London Silver Fixing Plaintiffs v. London Silver Fixing Defendants
Plaintiff: London Silver Fixing Plaintiffs
Defendant: London Silver Fixing Defendants
Case Number: 1:2014mc02573
Filed: October 15, 2014
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Office: Foley Square Office
Presiding Judge: Valerie E. Caproni
Nature of Suit: Other

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May 22, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 111 CLERK'S JUDGMENT re: 110 Memorandum & Opinion in favor of London Silver Fixing Defendants against London Silver Fixing Plaintiffs. It is, ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED: That for the reasons stated in the Court's Opinion and Order da ted May 22, 2023, the motion for judgment on the pleadings is GRANTED. As this resolves all remaining claims raised in the Third Amended Complaint, the case is DISMISSED with prejudice; accordingly, the case is closed. (Signed by Clerk of Court Ruby Krajick on 5/22/2023) (Attachments: # 1 Appeal Package) (km)
August 24, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 109 ORDER in case 1:14-cv-05682-VEC; denying without prejudice (584) Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings in case 1:14-md-02573-VEC. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT Defendants' motion for judgment on the pleadings as to Plaintiffs' antitrust clai ms is hereby DENIED without prejudice. Defendants may resubmit their motion for judgment on the pleadings as to both Plaintiffs' CEA claims and antitrust claims by no later than Friday, September 30, 2022. Plaintiffs must respond by Friday, October 28, 2022. Defendants' reply brief must be filed no later than Monday, November 14, 2022. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT the stay of all proceedings connected to Plaintiffs' motion for class certification entered on March 10, 2022, is hereby continued until the resolution of the revised motion for judgment on the pleadings. Upon resolution of the revised motion for judgment on the pleadings, the Court will reset the class certification and Daubert briefing deadlines as necessary . IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to terminate the open motion at docket entry 584. SO ORDERED. ( Motions due by 9/30/2022., Responses due by 10/28/2022, Replies due by 11/14/2022.) (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 8/24/2022) (tg)
August 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 108 ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, no later than Monday, August 8, 2022, the Defendants must file a letter motion, not to exceed five single-spaced pages, discussing the impact of Gamma Traders on their motion for judgment on the pleadings. Plaintiffs must file their response, also not to exceed five single-spaced pages, by no later than Monday, August 15, 2022. SO ORDERED., ( Motions due by 8/8/2022., Responses due by 8/15/2022) (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 8/01/2022) (ama)
March 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 107 ORDER in case 1:14-cv-05682-VEC; with respect to (558) Motion to Certify Class; with respect to (584) Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings in case 1:14-md-02573-VEC. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties must meet and confer and file a joint letter , not to exceed three pages, by no later than Wednesday, March 9, 2022, addressing the following: 1. A joint proposed briefing schedule on Defendants' motion for judgment on the pleadings; 2. Whether either party anticipates filing Daubert m otions in connection with Plaintiffs' motion for class certification; if so, whether the parties are planning to file those motions on the same dates as their respective response and reply deadlines; and if not, a proposed briefing schedule for those motions; 3. Each side's position as to whether the motion for class certification, including any related Daubert motions, should be stayed pending the Court's resolution of Defendants' motion for judgment on the pleadings. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 3/1/2022) (tg)
July 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 106 ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that for the reasons stated at the conference, the motion to quash the deposition subpoena filed by non-party witness Michael Connolly is GRANTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties must continue to meet and confer on the remaining fact discovery issues. Until the parties complete all remaining fact discovery, the requirement that the parties file joint monthly fact discovery reports remains in effect. See Order, Dkt. 371. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Court ad opts the following schedule for class certification and related expert discovery: Plaintiffs to file their motion for class certification and supporting papers, including serving expert reports on Defendants, by Tuesday, November 23, 2021; Defendants ' depositions of Plaintiffs' experts must be complete by no later than Monday, April 4, 2022; Defendants to file their opposition papers to class certification, including serving expert reports on Plaintiffs by Friday, May 6, 2022; Plaintif fs' depositions of Defendants' experts must be complete by no later than Wednesday, June 29, 2022; Plaintiffs to file their reply papers on class certification, including serving rebuttal expert reports on Defendants by Friday, July 29, 202 2; and Defendants' depositions of Plaintiffs' rebuttal experts must be complete by no later than Friday, August 26, 2022. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to close the open motion at docket entry 542. (case number 14md2573). SO ORDERED., ( Deposition due by 8/26/2022., Motions due by 11/23/2021., Responses due by 5/6/2022, Replies due by 7/29/2022.) (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 7/29/2021) (ama)
