of Jing Chen, #3 Exhibit 1, #4 Exhibit 2, #5 Exhibit 3, #6 Exhibit 4, #7 Exhibit 5, #8 Certificate of Service)(CHEN, JING) Modified on 6/21/2022 (dam).
June 6, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 25 ORDER granting #21 Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice as to PHILIP KIM. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael A. Hammer on 6/6/2022. (dam, )
May 31, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 24 TEXT ORDER: The Court has reviewed Plaintiff's request for an automatic extension filed on May 27, 2022 [D.E. 22], and Defendant's response letter filed on May 27, 2022 [D.E. 23]. Plaintiff will file any opposition to the motion to dismiss by June 20, 2022. Defendant will file any reply by July 11, 2022. There will be no further extensions of the briefing deadlines.. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Michael A. Hammer on 5/31/2022\. (Hammer, Michael)
May 27, 2022 Filing 23 Letter from Scott D. Musoff to the Hon. Michael A. Hammer Dated May 27, 2022. (MUSOFF, SCOTT)
May 27, 2022 Filing 22 Rule 7.1(d)(5) Letter for an automatic extension of the return date of a dispositive motion filed by KEYLA D. BELL re #18 MOTION to Dismiss the Amended Class Action Complaint Opposition (ROSEN, LAURENCE)
May 26, 2022 Set Deadlines as to #21 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Motion set for 6/21/2022 before Judge Kevin McNulty. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk`s Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (ams, )
May 25, 2022 Filing 21 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice by KEYLA D. BELL. (Attachments: #1 No Brief Statement, #2 Certification of Laurence M. Rosen, #3 Certification of Phillip Kim, #4 Certificate of Good Standing, #5 Text of Proposed Order)(ROSEN, LAURENCE)
May 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 20 LETTER ORDER granting #19 Letter requesting an adjournment of the Joint Discovery Plan and Scheduling Conference, until Kanzhun's motion to dismiss has been resolved; If any claims remain following the ruling on the pending motion to dismiss, the parties will submit a Joint Discovery Plan within 14 days of the issuance of that ruling. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael A. Hammer on 5/9/2022. (ams, )
May 6, 2022 Filing 19 Letter from Scott D. Musoff to the Hon. Michael A. Hammer Dated May 6, 2022. (MUSOFF, SCOTT)
May 4, 2022 Set Deadlines as to #18 MOTION to Dismiss the Amended Class Action Complaint. Motion set for 6/6/2022 before Judge Kevin McNulty. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk`s Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (ams, )
May 3, 2022 Filing 18 MOTION to Dismiss the Amended Class Action Complaint by KANZHUN LIMITED. (Attachments: #1 Brief in Support of Defendants Motion to Dismiss the Amended Class Action Complaint, #2 Certification of Scott D. Musoff, #3 Exhibit A- Registration Statement, #4 Exhibit B- Cybersecurity Law, #5 Exhibit C- New York Times Article, #6 Exhibit D- May 1 Provisions, #7 Exhibit E- May 1 Announcement, #8 Exhibit F- May 10 Announcement, #9 Exhibit G- May 21 Announcement, #10 Exhibit H- June 11 Announcement, #11 Exhibit I- AP News Article, #12 Exhibit J- Reuters Article, #13 Exhibit K- Cybersecurity Review Measures, #14 Exhibit L- New America Article, #15 Exhibit M- Data Security Law, #16 Exhibit N- Announcement of Cybersecurity Review of DiDi, #17 Exhibit O- Financial Times Article, #18 Exhibit P-CACs July 4 Announcement, #19 Exhibit Q- CACs July 9 Announcement, #20 Exhibit R- July 5 Announcement, #21 Exhibit S- July 5 Press Release, #22 Exhibit T- Fortune Article, #23 Exhibit U- Historical Share Prices, #24 Exhibit V- Notice of CAC on Seeking Public Comments on the Cybersecurity Review Measures, #25 Exhibit W- Cybersecurity Review Measures (2021), #26 Text of Proposed Order)(MUSOFF, SCOTT)
April 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 17 TEXT ORDER: The Court has considered the parties' request to adjourn the Rule 16 scheduling conference. Because the anticipated motion to dismiss has not yet been filed, the request is denied. However, the request is denied without prejudice to counsel's right to renew it via a brief letter to the Court upon filing the motion to dismiss. That letter shall also include Defendants' request to stay pending resolution of the motion to dismiss. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Michael A. Hammer on 4/29/22. (tad)
