In re QUTOUTIAO, INC. SECURITIES LITIGATION
Plaintiff: Steven Burnham
Defendant: Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Oliver Yucheng Chen, Jingbo Wang, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Xiaolu Zhu, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Eric Siliang Tan, Shaoqing Jiang, UBS Securities LLC, Qutoutiao Inc., China Merchants Securities (HK) Co., Ltd., Lei Li, Jianfei Dong, Yongbo Dai, James Jun Peng, Feng Li, CLSA Limited, Haitong International Securities Company Limited, Jefferies Group LLC and Lighthouse Capital International Inc.
Petitioner: Robert Arredondo and Susan Nguyen
Lead Plaintiff: James Pappas
Consolidated Plaintiff: Howard Brown
Case Number: 1:2020cv06707
Filed: August 20, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Presiding Judge: Sidney H Stein
Nature of Suit: Securities/Commodities
Cause of Action: 15 U.S.C. § 77 Securities Fraud
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
September 1, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 111 NOTICE OF APPEAL from #109 Clerk's Judgment,,, #108 Memorandum & Opinion,,. Document filed by James Pappas. Form C and Form D are due within 14 days to the Court of Appeals, Second Circuit..(Ngo, Ivy) Modified on 9/1/2023 (km).
September 1, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 110 FILING ERROR - NO ORDER SELECTED FOR APPEAL - NOTICE OF APPEAL. Document filed by James Pappas. Filing fee $ 505.00, receipt number ANYSDC-28229317. Form C and Form D are due within 14 days to the Court of Appeals, Second Circuit..(Ngo, Ivy) Modified on 9/1/2023 (km).
September 1, 2023 Opinion or Order ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT APPEAL. Notice to attorney Ivy Ngo to RE-FILE Document No. #110 Notice of Appeal. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): the order/judgment being appealed was not selected. Re-file the appeal using the event type Notice of Appeal found under the event list Appeal Documents - attach the correct signed PDF - select the correct named filer/filers - select the correct order/judgment being appealed. (km)
September 1, 2023 Opinion or Order Transmission of Notice of Appeal and Certified Copy of Docket Sheet to US Court of Appeals re: #111 Notice of Appeal.(km)
September 1, 2023 Opinion or Order Appeal Record Sent to USCA (Electronic File). Certified Indexed record on Appeal Electronic Files for #111 Notice of Appeal filed by James Pappas were transmitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals. (km)
August 3, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 109 CLERK'S JUDGMENT re: (108 in 1:20-cv-06707-SHS) Memorandum & Opinion, (26 in 1:20-cv-07717-SHS) Memorandum & Opinion in favor of China Merchants Securities (HK) Co., Ltd., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Jefferies Group LLC, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Qutoutiao Inc., Oliver Yucheng Chen against Howard Brown, James Pappas, Steven Burnham. It is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED: That for the reasons stated in the Court's Opinion & Order dated August 3, 2023, defendants' motions to dismiss the Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint are granted in full. (And as further set forth herein). Accordingly, the cases are closed. (Signed by Clerk of Court Ruby Krajick on 8/3/2023) (Attachments: #1 Appeal Package)Filed In Associated Cases: 1:20-cv-06707-SHS, 1:20-cv-07717-SHS (tp)
August 3, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 108 OPINION AND ORDER re: #49 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint. filed by Qutoutiao Inc., Oliver Yucheng Chen, #53 MOTION to Dismiss Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint. filed by Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., China Merchants Securities (HK) Co., Ltd., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., UBS Securities LLC, Jefferies Group LLC, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. For the reasons set forth above, defendants' motions to dismiss the Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint are granted in full. (And as further set forth herein.) SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Sidney H. Stein on 8/3/2023) (jca)
August 3, 2023 Opinion or Order Transmission to Orders and Judgments Clerk. Transmitted re: #108 Memorandum & Opinion to the Orders and Judgments Clerk. (jca)
July 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 107 MEMO ENDORSEMENT on re: (106 in 1:20-cv-06707-SHS) Notice (Other) filed by James Pappas. ENDORSEMENT: Granted. Attorney Eric Samuel Rosen terminated. (Signed by Judge Sidney H. Stein on 7/21/2023) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:20-cv-06707-SHS, 1:20-cv-07717-SHS (tg)
July 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 106 NOTICE of Withdrawal of Counsel. Document filed by James Pappas..(Rosen, Eric)
July 19, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 105 ORDER AND NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Constantine P. Economides, Esq. hereby notifies the Court and all parties that he is no longer with the firm Freedman Normand Friedland LLP and involved in this matter and is therefore withdrawing as counsel of record. As further set forth by this Order. The Clerk of Court shall terminate Mr. Economides' appearance in this matter. SO ORDERED. Attorney Constantine Philip Economides terminated. (Signed by Judge Sidney H. Stein on 7/18/2023) (tg)
July 18, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 104 NOTICE of WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL. Document filed by James Pappas..(Economides, Constantine)
July 10, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 103 NOTICE OF FILING OF OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT Notice is hereby given that an official transcript of a ORAL ARGUMENT proceeding held on 6/29/2023 has been filed by the court reporter/transcriber in the above-captioned matter. The parties have seven (7) calendar days to file with the court a Notice of Intent to Request Redaction of this transcript. If no such Notice is filed, the transcript may be made remotely electronically available to the public without redaction after 90 calendar days...Filed In Associated Cases: 1:20-cv-06707-SHS, 1:20-cv-07717-SHS.(McGuirk, Kelly)
July 10, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 102 TRANSCRIPT of Proceedings re: ORAL ARGUMENT held on 6/29/2023 before Judge Sidney H. Stein. Court Reporter/Transcriber: Sadie Herbert, (212) 805-0310. Transcript may be viewed at the court public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date it may be obtained through PACER. Redaction Request due 7/31/2023. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 8/10/2023. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 10/10/2023.Filed In Associated Cases: 1:20-cv-06707-SHS, 1:20-cv-07717-SHS.(McGuirk, Kelly)
