Nelson v. Bezos et al
Plaintiff: Stephen G Nelson
Defendant: Jeffrey P Bezos, Andrew Jassy, Brian T Olsavsky, David H Clark, Shelley L Reynolds, Adam N Selipsky, David Zapolsky, Keith B Alexander, Edith W Cooper, Jamie S Gorelick, Daniel P Huttenlocher, Judith A McGrath, Indra K Nooyi, Jonathan J Rubinstein, Patricia Q Stonesifer, Wendell P Weeks, Tom A Alberg, Rosalind Brewer, Thomas O Ryder and Andrew R Jassy
Nominal Defendant: Amazon.com Inc
Consolidated Plaintiff: Francis Gimbel, Jr
Consolidated Defendant: Nate Sutton
Case Number: 2:2022cv00559
Filed: April 26, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Washington
Presiding Judge: Richard A Jones
Nature of Suit: Stockholders Suits
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity - Stockholders Suits
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
July 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 21 MINUTE ORDER Adopting Stipulated Scheduling Order. The Court adopts the parties' #20 STIPULATION Regarding Scheduling and approves the following schedule for Plaintiffs to file an operative complaint and Defendants to respond: Within 45 days of the Court's Order appointing leadership of Plaintiffs' counsel, Plaintiffs shall file a Consolidated Complaint or designate the operative complaint for this Consolidated Action. Defendants shall respond to that Complaint within 60 days of it being filed or designated by Plaintiffs as the operative complaint for the Consolidated Action (SEE ORDER FOR FURTHER DETAILS). Authorized by Judge Richard A. Jones. (VE)
July 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 20 STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER Regarding Schedule by parties (Buckley, Brian)
July 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 19 Joint MOTION to Appoint Counsel , filed by Consol Plaintiff Francis Gimbel, Jr, Plaintiff Stephen G Nelson. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Declaration in support of Plaintiff's Joint Motion to Appoint Co-Lead Counsel, #2 Exhibit Ex. A - Herman Jones LLP Firm Resume, #3 Exhibit Ex. B - Johnson Fistel Firm Resume, #4 Proposed Order Proposed Order Granting Plaintiffs' Joint Motion to Appoint Co-Lead Counsel) Noting Date 8/5/2022, (Wesner, Gregory)
July 11, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ORDER re Parties' #17 Stipulated MOTION to Consolidate Related Shareholder Derivative Actions. The files of these consolidated actions shall be maintained in one file under Lead Case No. 2:22-cv-00559. Within thirty (30) days of the entry of an order consolidating the Related Derivative Actions, counsel for Plaintiffs and counsel for Defendants shall meet and confer regarding a schedule for further proceedings in the Consolidated Derivative Action and shall submit a stipulation and proposed order regarding further proceedings with the Court. Signed by Judge Richard A. Jones. (SR)
July 7, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 17 Stipulated MOTION to Consolidate Related Shareholder Derivative Actions, filed by Plaintiff Stephen G Nelson. Noting Date 7/7/2022, (Wesner, Gregory)
June 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER re #13 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. The Court ADMITS Attorney John C Herman for Plaintiff Stephen G Nelson by Clerk Ravi Subramanian. No document associated with this docket entry, text only.NOTE TO COUNSEL: Local counsel agrees to sign all filings and to be prepared to handle the matter, including the trial thereof, in the event the applicant is unable to be present on any date scheduled by the court, pursuant to LCR 83.1(d). (JWC)
June 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER re #12 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. The Court ADMITS Attorney Steven A Vickery for Plaintiff Stephen G Nelson by Clerk Ravi Subramanian. No document associated with this docket entry, text only.NOTE TO COUNSEL: Local counsel agrees to sign all filings and to be prepared to handle the matter, including the trial thereof, in the event the applicant is unable to be present on any date scheduled by the court, pursuant to LCR 83.1(d). (JWC)
June 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER re #11 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. The Court ADMITS Attorney Candace N Smith for Plaintiff Stephen G Nelson by Clerk Ravi Subramanian. No document associated with this docket entry, text only.NOTE TO COUNSEL: Local counsel agrees to sign all filings and to be prepared to handle the matter, including the trial thereof, in the event the applicant is unable to be present on any date scheduled by the court, pursuant to LCR 83.1(d). (JWC)
June 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 13 APPLICATION OF ATTORNEY John C. Herman FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE for Plaintiff Stephen G Nelson (Fee Paid) Receipt No. AWAWDC-7575312 (Wesner, Gregory)
June 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 12 APPLICATION OF ATTORNEY Steven A. Vickery FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE for Plaintiff Stephen G Nelson (Fee Paid) Receipt No. AWAWDC-7575274 (Wesner, Gregory)
June 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 11 APPLICATION OF ATTORNEY Candace N. Smith FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE for Plaintiff Stephen G Nelson (Fee Paid) Receipt No. AWAWDC-7575251 (Wesner, Gregory)
May 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER REGARDING FRCP 26(f) CONFERENCE, INITIAL DISCLOSURES, AND JOINT STATUS REPORT. FRCP 26(f) Conference Deadline is 7/22/2022, Initial Disclosure Deadline is 7/29/2022, Joint Status Report due by 8/5/2022, by Judge Richard A. Jones. (VE)
