Opinion
3:21-cv-03450-RS
06-16-2022
THOMAS JEDRZEJCZYK, SONY CHUNG, KENNY TINKELMAN, and DAVID LEWIS individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. SKILLZ INC., f/k/a FLYING EAGLE ACQUISITION CORP., ANDREW PARADISE, CASEY CHAFKIN, MIRIAM AGUIRRE, SCOTT HENRY, HARRY SLOAN, JERRY BRUCKHEIMER, CHRISTOPHER GAFFNEY, VANDANA MEHTA-KRANTZ, KENT E. WAKEFORD, CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS, INC., GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC, JEFFERIES LLC, UBS SECURITIES LLC, WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC., WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC, CANACCORD GENUITY LLC, STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INC., Defendants.
LOWEY DANNENBERG, P.C. Christian Levis (admitted pro hac vice) David C. Harrison (admitted pro hac vice) Andrea Farah (admitted pro hac vice) Scott Vincent Papp (admitted pro hac vice) Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs SCHUBERT JONCKHEER & KOLBE LLP Robert C. Schubert (Cal. Bar No. 62684) Willem F. Jonckheer (Cal. Bar No. 178748) Three Embarcadero Center, Suite 1650 Liaison Counsel for Plaintiffs HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP Reed R. Kathrein (139304) Wesley A. Wong (314652) Steve W. Berman (admitted pro hac vice) Additional Counsel for Plaintiffs LATHAM & WATKINS LLP Matthew Rawlinson (Cal. Bar No. 231890) Daniel R. Gherardi (Cal. Bar No. 317771) Melanie M. Blunschi (Cal. Bar No. 234264) Attorneys for Defendants Skillz Inc., Andrew Paradise, Casey Chafkin, Miriam Aguirre, Scott Henry, Harry Sloan, Jerry Bruckheimer, Christopher Gaffney, Vandana Mehta-Krantz, and Kent E. Wakeford O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP Amy S. Park Jonathan Rosenberg (pro hac vice) William J. Sushon (pro hac vice) Attorneys for Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Jefferies LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, UBS Securities LLC, Wedbush Securities Inc., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Canaccord Genuity LLC, and Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc.
Current CMC Dated: July 14, 2022
LOWEY DANNENBERG, P.C.
Christian Levis (admitted pro hac vice)
David C. Harrison (admitted pro hac vice)
Andrea Farah (admitted pro hac vice)
Scott Vincent Papp (admitted pro hac vice)
Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs
SCHUBERT JONCKHEER & KOLBE LLP
Robert C. Schubert (Cal. Bar No. 62684)
Willem F. Jonckheer (Cal. Bar No. 178748)
Three Embarcadero Center, Suite 1650
Liaison Counsel for Plaintiffs
HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP
Reed R. Kathrein (139304)
Wesley A. Wong (314652)
Steve W. Berman (admitted pro hac vice)
Additional Counsel for Plaintiffs
LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
Matthew Rawlinson (Cal. Bar No. 231890)
Daniel R. Gherardi (Cal. Bar No. 317771)
Melanie M. Blunschi (Cal. Bar No. 234264)
Attorneys for Defendants Skillz Inc., Andrew Paradise, Casey Chafkin, Miriam Aguirre, Scott Henry, Harry Sloan, Jerry Bruckheimer, Christopher Gaffney, Vandana Mehta-Krantz, and Kent E. Wakeford
O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP
Amy S. Park
Jonathan Rosenberg (pro hac vice)
William J. Sushon (pro hac vice)
Attorneys for Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Jefferies LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, UBS Securities LLC, Wedbush Securities Inc., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Canaccord Genuity LLC, and Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc.
ORDER JOINT REQUEST TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
HON. RICHARD SEEBORG, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Plaintiffs Thomas Jedrzejczyk, Sony Chung, Kenny Tinkelman, and David Lewis (“Plaintiffs”) and Defendants Skillz Inc., Andrew Paradise, Casey Chafkin, Miriam Aguirre, Scott Henry, Harry Sloan, Jerry Bruckheimer, Christopher Gaffney, Vandana Mehta-Krantz, Kent E. Wakeford, Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Jefferies LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, UBS Securities LLC, Wedbush Securities LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Canaccord Genuity LLC, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc. (“Defendants, ” and together with Plaintiffs, the “Parties”), by and through their undersigned counsel, hereby STIPULATE and respectfully REQUEST that the Court vacate and continue the Case Management Conference (“CMC”), presently scheduled for July 14, 2022 (see ECF No. 117), until 30 days after the Court rules on Defendants' Motions to Dismiss (ECF Nos. 105, 108), or as soon thereafter as the Court is available.
Plaintiff filed their Amended Consolidated Complaint (“ACC”) on October 8, 2021. Defendants filed two Motions to Dismiss the ACC on December 23, 2021 (the “Motions”). On March 29, 2022, the Court scheduled the hearing on the Motions for June 2, 2022 and the CMC for July 14, 2022. ECF Nos. 116, 117. On April 19, 2022, in light of a scheduling conflict, the Parties requested that the hearing on the Motions be continued and offered several mutually agreeable dates. See ECF No. 123. On April 26, 2022, the Court entered an order continuing the hearing on the Motions to June 30, 2022. ECF No. 125.
Given that the Court has neither heard nor yet ruled on the Motions, the Parties believe a continuation of the CMC is necessary, principally because discovery remains stayed under the PSLRA until the Court's decision on the motions to dismiss. See 15 U.S.C. § 77z-1(b); 15 U.S.C. § 78u-4(b)(3). The Parties have met and conferred and believe that deferring the CMC until after a decision is issued on the Motions will better inform the Parties and the Court regarding the case schedule and deadlines they are required to propose in the Case Management Statement. See Declaration of Scott Vincent Papp, dated June 16, 2022, contemporaneously filed herewith.
Accordingly, the Parties request that the CMC scheduled for July 14, 2022, be vacated and continued until 30 days after the Court rules on the outstanding Motions (ECF Nos. 105, 108), or as soon thereafter as the Court is available.
SO STIPULATED.
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Case Management Conference, presently scheduled for July 14, 2022, is vacated. The Court will reschedule the Case Management Conference to August 25, 2022 at 10:00 am to be held via Zoom.