June 29, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 101 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Benjamin Andrew Bednark on behalf of China Merchants Securities (HK) Co., Ltd., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Jefferies Group LLC, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., UBS Securities LLC..(Bednark, Benjamin)
June 29, 2023 Opinion or Order Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Sidney H. Stein: Oral Argument held on 6/29/2023 re: #49 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint filed by Qutoutiao Inc., Oliver Yucheng Chen, #53 MOTION to Dismiss Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint filed by Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., China Merchants Securities (HK) Co., Ltd., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., UBS Securities LLC, Jefferies Group LLC, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. (lab)
June 26, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 100 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Richard Cipolla on behalf of James Pappas..(Cipolla, Richard)
June 15, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 99 ORDER IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Court will conduct oral argument on the motions to dismiss plaintiffs consolidated amended class action complaint filed by defendants Qutoutiao, Inc., Oliver Yucheng Chen and Underwriter Defendants. The argument will be held on June 29, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. in Courtroom 23A. SO ORDERED. (Oral Argument set for 6/29/2023 at 10:30 AM in Courtroom 23A, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007 before Judge Sidney H. Stein.) (Signed by Judge Sidney H. Stein on 6/15/2023) (jca)
October 31, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 98 NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS by Eric Samuel Rosen on behalf of James Pappas. New Address: Freedman Normand Friedland LLP, 225 Franklin St., 26th floor, Boston, Massachusetts, United States 02110, (617) 392-8842..(Rosen, Eric)
October 31, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 97 NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS by Devin Freedman on behalf of James Pappas. New Address: Freedman Normand Friedland LLP, 1 SE 3rd Avenue, Suite 1240, Miami, Florida, United States 33131, (786) 924-2900..(Freedman, Devin)
October 31, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 96 NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS by Constantine Philip Economides on behalf of James Pappas. New Address: Freedman Normand Friedland LLP, 1 SE 3rd Avenue, Suite 1240, Miami, Florida, United States 33131, (786) 924-2900..(Economides, Constantine)
October 31, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 95 NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS by Ivy T. Ngo on behalf of James Pappas. New Address: Freedman Normand Friedland LLP, 1 SE 3rd Avenue, Suite 1240, Miami, Florida, United States 33131, (786) 924-2900..(Ngo, Ivy)
July 5, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 94 LETTER addressed to Judge Sidney H. Stein from Jonathan Rosenberg dated July 5, 2022 re: Unavailability of Counsel. Document filed by CLSA Limited, China Merchants Securities (HK) Co., Ltd., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Haitong International Securities Company Limited, Jefferies Group LLC, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Lighthouse Capital International Inc., UBS Securities LLC..(Rosenberg, Jonathan)
June 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 93 NOTICE of UNAVAILABILITY. Document filed by James Pappas..(Economides, Constantine)
March 23, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 92 MEMO ENDORSEMENT on re: #52 LETTER MOTION for Oral Argument addressed to Judge Sidney H. Stein from George S. Wang dated March 16, 2021. filed by Qutoutiao Inc., Oliver Yucheng Chen. ENDORSEMENT: Motion for oral argument granted. Oral argument date and time will be set in late April. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Sidney H. Stein on 3/23/2022) (jca)
March 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 91 STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING TIME FOR DEFENDANT LIGHTHOUSE CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INC. TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT: NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, subject to approval of the Court, that: 1. Lighthouse's time to respond to the Complaint shall be extended until 30 days after the Court rules on the Outstanding Motions to Dismiss; 2. Lighthouse accepts service of the Complaint and Summons, but reserves and does not waive all other defenses, including without limitation those related to personal jurisdiction and extraterritorial application of the United States securities laws; 3. Following the Court's decision on the Outstanding Motions to Dismiss, Plaintiffs counsel and counsel for Lighthouse shall meet and confer on a proposed briefing schedule for any potential Lighthouse motion to dismiss; and 4. If the Court denies any or all of the Outstanding Motions to Dismiss, Lighthouse will not move to dismiss on the same basis as to which the Court denied dismissal, provided that Lighthouse retains the right to move to dismiss on other defenses including without limitation those related to personal jurisdiction and extraterritorial application of the United States securities laws. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Sidney H. Stein on 3/2/2022) (jca)
March 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 90 PROPOSED STIPULATION AND ORDER. Document filed by Lighthouse Capital International Inc...(Rosenberg, Jonathan)
February 23, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 89 STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING TIME FOR DEFENDANT HAITONG INTERNATIONAL SECURITIES COMPANY LIMITED TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT: NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, subject to approval of the Court, that: Haitong International's time to respond to the Complaint shall be extended until 30 days after the Court rules on the Outstanding Motions to Dismiss. Haitong International accepts service of the Complaint and Summons, but reserves and does not waive all other defenses, including without limitation those related to personal jurisdiction and extraterritorial application of the United States securities laws; Following the Court's decision on the Outstanding Motions to Dismiss, Plaintiff's counsel and counsel for Haitong International shall meet and confer on a proposed briefing schedule for any potential Haitong International motion to dismiss; and If the Court denies any or all of the Outstanding Motions to Dismiss, Haitong International will not move to dismiss on the same basis as to which the Court denied dismissal, provided that Haitong International retains the right to move to dismiss on other defenses including without limitation those related to personal jurisdiction and extraterritorial application of the United States securities laws. (Signed by Judge Sidney H. Stein on 2/23/2022) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:20-cv-06707-SHS, 1:20-cv-07717-SHS (rro)
