Opinion
2:23-cv-00580 RSM
05-22-2023
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Plaintiff, v. BITTREX, INC., et al., Defendants.
KING & SPALDING LLP Andrew Michaelson Leigh Nathanson Lead Counsel for Defendant Bittrex Global GmbH SUMMIT LAW GROUP, PLLC Local Counsel for Defendant Bittrex Global GmbH QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN LLP Lead Counsel for Defendant Bittrex, Inc. QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN LLP Local Counsel for Defendant Bittrex, Inc.
KING & SPALDING LLP Andrew Michaelson Leigh Nathanson Lead Counsel for Defendant Bittrex Global GmbH
SUMMIT LAW GROUP, PLLC Local Counsel for Defendant Bittrex Global GmbH
QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN LLP Lead Counsel for Defendant Bittrex, Inc.
Bittrex, Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection together with certain affiliates (the “Debtors”) on May 8, 2023 in the District of Delaware (Bankruptcy Judge Brendan L. Shannon). Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP is proposed counsel to the Debtors.
QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN LLP Local Counsel for Defendant Bittrex, Inc.
STIPULATED MOTION AND SCHEDULING ORDER
RICARDO S. MARTINEZ UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Plaintiff Securities and Exchange Commission (“Plaintiff”), and Defendants Bittrex, Inc., Bittrex Global GmbH, and William Hiroaki Shihara (collectively, “Defendants,” and together with Plaintiff, the “Parties”), by and through their respective undersigned counsel, subject to this Court's approval, agree and stipulate as follows:
RECITALS
WHEREAS on April 17, 2023, Plaintiff commenced the above-captioned action by filing a Complaint against Defendants;
WHEREAS Defendants have each agreed to waive service of the Complaint subject to the Parties' reaching an agreement on a proposed schedule for responding to such Complaint;
WHEREAS the Parties have conferred and agreed to propose to the Court the schedule presented herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED as follows:
1. Defendants, having agreed to waive service, shall have until June 30, 2023 to answer, file a motion to dismiss, or otherwise respond to the Complaint.
2. To the extent one or more Defendants move to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Plaintiff shall have until August 14, 2023 to file an Opposition, and the moving Defendant(s) shall have until September 8, 2023 to file a Reply.
3. The Parties reserve all rights, arguments, claims, and any and all defenses.
4. This Stipulation may be executed in separate counterparts, and counterparts may be executed by e-mail or facsimile, each of which shall be an original.
SO ORDERED.