Opinion
2:23-cv-00580-RSM
06-26-2023
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Plaintiff, v. BITTREX, INC., BITTREX GLOBAL GMBH, and WILLIAM HIROAKI SHIHARA, Defendants.
Alicia Cobb, Michael Liftik, Christopher Michel, Robert Zink, Kurt Wolfe, Stacylyn Doore QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP Counsel for Defendant Bittrex, Inc. Andrew Michaelson KING & SPALDING LLP, Andrew Michaelson, Eric Hirsch, Leigh Nathanson, Lauren Myers Lead Counsel for Defendant Bittrex Global GmbH SUMMIT LAW GROUP, David Smith Local Counsel for Defendant Bittrex Global GmbH William McGovern KOBRE & KIM, William F. McGovern, Jeremy O. Bressman, Jonathan D. Cogan Lead Counsel for Defendant William Hiroaki Shihara Gregory Hollon McNAUL EBEL NAWROT & HELGREN PLLC, Gregory J. Hollon, Timothy B. Fitzgerald Local Counsel for Defendant William Hiroaki Shihara Ben Kuruvilla Ben Kuruvilla, Christopher Carney, Ladan Fazlollahi Stewart, Jorge Tenreiro U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Counsel for Plaintiff
NOTE ON MOTION CALENDAR: JUNE 26, 2023
Alicia Cobb, Michael Liftik, Christopher Michel, Robert Zink, Kurt Wolfe, Stacylyn Doore QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP Counsel for Defendant Bittrex, Inc. Andrew Michaelson
KING & SPALDING LLP, Andrew Michaelson, Eric Hirsch, Leigh Nathanson, Lauren Myers Lead Counsel for Defendant Bittrex Global GmbH
SUMMIT LAW GROUP, David Smith Local Counsel for Defendant Bittrex Global GmbH William McGovern
KOBRE & KIM, William F. McGovern, Jeremy O. Bressman, Jonathan D. Cogan Lead Counsel for Defendant William Hiroaki Shihara Gregory Hollon
McNAUL EBEL NAWROT & HELGREN PLLC, Gregory J. Hollon, Timothy B. Fitzgerald Local Counsel for Defendant William Hiroaki Shihara Ben Kuruvilla
Ben Kuruvilla, Christopher Carney, Ladan Fazlollahi Stewart, Jorge Tenreiro U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Counsel for Plaintiff
STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER TO EXPAND THE BRIEFING WORD LIMITS
RICARDO S. MARTINEZ, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE.
Defendants Bittrex, Inc. (“Bittrex”), Bittrex Global GmbH (“Bittrex Global”), and William Hiroaki Shihara (“Shihara”) (collectively, “Defendants”) respectfully request an expansion of the briefing word limits pursuant to LCR (7)(f). Defendants make this request because Plaintiff the Securities and Exchange Commission's 247-paragraph Complaint raises complex issues of fact and law. The legal complexities of the claims merit additional words to fully brief the questions presented for the Court's consideration. Plaintiff consents to this request.
The Parties therefore respectfully stipulate as follows:
1. Defendants Bittrex and Shihara shall file a Joint Response to the Complaint;
2. Defendant Bittrex Global shall file a separate Response to the Complaint;
3. Plaintiff may elect to file a single Omnibus Brief in Opposition, in lieu of separate Briefs in Opposition;
4. Given the complexities of the claims presented and pursuant to LCR 7(f), the Parties agree to expand the word limits as follows:
a. Defendants Bittrex and Shihara's Joint Response to the Complaint is expanded to 10,400 words;
b. Defendant Bittrex Global's Response to the Complaint is expanded to 10,400 words;
c. Plaintiff's Briefs in Opposition are expanded to 10,400 words each, or in the alternative, Plaintiff's Omnibus Brief in Opposition is expanded to 15,600 words; and d. Defendants' respective Reply Briefs are expanded to 5,200 words.
SO STIPULATED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.