July 23, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 105 ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the conference will be held in person in in Courtroom 443 of the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse, located at 40 Foley Square, New York, New York 10007. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that in addition to discussing t he timing of expert discovery and the briefing schedules for upcoming motions, the Court will also address non-party witness Michael Connolly's motion to quash the deposition subpoena at the conference. By no later than Monday, July 26, 2021, P laintiffs' counsel must serve a copy of this Order on counsel for Mr. Connolly and file proof of service on the docket. Counsel for Mr. Connolly is expected to attend this conference. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any person who appears at any SDN Y courthouse must comply with Standing Order M10-468 (21-MC-164), which further pertains to courthouse entry. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that interested members of the public may attend by dialing 1-888-363-4749, using the access code 3121171 and the secu rity code 2573. All of those accessing the hearing are reminded that recording or rebroadcasting of the proceeding is prohibited by law. And as set forth herein. SO ORDERED., ( Telephone Conference set for 7/29/2021 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 443, 40 Centre Street, New York, NY 10007 before Judge Valerie E. Caproni.) (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 7/23/2021) (ama)
June 23, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 104 ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that any motion to quash the subpoena and notice to take the deposition of Michael Connolly is due no later than Friday, June 25, 2021. Any response in opposition to the motion is due no later than Friday, July 2, 2021 and any reply in support of the motion is due no later than Friday, July 9, 2021. SO ORDERED., ( Motions due by 6/25/2021., Responses due by 7/2/2021, Replies due by 7/9/2021.) (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 6/23/2021) (ama)
June 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 103 ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that a telephone conference is scheduled for Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at 2:30 P.M. All parties and any interested members of the public must attend by dialing 1-888-363-4749, using the access code 3121171, and the security code 2573. SO ORDERED. (Telephone Conference set for 6/23/2021 at 02:30 PM before Judge Valerie E. Caproni.) (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 6/22/2021) (anc)
June 15, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 99 ORDER AWARDING ATTORNEYS' FEES: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED THAT: This Court has personal jurisdiction over Representative Plaintiffs, Deutsche Bank, and all Settlement Class Members and subject matter jurisdiction over the Action to approve the Settlement Agreement and all exhibits attached thereto. Plaintiffs' Counsel is hereby awarded attorneys' fees in the amount of $11,400,000 (30% of the Settlement Fund), plus interest at the same rate as earned by the Settlement Fund, which shall be paid out of the Settlement Fund. The attorneys' fees awarded herein may be paid to Interim Co-Lead Counsel from the Settlement Fund immediately upon entry of this Order, subject to the terms, conditions, and obligations of the Settlement Agreement which terms, conditions, and obligations are incorporated herein. And as set forth herein. IT IS SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 6/15/2021) (ama)
April 9, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 97 ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that by no later than Thursday, April 22, 2021, Plaintiffs must file a supplemental submission addressing the issues raised at the Fairness Hearing. In addition to the issues raised at the hearing, Plaintiffs also must address the following: as set forth herein. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 4/09/2021) (ama)
April 2, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 96 ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that with respect to Plaintiffs' counsel's motion for attorneys' fees and expenses, Plaintiffs' counsel must be prepared to address the following topics at the Fairness Hearing: 1. The percentage fee aw ard in comparable cases that (i) settled at a relatively early point inthe litigation; (ii) are similar to this settlement with respect to the amount and type of work completed by Plaintiffs' counsel up to the point of settlement; and (iii) are similar to the Deutsche Bank Settlement in that it covered only one Defendant in a multidefendant case; 2. Whether in calculating the lodestar, the Court should consider Plaintiffs' counsel's work prosecuting this case against the non-settl ing Defendants after the date of settlement with Deutsche Bank. While the Court recognizes that work completed prior to the execution of the settlement agreement as well as work on the settlement distribution and notice plans should properly be consi dered in calculating the lodestar, the Court wishes to hear from class counsel (i) why work done on the case against the non-settling Defendants after the date of the Deutsche Bank Settlement is sufficiently related that it should be reflected in the lodestar; and (ii) why reviewing and analyzing materials produced by Deutsche Bank as a result of the cooperation obligations in the settlement agreement should be reflected in the lodestar, as such work was not completed for the benefit of theDeuts che Bank Settlement Class (which may be different in composition from the class ultimately certified in this case). 3. Whether in calculating litigation expenses, the Court should approve the inclusion of expenses incurred by Plaintiffs' counsel after the date of Deutsche Bank Settlement and pertaining to the prosecution of this matter against the non-settling Defendants. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 4/02/2021) (ama)