February 22, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 88 PROPOSED STIPULATION AND ORDER. Document filed by Haitong International Securities Company Limited..(Rosenberg, Jonathan)
January 31, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 87 ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the stay of the Court's Order granting plaintiff leave for alternative service as to defendants Haitong and Lighthouse [Doc. No. 79] is vacated. (Signed by Judge Sidney H. Stein on 1/31/2022) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:20-cv-06707-SHS, 1:20-cv-07717-SHS (jca)
January 19, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 86 REPLY MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: #73 MOTION for Leave for Alternative Service . . Document filed by James Pappas..(Economides, Constantine)
January 5, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 85 DECLARATION of Amber L. Covucci, Esq. in Opposition re: #73 MOTION for Leave for Alternative Service .. Document filed by Haitong International Securities Company Limited, Lighthouse Capital International Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Registration Statement, #2 Exhibit B - lighthousecapital.cn, #3 Exhibit C - lighthousecap.cn, #4 Exhibit D - ICP Filing System, #5 Exhibit E - ICP Search, #6 Exhibit F - ICP Search Detail, #7 Exhibit G - Lighthouse Capital LinkedIn).(Rosenberg, Jonathan)
January 5, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 84 MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Opposition re: #73 MOTION for Leave for Alternative Service . . Document filed by Haitong International Securities Company Limited, Lighthouse Capital International Inc...(Rosenberg, Jonathan)
December 15, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 83 MEMO ENDORSEMENT on re: (82 in 1:20-cv-06707-SHS) Notice (Other) filed by James Pappas. ENDORSEMENT: SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Sidney H. Stein on 12/15/2021) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:20-cv-06707-SHS, 1:20-cv-07717-SHS (jca)
December 15, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 82 NOTICE of of Withdrawal, as to Certain Individual Defendants, of Motion for Leave for Alternative Service re: #73 MOTION for Leave for Alternative Service .. Document filed by James Pappas..(Economides, Constantine)
December 14, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 81 STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING TIME FOR HAITONG AND LIGHTHOUSE TO RESPOND TO MOTION FOR LEAVE FOR ALTERNATIVE SERVICE: NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, subject to approval of the Court, that: 1. Haitong and Lighthouse's time to respond to the Alternative Service Motion shall be extended until January 5, 2022; 2. Plaintiffs' time to file a reply shall be extended until January 19, 2022; 3. Haitong and Lighthouse do not intend this stipulation to serve as an appearance or waiver of any defenses, and expressly reserve all rights and defenses, including those related to service, personal jurisdiction, and extraterritorial application of the United States securities laws. Plts' Motion for leave for Alternative Service was granted earlier today. In light of this stipulation filed today, my order granting that motion is stayed as to Haitong and Lighthouse until January 26, 2022. SO ORDERED. (Responses due by 1/5/2022, Replies due by 1/19/2022.) (Signed by Judge Sidney H. Stein on 12/14/2021) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:20-cv-06707-SHS, 1:20-cv-07717-SHS (jca)
December 14, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 80 STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING TIME FOR INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANTS YONGBO DAI, JIANFEI DONG, SHAOQING JIANG, FENG LI, LEI LI, JAMES JUN PENG, ERIC SILIANG TAN, JINGBO WANG, AND XIAOLU ZHU TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT: NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, subject to approval of the Court, that: 1. The Certain Individual Defendants' time to respond to the Complaint shall be extended until 30 days after the Court rules on the Outstanding Motions to Dismiss; 2. The Certain Individual Defendants will not contest the sufficiency of process or of the service of process as to the Complaint and Summons, but reserve and do not waive all other defenses, including without limitation those related to personal jurisdiction and extraterritorial application of the United States securities laws; 3. Following the Court's decision on the Outstanding Motions to Dismiss, Plaintiffs counsel and counsel for the Certain Individual Defendants shall meet and confer on a proposed briefing schedule for any potential motion to dismiss by the Certain Individual Defendants; and 4. If the Court denies any or all of the Outstanding Motions to Dismiss, the Certain Individual Defendants will not move to dismiss on the same basis as to which the Court denied dismissal. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Sidney H. Stein on 12/14/2021) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:20-cv-06707-SHS, 1:20-cv-07717-SHS (jca)
December 14, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 79 Vacated as per Judge's Order dated 1/31/2022, Doc. #87 ORDER granting (73) Motion re: (73 in 1:20-cv-06707-SHS) MOTION for Leave for Alternative Service . in case 1:20-cv-06707-SHS. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. Lead plaintiff's Motion for Leave for Alternative Service is granted, and 2. Lead plaintiff may effectuate service of the summons and complaint in this action pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(f)(3) by undertaking, for each of the 11 Unserved Defendants, each of the actions set forth on pages 17 through 20 of lead plaintiff's Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion for Leave for Alternative Service. (ECF No. 74.) SO ORDERED.. (Signed by Judge Sidney H. Stein on 12/14/2021) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:20-cv-06707-SHS, 1:20-cv-07717-SHS (jca) Modified on 1/31/2022 (jca).
December 14, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 78 PROPOSED STIPULATION AND ORDER. Document filed by Haitong International Securities Company Limited, Lighthouse Capital International Inc...(Rosenberg, Jonathan)
December 14, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 77 PROPOSED STIPULATION AND ORDER. Document filed by Oliver Yucheng Chen, Yongbo Dai, Jianfei Dong, Shaoqing Jiang, Feng Li, Lei Li, James Jun Peng, Qutoutiao Inc., Eric Siliang Tan, Jingbo Wang, Xiaolu Zhu..(Wang, George)
December 2, 2021 Opinion or Order ***NOTICE TO COURT REGARDING PROPOSED ORDER. Document No. #76 Proposed Order was reviewed and approved as to form. (km)
December 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 76 PROPOSED ORDER. Document filed by James Pappas. Related Document Number: [ECF No. 73]..(Economides, Constantine) Proposed Order to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff.