May 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Reset Deadline: Pursuant to the parties' #9 STIPULATION Regarding Schedule, the deadline by which Defendants and Amazon must answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint is extended to 7/15/2022. (VE)
May 12, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 9 STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER Regarding Schedule by parties (Buckley, Brian)
May 12, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 8 NOTICE of Appearance by attorney Brian D Buckley on behalf of Defendants Tom A Alberg, Keith B Alexander, Jeffrey P Bezos, Rosalind Brewer, David H Clark, Edith W Cooper, Jamie S Gorelick, Daniel P Huttenlocher, Andrew R Jassy, Judith A McGrath, Indra K Nooyi, Brian T Olsavsky, Shelley L Reynolds, Jonathan J Rubinstein, Thomas O Ryder, Adam N Selipsky, Patricia Q Stonesifer, Wendell P Weeks, David Zapolsky, Nominal Defendant Amazon.com Inc. (Buckley, Brian)
May 12, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 7 WAIVER OF SERVICE of Summons upon defendant Tom A Alberg mailed on 5/11/2022; Keith B Alexander mailed on 5/11/2022; Jeffrey P Bezos mailed on 5/11/2022; Rosalind Brewer mailed on 5/11/2022; David H Clark mailed on 5/11/2022; Edith W Cooper mailed on 5/11/2022; Jamie S Gorelick mailed on 5/11/2022; Daniel P Huttenlocher mailed on 5/11/2022; Andrew R Jassy mailed on 5/11/2022; Judith A McGrath mailed on 5/11/2022; Indra K Nooyi mailed on 5/11/2022; Brian T Olsavsky mailed on 5/11/2022; Shelley L Reynolds mailed on 5/11/2022; Jonathan J Rubinstein mailed on 5/11/2022; Thomas O Ryder mailed on 5/11/2022; Adam N Selipsky mailed on 5/11/2022; Patricia Q Stonesifer mailed on 5/11/2022; Wendell P Weeks mailed on 5/11/2022; David Zapolsky mailed on 5/11/2022 (Wesner, Gregory)
May 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 6 SERVICE OF SUMMONS and Complaint returned executed upon defendant Amazon.com Inc on 4/28/2022 (Wesner, Gregory)
April 27, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 5 STANDING ORDER for Civil Cases Assigned to Judge Richard A. Jones. (VE)
April 27, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 4 Summons(es) Electronically Issued as to Nominal Defendant Amazon.com Inc (JWC)
April 27, 2022 Opinion or Order Judge Richard A. Jones added. (JWC)
April 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 3 PRAECIPE TO ISSUE SUMMONS to Amazon.com, Inc. by Plaintiff Stephen G Nelson (Wesner, Gregory)
April 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET ; filed by Plaintiff Stephen G Nelson. (Wesner, Gregory)
April 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT Verified Stockholder Derivative Complaint against defendant(s) Tom A Alberg, Keith B Alexander, Amazon.com, Inc., Jeffrey P Bezos, Rosalind Brewer, David H Clark, Edith W Cooper, Jamie S Gorelick, Daniel P Huttenlocher, Andrew Jassy, Judith A McGrath, Indra K Nooyi, Brian T Olsavsky, Shelley L Reynolds, Jonathan J Rubinstein, Thomas O Ryder, Adam N Selipsky, Patricia Q Stonesifer, Wendell P Weeks, David Zapolsky with JURY DEMAND (Receipt # AWAWDC-7529810) Attorney Gregory F Wesner added to party Stephen G Nelson(pty:pla), filed by Stephen G Nelson.(Wesner, Gregory)

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Plaintiff: Stephen G Nelson
Represented By: Gregory F Wesner
Represented By: Candace N Smith
Represented By: John C Herman
Represented By: Steven A Vickery
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Defendant: Jeffrey P Bezos
Represented By: Brian D Buckley
Represented By: Yukiu Monica Chan
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Defendant: Andrew Jassy
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Defendant: Brian T Olsavsky
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Defendant: David H Clark
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Defendant: Shelley L Reynolds
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Defendant: Adam N Selipsky
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Defendant: David Zapolsky
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Defendant: Keith B Alexander
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Defendant: Edith W Cooper
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Defendant: Jamie S Gorelick
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Defendant: Daniel P Huttenlocher
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Defendant: Judith A McGrath
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Defendant: Indra K Nooyi
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Defendant: Jonathan J Rubinstein
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Defendant: Patricia Q Stonesifer
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Defendant: Wendell P Weeks
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Defendant: Tom A Alberg
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Defendant: Rosalind Brewer
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Defendant: Thomas O Ryder
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Defendant: Andrew R Jassy
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Nominal defendant: Amazon.com Inc
Represented By: Brian D Buckley
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Consolidated plaintiff: Francis Gimbel, Jr
Represented By: Frank Johnson
Represented By: Gregory F Wesner
Represented By: Michael I Fistel, Jr
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Consolidated defendant: Nate Sutton
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