March 30, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 95 ORDER: WHEREAS a Fairness Hearing with respect to the Settlement with Deutsche Bank in this matter is scheduled for Thursday, April 8, 2021, at 10:00 A.M., Dkt. 446; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Fairness Hearing will be held in Courtroom 110 of the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse, located at 40 Foley Square, New York, New York 10007; IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any interested members of the public may listen to the proceeding by dialing 1-888-363-4749, using the access code 3121171, a nd the security code 2573. Recording or rebroadcasting the proceeding is strictly prohibited by law. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties must post the new courtroom number, the public dial in information, and the information below about courthouse entry requirements on the settlement website by no later than Friday, April 2, 2021. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that by no later than Friday, April 2, 2021, the parties must inform the Court if they believe more than 25 people will attend the Fairness He aring in person. If more than 25 people will attend, the Court will set up an overflow room. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that counsel for the Representative Plaintiffs and Deutsche Bank that plan to speak at the Fairness Hearing must attend in person. Coun sel that do not plan to speak, counsel for other parties in this matter, client representatives, and any interested members of the public may attend in person or remotely, using the dial in information listed above. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that per the SDNY COVID-19 COURTHOUSE ENTRY PROGRAM, any person who appears at any SDNY courthouse must complete a questionnaire and have his or her temperature taken. Please see the enclosed instructions. Completing the questionnaire ahead of time will save tim e and effort upon entry. Only those individuals who meet the entry requirements established by the questionnaire will be permitted entry. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any person who appears at any SDNY courthouse must comply with Standing Order M10-468 (21-MC-164), which further pertains to courthouse entry. SO ORDERED.,, ( Fairness Hearing set for 4/8/2021 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 110, 40 Centre Street, New York, NY 10007 before Judge Valerie E. Caproni.) (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 3/30/2021) (ama)
December 29, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 91 ORDER: NOW THEREFORE, it is hereby ORDERED that Defendants shall provide the requested contact information of their Counterparties (including name, address, and telephone number, to the extent addresses and telephone numbers are reasonably accessible from a common database) to Rust Inc., the agent chosen by Defendants to effectuate the required notice, promptly after Defendants' engagement of Rust Inc. (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 12/29/2020) (ama)
September 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 88 THIRD AMENDED FACT DISCOVERY SCHEDULE: The Second Amended Schedule is hereby superseded by the following: Requests for production of audio files: Plaintiffs shall substantially complete any requests for audio files by 75 days prior to the end of fact discovery and subject to Paragraph 19 of the Deposition Protocol. Plaintiffs' requests shall be made by email and shall include sufficient detail to enable Defendants to locate the requested audio files, such as the date of the call, the approx imate time of the call, if reasonably ascertainable, and the names of call participants or custodians. The parties agree to meet and confer regarding any such requests as needed. Fact depositions: Fact depositions may commence on Monday, October 1, 2 020. Completion of fact discovery: All fact discovery shall be completed by Wednesday, May 26, 2021. The parties shall appear for a pretrial conference on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at 11:00 A.M. No later than seven (7) days in advance of that conferen ce, the Parties shall submit a joint letter of no more than five pages concerning the timing of expert discovery and the briefing of motions on class certification and for summary judgment. The December 18, 2020 pre-trial conference and the joint let ter related thereto (See 2/19/20 Amended Fact Discovery Schedule, ECF No. 440, at paragraph 8) are vacated. The parties are directed to continue submitting monthly status reports as to the progress of the discovery on the first business day of every month. The parties must submit their monthly reports on the first business day of every month. Adjournments monthly status reports require leave of Court. (Deposition due by 10/1/2020., Fact Discovery due by 5/26/2021., Pretrial Conference set for 6/9/2021 at 11:00 AM before Judge Valerie E. Caproni.) (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 9/17/2020) (rro)
September 14, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 87 ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED the parties must file the outstanding September 2020 status report by no later than Friday, September 18, 2020. The parties must file subsequent monthly status reports on the first business day of each month (in light of the late filing of the September report, the October report need not be filed). Adjournments of this monthly deadline require leave of Court. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 9/14/2020) (ama)
August 5, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 86 ORDER APPROVING CLASS NOTICE PLAN, PRELIMINARILY APPROVING DISTRIBUTION PLAN FOR CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT WITH DEFENDANT DEUTSCHE BANK, AND SCHEDULING HEARING FOR FINAL APPROVAL OF THE SETTLEMENT: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. Except for the terms ex pressly defined herein, the Court adopts and incorporates the definitions in the Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement, dated September 6, 2016. ECF No. 156-1. A hearing will be held on April 8, 2021 at 10:00 A.M. Courtroom 443 of this Courthous e before the undersigned, to consider the fairness, reasonableness, and adequacy of the Settlement (the "Fairness Hearing"). (As further set forth in this Order.) Unless otherwise specified, the word days, as used herein, means calendar days. In the event that any date or deadline set forth herein falls on a weekend or federal or state legal holiday, such date or deadline shall be deemed moved to the first business day thereafter. ( Status Conference set for 4/8/2021 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 443, 40 Centre Street, New York, NY 10007 before Judge Valerie E. Caproni.) (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 8/5/2020) (cf)