December 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 75 DECLARATION of Constantine P. Economides in Support re: #73 MOTION for Leave for Alternative Service .. Document filed by James Pappas. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Hague Service Request_CLSA, #2 Exhibit B - Hague Service Request_Haitong, #3 Exhibit C - Hague Service Request_Lighthouse, #4 Exhibit D - Hague Service Request_Dai, #5 Exhibit E - Hague Service Request_F. Li, #6 Exhibit F - Hague Service Request_Peng, #7 Exhibit G - CCA Letter, #8 Exhibit H - Hague Service Request_CLSA, #9 Exhibit I - Hague Service Request_Haitong, #10 Exhibit J - Hague Service Request_Tan, #11 Exhibit K - Hague Service Request_L. Li, #12 Exhibit L - Hague Service Request_Wang, #13 Exhibit M - Hague Service Request_Zhu, #14 Exhibit N - Hague Service Request_Jiang, #15 Exhibit O - Hague Service Request_Dong, #16 Exhibit P - Certificate Attestation_Dai, #17 Exhibit Q - Certificate Attestation_Peng, #18 Exhibit R - Certificate Attestation_F. Li, #19 Exhibit S - Letter re CLSA Service, #20 Exhibit T - Affirmation of Service_CLSA, #21 Exhibit U - Letter re Haitong Service, #22 Exhibit V - Affirmation of Non-Service_Haitong, #23 Exhibit W - Request for Address, #24 Exhibit X - Affidavit of Reasonable Diligence_Tan, #25 Exhibit Y - Hague Service Request_Dai, #26 Exhibit Z - Address of HIS USA, #27 Exhibit AA - HIS USA Notes, #28 Exhibit BB - Haitong Sec. Int'l LinkedIn, #29 Exhibit CC - Affidavit of Reasonable Diligence_Haitong, #30 Exhibit DD - Hague Service Request_Wang, #31 Exhibit EE - Hague Service Request Jiang, #32 Exhibit FF - Lighthouse Additional Addresses, #33 Exhibit GG - Hague Service Request_Lighthouse, #34 Exhibit HH - Lighthouse English Team, #35 Exhibit II - Affidavit of Reasonable Diligence_Lighthouse, #36 Exhibit JJ - Pony.ai Corporate Statement, #37 Exhibit KK - Correspondence re forwarding addresses, #38 Exhibit LL - Email re new addresses, #39 Exhibit MM - F. Li RMail Receipt, #40 Exhibit NN - Forbes RMail Receipt, #41 Exhibit OO - Haitong RMail Receipt, #42 Exhibit PP - Peng RMail Receipt, #43 Exhibit QQ - Wang RMail Receipt, #44 Exhibit RR - Lighthouse RMail Receipt, #45 Exhibit SS - Jiang RMail Receipt, #46 Exhibit TT - Dai RMail Receipt).(Economides, Constantine)
December 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 74 MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: #73 MOTION for Leave for Alternative Service . . Document filed by James Pappas..(Economides, Constantine)
December 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 73 MOTION for Leave for Alternative Service . Document filed by James Pappas..(Economides, Constantine)
October 28, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 72 NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS by Devin Freedman on behalf of James Pappas. New Address: Roche Freedman LLP, 1 SE 3rd Avenue, Suite 1240, Miami, Florida, United States 33131, 7869242900..(Freedman, Devin)
October 28, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 71 NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS by Constantine Philip Economides on behalf of James Pappas. New Address: Roche Freedman LLP, 1 SE 3rd Avenue, Suite 1240, Miami, Florida, United States 33131, 786-924-2900..(Economides, Constantine)
October 20, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 70 AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE of Summons and Amended Complaint,,. James Jun Peng served on 10/1/2021, answer due 10/22/2021. Service was accepted by Josh Nunley, Admin Employee. Document filed by James Pappas..(Ngo, Ivy)
September 9, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 69 STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING TIME FOR DEFENDANT CLSA LIMITED TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT: NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, subject to approval of the Court, that: 1. CLSA's time to respond to the Complaint shall be extended until 30 days after the Court rules on the Outstanding Motions to Dismiss; 2. CLSA will not contest the sufficiency of service of the Complaint and Summons, but reserves and does not waive all other defenses, including without limitation those related to personal jurisdiction and extraterritorial application of the United States securities laws; 3. Following the Court's decision on the Outstanding Motions to Dismiss, Plaintiffs counsel and counsel for CLSA shall meet and confer on a proposed briefing schedule for any potential CLSA motion to dismiss; and 4. If the Court denies any or all of the Outstanding Motions to Dismiss, CLSA will not move to dismiss on the same basis as to which the Court denied dismissal. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Sidney H. Stein on 9/9/2021) (ate)
September 8, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 68 PROPOSED STIPULATION AND ORDER. Document filed by CLSA Limited..(Rosenberg, Jonathan)
July 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 67 REPLY MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: #53 MOTION to Dismiss Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint. . Document filed by China Merchants Securities (HK) Co., Ltd., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Jefferies Group LLC, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., UBS Securities LLC..(Rosenberg, Jonathan)
July 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 66 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Amber Covucci on behalf of China Merchants Securities (HK) Co., Ltd., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Jefferies Group LLC, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., UBS Securities LLC..(Covucci, Amber)
July 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 65 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by William Ka Hing Pao on behalf of Jefferies Group LLC..(Pao, William)
July 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 64 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Jonathan Rosenberg on behalf of Jefferies Group LLC..(Rosenberg, Jonathan)
July 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 63 DECLARATION of Bo Bryan Jin in Support re: #49 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint.. Document filed by Oliver Yucheng Chen, Qutoutiao Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 17 - Form 20-F (4.11.19), #2 Exhibit 18 - Form 20-F (4.23.20), #3 Exhibit 19 - Form F-1 SPO).(Jin, Bo Bryan)
July 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 62 REPLY MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: #49 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint. . Document filed by Oliver Yucheng Chen, Qutoutiao Inc...(Wang, George)
May 28, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 61 ELECTRONIC AMENDED SUMMONS ISSUED as to CLSA Limited, Jianfei Dong, Haitong International Securities Company Limited, Shaoqing Jiang, Lei Li, Eric Siliang Tan, Jingbo Wang, Xiaolu Zhu. (sj)
May 27, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 60 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF AMENDED SUMMONS as to Eric Siliang Tan, Lei Li, Jingbo Wang, Xiaolu Zhu, Shaoqing Jiang, Jianfei Dong, CLSA Limited, Haitong International Securities Company Limited, re: #41 Amended Complaint,,. Document filed by James Pappas..(Economides, Constantine)
May 26, 2021 Opinion or Order ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS. Notice to Attorney Constantine Philip Economides to RE-FILE Document No. #59 Request for Issuance of Summons,. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): the PDF attached to the docket entry for the issuance of summons is not correct; the wrong event type was used to file the request for issuance of summons; These parties were previously issued summonses. Party names on the summons must exactly match how they're listed on the docket (Eric Siliang Tan);. Re-file the document using the event type Request for Issuance of Summons found under the event list Service of Process - select the correct filer/filers - and attach the correct summons form PDF. (pc)
May 25, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 59 FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT PLEADING - SUMMONS REQUEST PDF ERROR - REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Eric Tan, Lei Li, Jingbo Wang, Xiaolu Zhu, Shaoqing Jiang, Jianfei Dong, CLSA Limited, Haitong International Securities Company Limited, re: #41 Amended Complaint,,. Document filed by James Pappas..(Economides, Constantine) Modified on 5/26/2021 (pc).