April 28, 2022 Filing 16 Letter from Scott D. Musoff to the Hon. Michael A. Hammer Dated April 28, 2022. (MUSOFF, SCOTT)
March 4, 2022 Filing 15 AMENDED COMPLAINT against XU CHEN, KANZHUN LIMITED, TAO ZHANG, YU ZHANG, PENG ZHAO, filed by KEYLA D. BELL.(CHEN, JING)
January 19, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 14 TEXT ORDER: Telephone Scheduling Conference set for 5/16/2022 at 2:00 p.m. The parties will dial 1-888-684-8852 and access code 1456817# to join the conference. The parties shall electronically file a joint discovery plan by 5/12/2022. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Michael A. Hammer on 1/19/2022. (jqb, )
January 19, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 13 STIPULATION AND SCHEDULING ORDER. Lead Plaintiff's Amended Complaint is due by 3/4/2022; Kanzhun's response to the Amended Complaint is due by 5/3/2022; If Kanzhun moves to dismiss, Lead Plaintiff's opposition is due by 6/6/2022 and Kanzhun's reply is due by 6/27/2022. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael A. Hammer on 1/19/2022. (ams, )
January 18, 2022 Filing 12 STIPULATION And [Proposed] Scheduling Order, filed by KANZHUN LIMITED. (MUSOFF, SCOTT)
January 5, 2022 Filing 11 NOTICE of Appearance by JING CHEN on behalf of KEYLA D. BELL (CHEN, JING)
January 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER granting #9 Motion to Appoint Lead Plaintiff and Approve Lead Plaintiff's Selection of Counsel. etc. Signed by Judge Kevin McNulty on 1/4/2022. (ams, )
September 13, 2021 Set Deadlines as to #9 MOTION to Appoint Lead Plaintiff Keyla D. Bell MOTION to Appoint Counsel The Rosen Law Firm, P.A.. Motion set for 10/4/2021 before Judge Kevin McNulty. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk`s Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (ams, )
September 10, 2021 Filing 9 MOTION to Appoint Lead Plaintiff Keyla D. Bell, MOTION to Appoint Counsel The Rosen Law Firm, P.A. by KEYLA D. BELL. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order, #2 Brief, #3 Declaration of Laurence M. Rosen, #4 Exhibit 1 - PSLRA Early Notice, #5 Exhibit 2 - PSLRA Certification, #6 Exhibit 3 - Loss Chart, #7 Exhibit 4 - Firm Resume)(ROSEN, LAURENCE)
August 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 8 STIPULATION AND ORDER Regarding Service and Scheduling; Defendant Kanzhun Limited hereby accepts service of the summons and complaint in this action. Kanzhun's time to answer, move against or otherwise respond to any complaint in this action is stayed pending appointment of a lead plaintiff. Within 14 days of the lead plaintiff appointment, Kanzhun will confer with the lead plaintiff regarding a schedule for an amended complaint, if any, and Kanzhun's response. etc. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael A. Hammer on 8/18/2021. (qa, )
August 17, 2021 Filing 7 Letter from Scott D. Musoff. (Attachments: #1 Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Regarding Scheduling)(MUSOFF, SCOTT)
August 17, 2021 Filing 6 Corporate Disclosure Statement by KANZHUN LIMITED. (MUSOFF, SCOTT)
August 17, 2021 Filing 5 NOTICE of Appearance by SCOTT DAVID MUSOFF on behalf of KANZHUN LIMITED (MUSOFF, SCOTT)
July 14, 2021 Filing 4 SUMMONS ISSUED as to XU CHEN, KANZHUN LIMITED, TAO ZHANG, YU ZHANG, PENG ZHAO. Attached is the official court Summons, please fill out Defendant and Plaintiffs attorney information and serve. (ams, )
July 13, 2021 Judge Kevin McNulty and Magistrate Judge Michael A. Hammer added. (ps)
July 12, 2021 Filing 3 Corporate Disclosure Statement by KEYLA D. BELL. (ROSEN, LAURENCE)
July 12, 2021 Filing 2 Request for Summons to be Issued by KEYLA D. BELL as to All Defendants. (ROSEN, LAURENCE)
July 12, 2021 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing and Admin fee $ 402 receipt number ANJDC-12622190) with JURY DEMAND, filed by KEYLA D. BELL. (Attachments: #1 PSLRA Certification, #2 Civil Cover Sheet)(ROSEN, LAURENCE)

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