July 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 84 ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties to the settlement appear for a teleconference to discuss Plaintiffs' motion, on July 24, 2020, at 2:00 P.M. All interested parties and members of the public are to attend by dialing 1-888-363-4749, us ing the access code 3121171 and the security code 2573. All attendees are advised to mute their phones when not speaking and to self-identify each time they speak. SO ORDERED., ( Telephone Conference set for 7/24/2020 at 02:00 PM before Judge Valerie E. Caproni.) (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 7/21/2020) (ama)
November 13, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 82 ORDER: UPON consideration of the November 12, 2019 Letter Motion of Plaintiffs seeking to clarify the permitted redactions and other protections to be employed in Defendants' document productions; UPON Defendants not opposing such motion; and UP ON all prior proceedings herein, NOW THEREFORE, it is hereby ORDERED that Defendants shall not redact customer names, for purposes of complying with the common law of England and Wales, contained in documents being produced (other than tabulated data). (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 11/13/2019) (ama)
July 25, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 68 OPINION AND ORDER: re: (302 in 1:14-md-02573-VEC) JOINT MOTION to Dismiss the Third Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint filed by Barclays Capital Inc., Barclays Bank PLC, Barclays Capital Services Ltd. The Non-Fixing Banks' motion to dismiss is GRANTED. Plaintiffs' claims against the Non-Fixing Banks are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. The Clerk of the Court is directed to close the open motion at docket entry 302 and terminate defendants Barclays, Standard Chartered, BNP Paribas, BAML, and UBS from the case. The remaining parties are directed to appear for a status conference with the Court at 11:00 a.m. on August 24, 2018. By August 17, 2018, the parties must submit a joint letter ofnot more than 5 pages setting forth a pro posed schedule for discovery in this action. The parties are forewarned that the Court will not accept dueling letters; the parties are required to work together to produce a joint letter. SO ORDERED., ( Status Conference set for 8/24/2018 at 11:00 A M before Judge Valerie E. Caproni.), Bank Of America Corporation, Bank of America, N.A., Barclays Bank PLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Barclays Capital Services Ltd., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., Standard Chartered Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, BNP Paribas Fortis S.A./N.V. and BNP Paribas Fortis S.A./N.V. terminated. (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 7/25/2018) (ama)
October 3, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 30 OPINION AND ORDER. For the foregoing reasons, UBS's Motion to DISMISS is GRANTED in its entirety. The Fixing Members' Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. The Fixing Members' Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED with respec t to Plaintiffs' antitrust claims for price fixing and unlawful restraint of trade from the beginning of the Class Period through December 31, 2006, and from January 1, 2014 through the end of the Class Period. The Fixing Members' Motion to Dismiss is further GRANTED with respect to Plaintiffs' manipulative device claims from the beginning of the Class Period through August 15, 2011, and with respect to Plaintiffs' claims for bid-rigging, and unjust enrichment. The Fixing Mem bers' Motion to Dismiss is DENIED with respect to Plaintiffs' antitrust claims for price fixing and unlawful restraint of trade from January 1, 2007 through December 13, 2013. The Fixing Members' Motion to Dismiss is further DENIED wit h respect to Plaintiffs' price manipulation claims, Plaintiffs' manipulative device claims after August 15, 2011 and Plaintiffs' aiding and abetting and principal-agent claims. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to close the o pen motions at docket numbers 73 and 75. Plaintiffs' deadline to show good cause why leave to replead should be granted is October 17, 2016. The parties must appear for a pretrial conference on October 28, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. in courtroom 443 of t he Thurgood Marshall Courthouse, 40 Foley Square, New York, NY 10007. The parties, together with the parties in In re Commodity Exch., Inc., Gold Futures & Options Trading Litig., No. 14-md-2548 (VEC), must meet and confer regarding a proposed schedu le for discovery and class certification. The parties are required to submit a joint proposal (if possible) or separate proposals (if a joint proposal is not possible) by October 21, 2016. Within that submission the parties must address whether disco very in this case should be consolidated with discovery in In re Commodity Exch., Inc., Gold Futures & Options Trading Litig., No. 14-md-2548 (VEC), and should include any other items they would like to discuss at the October 28, 2016 conference. SO ORDERED. re: 7 MOTION to Dismiss . filed by London Silver Fixing Defendants, 12 MOTION to Dismiss filed by London Silver Fixing Defendants. (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 10/3/2016) Entry in this case, and termination of motions, as per Chambers. (rjm)
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