May 18, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 58 MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Opposition re: #49 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint., #53 MOTION to Dismiss Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint. (CORRECTED). Document filed by James Pappas..(Economides, Constantine)
May 17, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 57 MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Opposition re: #49 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint., #53 MOTION to Dismiss Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint. . Document filed by James Pappas..(Economides, Constantine)
May 4, 2021 Opinion or Order Set/Reset Deadlines: Responses due by 5/17/2021. (rjm)
May 4, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 56 ORDER granting #55 LETTER MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages addressed to Judge Sidney H. Stein from Constantine Economides dated May 3, 2021. Document filed by James Pappas. Request granted. So ordered. (Signed by Judge Sidney H. Stein on 5/4/2021) (rjm)
May 3, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 55 LETTER MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages addressed to Judge Sidney H. Stein from Constantine Economides dated May 3, 2021. Document filed by James Pappas..(Economides, Constantine)
March 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 54 MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: #53 MOTION to Dismiss Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint. . Document filed by China Merchants Securities (HK) Co., Ltd., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Jefferies Group LLC, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., UBS Securities LLC..(Rosenberg, Jonathan)
March 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 53 MOTION to Dismiss Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint. Document filed by China Merchants Securities (HK) Co., Ltd., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Jefferies Group LLC, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., UBS Securities LLC..(Rosenberg, Jonathan)
March 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 52 LETTER MOTION for Oral Argument addressed to Judge Sidney H. Stein from George S. Wang dated March 16, 2021. Document filed by Oliver Yucheng Chen, Qutoutiao Inc...(Wang, George)
March 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 51 DECLARATION of Bo Bryan Jin in Support re: #49 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint.. Document filed by Oliver Yucheng Chen, Qutoutiao Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - 2019 20-F, #2 Exhibit 2 - Q4 2020 6-K, #3 Exhibit 3 - IPO Form F-1, #4 Exhibit 4 - SPO Form F-1, #5 Exhibit 5 - Wolfpack Response, #6 Exhibit 6 - Q4 2019 Earnings Call, #7 Exhibit 7 - Q1 2020 Earnings Call, #8 Exhibit 8 - Q3 2020 Earnings Call, #9 Exhibit 9 - Q2 2020 Earnings Call, #10 Exhibit 10 - Q1 2020 6-K, #11 Exhibit 11 - Q2 2020 6-K, #12 Exhibit 12 - Q3 2020 6-K, #13 Exhibit 13 - Baidu Article, #14 Exhibit 14 - Baidu Article, #15 Exhibit 15 - FASB ASC 850-10-50, #16 Exhibit 16 - Wolfpack Report).(Jin, Bo Bryan)
March 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 50 MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: #49 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint. . Document filed by Oliver Yucheng Chen, Qutoutiao Inc...(Wang, George)
March 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 49 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint. Document filed by Oliver Yucheng Chen, Qutoutiao Inc...(Wang, George)
March 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 48 RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Identifying Corporate Parent Jefferies Financial Group Inc. for Jefferies Group LLC. Document filed by Jefferies Group LLC.Filed In Associated Cases: 1:20-cv-06707-SHS, 1:20-cv-07717-SHS.(Rosenberg, Jonathan)
March 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 47 ORDER granting #46 Motion for Bo Bryan Jin to Appear Pro Hac Vice (HEREBY ORDERED by Judge Sidney H. Stein)(Text Only Order) (lab)
March 16, 2021 Opinion or Order >>>NOTICE REGARDING PRO HAC VICE MOTION. Regarding Document No. #46 MOTION for Bo Bryan Jin to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Filing fee $ 200.00, receipt number ANYSDC-24254774. Motion and supporting papers to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff.. The document has been reviewed and there are no deficiencies. (vba)
March 15, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 46 MOTION for Bo Bryan Jin to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Filing fee $ 200.00, receipt number ANYSDC-24254774. Motion and supporting papers to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff. Document filed by Oliver Yucheng Chen, Qutoutiao Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit in Support of Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission, #2 Certificate of Good Standing, #3 Text of Proposed Order Granting Admission Pro Hac Vice).(Jin, Bo Bryan)
March 15, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 45 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Stephanie Hon on behalf of Oliver Yucheng Chen, Qutoutiao Inc...(Hon, Stephanie)
February 26, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 44 AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE of Summons and Amended Complaint,,. Jefferies Group LLC served on 1/29/2021, answer due 2/19/2021. Service was accepted by Jordan Robinson, Employee of the Buildings Messenger Center. Document filed by James Pappas..(Economides, Constantine)
January 21, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 43 ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to CLSA Limited, Yongbo Dai, Haitong International Securities Company Limited, Jefferies Group LLC, Feng Li, Lighthouse Capital International Inc., James Jun Peng..(pc)
January 20, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 42 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Yongbo Dai, James Jun Peng, Feng Li, CLSA Limited, Haitong International Securities Company Limited, Lighthouse Capital International Inc. and Jefferies Group LLC, re: #41 Amended Complaint,,. Document filed by James Pappas..(Economides, Constantine)
January 15, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 41 AMENDED COMPLAINT amending #1 Complaint, against Oliver Yucheng Chen, China Merchants Securities (HK) Co., Ltd., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Jianfei Dong, Shaoqing Jiang, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Lei Li, Qutoutiao Inc., Eric Siliang Tan, UBS Securities LLC, Jingbo Wang, Xiaolu Zhu, Yongbo Dai, James Jun Peng, Feng Li, CLSA Limited, Haitong International Securities Company Limited, Jefferies Group LLC, Lighthouse Capital International Inc. with JURY DEMAND.Document filed by James Pappas. Related document: #1 Complaint,..(Economides, Constantine)
January 13, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 40 ORDER GRANTING JOINT REQUEST TO MODIFY THE CAPTION FOR THE CONSOLIDATED ACTION. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. 42(a), Burnham v. Qutoutiao, Inc. et al., No. 1:20-cv-06707, and Brown v. Qutoutiao, Inc. et al., No. 1:20-cv-07717, are consolidated as further specified and set forth in this Order. The file in Case No. 1:20-cv-06707 shall constitute the master file for every action in the consolidated action. The Clerk shall administratively close the other actions. When the document being filed pertains to all actions, the phrase "All Actions" shall appear immediately after the phrase "This Document Relates To:" When a pleading applies to some, but not all, of the action, the document shall list, immediately after the phrase "This Document Relates To:", the docket number for each individual action to which the document applies, along with the last name of the first-listed plaintiff in said action. The Clerk shall amend the caption accordingly. IT IS SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Sidney H. Stein on 1/13/2021) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:20-cv-06707-SHS, 1:20-cv-07717-SHS (rjm)
January 13, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 39 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Eric Samuel Rosen on behalf of James Pappas..(Rosen, Eric)
January 12, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 38 PROPOSED ORDER. Document filed by James Pappas..(Economides, Constantine) Proposed Order to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff.
January 12, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 37 LETTER addressed to Judge Sidney H. Stein from Constantine P. Economides dated January 12, 2021 re: caption for the consolidated action. Document filed by James Pappas..(Economides, Constantine)
January 12, 2021 Opinion or Order ***NOTICE TO COURT REGARDING PROPOSED ORDER. Document No. #38 Proposed Order was reviewed and approved as to form. (dt)
November 30, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 36 ORDER granting #33 Motion for Devin Freedman to Appear Pro Hac Vice (HEREBY ORDERED by Judge Sidney H. Stein)(Text Only Order) (lab)
November 30, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 35 ORDER granting #31 Motion for William K. Pao to Appear Pro Hac Vice (HEREBY ORDERED by Judge Sidney H. Stein)(Text Only Order) (lab)
November 30, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 34 ORDER granting #32 Motion for Ivy T. Ngo to Appear Pro Hac Vice (HEREBY ORDERED by Judge Sidney H. Stein)(Text Only Order) (lab)
November 25, 2020 Opinion or Order >>>NOTICE REGARDING PRO HAC VICE MOTION. Regarding Document No. #33 MOTION for Devin Freedman to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Filing fee $ 200.00, receipt number ANYSDC-22734493. Motion and supporting papers to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff.. The document has been reviewed and there are no deficiencies. (wb)
November 24, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 33 MOTION for Devin Freedman to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Filing fee $ 200.00, receipt number ANYSDC-22734493. Motion and supporting papers to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff. Document filed by James Pappas. (Attachments: #1 Affirmation of Devin Freedman In Support of Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice, #2 Exhibit Ex. A to Affirmation of Devin Freedman In Support of Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice, #3 Text of Proposed Order).(Freedman, Devin)
November 24, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 32 MOTION for Ivy T. Ngo to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Motion and supporting papers to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff. Document filed by James Pappas. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Affirmation of Ivy T. Ngo, #2 Exhibit, #3 Text of Proposed Order).(Ngo, Ivy) Modified on 11/24/2020 (bcu). Modified on 11/24/2020 (bcu).
November 24, 2020 Opinion or Order >>>NOTICE REGARDING PRO HAC VICE MOTION. Regarding Document No. #32 MOTION for Ivy T. Ngo 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. (bcu)
November 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 31 MOTION for William K. Pao to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Filing fee $ 200.00, receipt number NYSDC-22714636. Motion and supporting papers to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff. Document filed by China Merchants Securities (HK) Co., Ltd., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., UBS Securities LLC. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of William Pao, #2 Certificate of Good Standing - California, #3 Text of Proposed Order)Filed In Associated Cases: 1:20-cv-06707-SHS, 1:20-cv-07717-SHS.(Pao, William)
November 20, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 30 RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Identifying Corporate Parent UBS AG, Other Affiliate UBS Group AG for UBS Securities LLC; Corporate Parent DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corporation, Other Affiliate DB USA Corporation, Other Affiliate Deutsche Bank A.G., Other Affiliate Taunus Corporation for Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.; Corporate Parent KeyCorp for KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc.; Corporate Parent Citigroup Financial Products Inc., Other Affiliate Citigroup Inc. for Citigroup Global Markets Inc.; Corporate Parent China Merchants Securities International Company Limited, Other Affiliate China Merchants Securities Co., Ltd., for China Merchants Securities (HK) Co., Ltd.. Document filed by China Merchants Securities (HK) Co., Ltd., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., UBS Securities LLC.Filed In Associated Cases: 1:20-cv-06707-SHS, 1:20-cv-07717-SHS.(Rosenberg, Jonathan)
November 20, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 29 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Jonathan Rosenberg on behalf of China Merchants Securities (HK) Co., Ltd., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., UBS Securities LLC. Filed In Associated Cases: 1:20-cv-06707-SHS, 1:20-cv-07717-SHS.(Rosenberg, Jonathan)
November 18, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 28 STIPULATION AND ORDER. IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED among the undersigned parties as follows: 1. Counsel for Qutoutiao Inc. (the "Company") and Oliver Yucheng Chen (collectively, the "Qutoutiao Defendants") accepts service of the Complaint and Second Complaint on behalf of Qutoutiao Defendants and counsel for Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., China Merchants Securities (HK) Co., Ltd., UBS Securities LLC, and Keybanc Capital Markets Inc. (collectively, the "Underwriter Defendants" and together with Qutoutiao Defendants, "Defendants") accepts service of the Complaint on behalf of the Underwriter Defendants, and service is deemed effective when the Court enters an order approving the stipulation. Defendants expressly reserve all rights, defenses, or other objections other than insufficient process or insufficient service of process. 2. Defendants shall not be required to answer or otherwise respond to either the Complaint or the Second Complaint. 3. Lead Plaintiff shall file and serve via CM/ECF a consolidated amended complaint or designate a previously filed complaint as the operative complaint (the "Operative Complaint") no later than January 15, 2021. 4. Defendants shall file and serve answer(s), motion(s) to dismiss, or other response(s) to the Operative Complaint no later than March 16, 2021. 5. If Defendants respond to the Operative Complaint by motion to dismiss, Lead Plaintiff shall file its opposition papers no later than 60 days after the motion is served. 6. Defendants shall file their reply papers no later than 45 days after Lead Plaintiff's opposition papers are served. So ordered. (Amended Pleadings due by 1/15/2021. Motions due by 3/16/2021.) (Signed by Judge Sidney H. Stein on 11/18/2020) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:20-cv-06707-SHS, 1:20-cv-07717-SHS (rjm)
November 18, 2020 Opinion or Order Set/Reset Deadlines: Oliver Yucheng Chen answer due 3/16/2021; China Merchants Securities (HK) Co., Ltd. answer due 3/16/2021; Citigroup Global Markets Inc. answer due 3/16/2021; Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. answer due 3/16/2021; Jianfei Dong answer due 3/16/2021; Shaoqing Jiang answer due 3/16/2021; KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. answer due 3/16/2021; Lei Li answer due 3/16/2021; Qutoutiao Inc. answer due 3/16/2021; Eric Siliang Tan answer due 3/16/2021; UBS Securities LLC answer due 3/16/2021; Jingbo Wang answer due 3/16/2021; Xiaolu Zhu answer due 3/16/2021. (rjm)
November 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 27 PROPOSED STIPULATION AND ORDER. Document filed by Oliver Yucheng Chen, Qutoutiao Inc...(Wang, George)
November 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 26 RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. No Corporate Parent. Document filed by Qutoutiao Inc...(Wang, George)
November 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 25 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by George S Wang on behalf of Oliver Yucheng Chen, Qutoutiao Inc...(Wang, George)
November 13, 2020 Opinion or Order >>>NOTICE REGARDING DEFICIENT MOTION TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE. Notice to RE-FILE Document No. #23 MOTION for Ivy T. Ngo to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Filing fee $ 200.00, receipt number ANYSDC-22560172. Motion and supporting papers to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff., #24 Affidavit in Support of Motion,.. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): missing Certificate of Good Standing from Supreme Court of California; Affidavit is not notarized and please attach affidavit and certificate as exhibits to the Motion.;. Re-file the motion as a Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice - attach the correct signed PDF - select the correct named filer/filers - attach valid Certificates of Good Standing issued within the past 30 days - attach Proposed Order.. (wb)
November 12, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 24 FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT DOCKET ENTRY - FILER ERROR - AFFIDAVIT of Ivy T. Ngo in Support re: #23 MOTION for Ivy T. Ngo to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Filing fee $ 200.00, receipt number ANYSDC-22560172. Motion and supporting papers to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff.. Document filed by James Pappas. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A- Certificate of Good Standing).(Ngo, Ivy) Modified on 11/13/2020 (wb).
November 12, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 23 FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT DOCKET ENTRY - FILER ERROR - MOTION for Ivy T. Ngo to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Filing fee $ 200.00, receipt number ANYSDC-22560172. Motion and supporting papers to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff. Document filed by James Pappas. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order).(Ngo, Ivy) Modified on 11/13/2020 (wb).
November 4, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 22 OPINION & ORDER re: (11 in 1:20-cv-06707-SHS, 11 in 1:20-cv-06707-SHS, 11 in 1:20-cv-06707-SHS) MOTION to Consolidate Cases 1:20-cv-07717-SHS . MOTION to Appoint Steven Burnham to serve as lead plaintiff(s) . MOTION to Appoint Counsel . filed by Steven Burnham, (12 in 1:20-cv-06707-SHS, 12 in 1:20-cv-06707-SHS, 12 in 1:20-cv-06707-SHS) MOTION to Consolidate Cases 1:20-cv-06707; 1:20-cv-07717 . MOTION to Appoint Susan Nguyen to serve as lead plaintiff(s) . MOTION to Appoint Counsel . filed by Susan Nguyen, (8 in 1:20-cv-06707-SHS, 8 in 1:20-cv-06707-SHS, 8 in 1:20-cv-06707-SHS) MOTION to Consolidate Cases 1:20-cv-07717 . MOTION to Appoint James Pappas to serve as lead plaintiff(s) . MOTION to Appoint Counsel . filed by James Pappas, (5 in 1:20-cv-06707-SHS, 5 in 1:20-cv-06707-SHS) MOTION to Appoint Robert Arredondo to serve as lead plaintiff(s) . MOTION to Appoint Counsel Levi & Korsinsky, LLP. filed by Robert Arredondo.For the reasons set forth above, the motions for consolidation of related actions under Rule 42(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are granted. James Pappas's motion for appointment as lead plaintiff and for the approval of his selection of Roche Cyrulnik Freedman LLP as class counsel is granted. The lead-plaintiff motions filed by Robert Arredondo, Susan Nguyen, and Steven Burnham are denied. Lead plaintiff James Pappas is directed to file and serve an amended consolidated class action complaint within 30 days. (Signed by Judge Sidney H. Stein on 11/4/2020) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:20-cv-06707-SHS, 1:20-cv-07717-SHS (rro)
November 2, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 21 MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: #8 MOTION to Consolidate Cases 1:20-cv-07717 . MOTION to Appoint James Pappas to serve as lead plaintiff(s) . MOTION to Appoint Counsel . . Document filed by James Pappas..(Economides, Constantine)
November 2, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 20 NOTICE of of Non-Opposition to Competing Lead Plaintiff Motions re: #5 MOTION to Appoint Robert Arredondo to serve as lead plaintiff(s) . MOTION to Appoint Counsel Levi & Korsinsky, LLP.. Document filed by Robert Arredondo..(Hopkins, Shannon)
November 2, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 19 NOTICE of Non-Opposition. Document filed by Steven Burnham..(Linkh, Gregory)
November 2, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 18 NOTICE of NON-OPPOSITION OF SUSAN NGUYEN TO COMPETING MOTIONS FOR CONSOLIDATION OF RELATED ACTIONS, APPOINTMENT AS LEAD PLAINTIFF, AND APPROVAL OF LEAD COUNSEL re: #12 MOTION to Consolidate Cases 1:20-cv-06707; 1:20-cv-07717 . MOTION to Appoint Susan Nguyen to serve as lead plaintiff(s) . MOTION to Appoint Counsel .. Document filed by Susan Nguyen..(Lieberman, Jeremy)
October 20, 2020 Opinion or Order ***NOTICE TO COURT REGARDING PROPOSED ORDER. Document No. #17 Proposed Order was reviewed and approved as to form. (km)
October 19, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 17 PROPOSED ORDER. Document filed by Steven Burnham. Related Document Number: #11 ..(Linkh, Gregory) Proposed Order to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff.
October 19, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 16 DECLARATION of Gregory B. Linkh in Support re: #11 MOTION to Consolidate Cases 1:20-cv-07717-SHS . MOTION to Appoint Steven Burnham to serve as lead plaintiff(s) . MOTION to Appoint Counsel .. Document filed by Steven Burnham. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Press Release, #2 Exhibit B - Movant Loss Chart, #3 Exhibit C - GPM Firm Resume).(Linkh, Gregory)
October 19, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 15 DECLARATION of Jeremy A. Lieberman in Support re: #12 MOTION to Consolidate Cases 1:20-cv-06707; 1:20-cv-07717 . MOTION to Appoint Susan Nguyen to serve as lead plaintiff(s) . MOTION to Appoint Counsel .. Document filed by Susan Nguyen. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Loss Chart, #2 Exhibit B - PSLRA Notice, #3 Exhibit C - Certification, #4 Exhibit D - Nguyen Declaration, #5 Exhibit E - Firm Resume).(Lieberman, Jeremy)
October 19, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 14 MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: #11 MOTION to Consolidate Cases 1:20-cv-07717-SHS . MOTION to Appoint Steven Burnham to serve as lead plaintiff(s) . MOTION to Appoint Counsel . . Document filed by Steven Burnham..(Linkh, Gregory)
October 19, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 13 MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: #12 MOTION to Consolidate Cases 1:20-cv-06707; 1:20-cv-07717 . MOTION to Appoint Susan Nguyen to serve as lead plaintiff(s) . MOTION to Appoint Counsel . . Document filed by Susan Nguyen..(Lieberman, Jeremy)
October 19, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 12 MOTION to Consolidate Cases 1:20-cv-06707; 1:20-cv-07717 ., MOTION to Appoint Susan Nguyen to serve as lead plaintiff(s) ., MOTION to Appoint Counsel . Document filed by Susan Nguyen. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order).(Lieberman, Jeremy)
October 19, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 11 MOTION to Consolidate Cases 1:20-cv-07717-SHS ., MOTION to Appoint Steven Burnham to serve as lead plaintiff(s) ., MOTION to Appoint Counsel . Document filed by Steven Burnham..(Linkh, Gregory)
October 19, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 10 MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: #8 MOTION to Consolidate Cases 1:20-cv-07717 . MOTION to Appoint James Pappas to serve as lead plaintiff(s) . MOTION to Appoint Counsel . . Document filed by James Pappas..(Economides, Constantine)
October 19, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 9 DECLARATION of Constantine P. Economides in Support re: #8 MOTION to Consolidate Cases 1:20-cv-07717 . MOTION to Appoint James Pappas to serve as lead plaintiff(s) . MOTION to Appoint Counsel .. Document filed by James Pappas. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A- Shareholder Certification executed by Movant, #2 Exhibit B- Loss chart of Movant, #3 Exhibit C- Declaration of Movant, #4 Exhibit D- Firm resume of RCF, #5 Exhibit E- Press release).(Economides, Constantine)
October 19, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 8 MOTION to Consolidate Cases 1:20-cv-07717 ., MOTION to Appoint James Pappas to serve as lead plaintiff(s) ., MOTION to Appoint Counsel . Document filed by James Pappas. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order).(Economides, Constantine)
October 19, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 7 DECLARATION of Shannon L. Hopkins in Support re: #5 MOTION to Appoint Robert Arredondo to serve as lead plaintiff(s) . MOTION to Appoint Counsel Levi & Korsinsky, LLP.. Document filed by Robert Arredondo. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit PSLRA Certification, #2 Exhibit Loss Chart, #3 Exhibit PSLRA Notice, #4 Exhibit LK Resume).(Hopkins, Shannon)
October 19, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 6 MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: #5 MOTION to Appoint Robert Arredondo to serve as lead plaintiff(s) . MOTION to Appoint Counsel Levi & Korsinsky, LLP. . Document filed by Robert Arredondo..(Hopkins, Shannon)
October 19, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 5 MOTION to Appoint Robert Arredondo to serve as lead plaintiff(s) ., MOTION to Appoint Counsel Levi & Korsinsky, LLP. Document filed by Robert Arredondo. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order).(Hopkins, Shannon)
August 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Oliver Yucheng Chen, China Merchants Securities (HK) Co., Ltd., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Jianfei Dong, Shaoqing Jiang, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Lei Li, Qutoutiao Inc., Eric Siliang Tan, UBS Securities LLC, Jingbo Wang, Xiaolu Zhu..(dnh)
August 21, 2020 Opinion or Order ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING PARTY MODIFICATION. Notice to attorney Gregory Bradley Linkh. The party information for the following party/parties has been modified: Steven Burnham. The information for the party/parties has been modified for the following reason/reasons: party text was omitted. (dnh)
August 21, 2020 Opinion or Order CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Sidney H. Stein. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned District Judge, located at #https://nysd.uscourts.gov/judges/district-judges. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. Please download and review the ECF Rules and Instructions, located at #https://nysd.uscourts.gov/rules/ecf-related-instructions..(dnh)
August 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Case Designated ECF. (dnh)
August 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Magistrate Judge Sarah L. Cave 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: #https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/AO-3.pdf. (dnh)
August 20, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 3 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Qutoutiao Inc., Eric Siliang Tan, Lei Li, Jingbo Wang, Xiaolu Zhu, Shaoqing Jiang, Jianfei Dong, Oliver Yucheng Chen, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., China Merchants Securities (HK) Co., Ltd., UBS Securities LLC, And KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., re: #1 Complaint,. Document filed by Steven Burnham..(Linkh, Gregory)
August 20, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Linkh, Gregory)
August 20, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Oliver Yucheng Chen, China Merchants Securities (HK) Co., Ltd., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Jianfei Dong, Shaoqing Jiang, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Lei Li, Qutoutiao Inc., Eric Siliang Tan, UBS Securities LLC, Jingbo Wang, Xiaolu Zhu. (Filing Fee $ 400.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-21252531)Document filed by Steven Burnham..(Linkh, Gregory)

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Defendant: Lighthouse Capital International Inc.
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Plaintiff: Steven Burnham
Represented By: Gregory Bradley Linkh
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Lead plaintiff: James Pappas
Represented By: Constantine Philip Economides
Represented By: Devin Freedman
Represented By: Eric Samuel Rosen
Represented By: Ivy T. Ngo
Represented By: Richard Cipolla
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Consolidated plaintiff: Howard Brown
Represented By: Joseph Alexander Hood, II
Represented By: Jeremy Alan Lieberman
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Petitioner: Robert Arredondo
Represented By: Shannon Lee Hopkins
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Petitioner: Susan Nguyen
Represented By: Jeremy Alan Lieberman
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