FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA)
LLC; JPMORGAN CHASE & CO., a
Delaware corporation, successor in No. 09-35262
interest to Hambrecht & Quist and No. 09-35363
Chase Securities Inc.; BANK OF
D.C. No. 2:07-cv-
AMERICA CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation, successor in interest
01549-JLR
Western District of
to Fleetboston Robertson Stephens,
Washington,
Inc.; ONVIA INC., a Delaware
Seattle
corporation formerly known as
Onvia.com Inc.; ROBERTSON
STEPHENS, INC.; J.P. MORGAN
SECURITIES INC.,
Defendants-Appellees.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
5113
5114 SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.;
FOUNDRY NETWORKS INC., Nominal No. 09-35280
Defendant, a Delaware
corporation; MERRILL LYNCH
D.C. Nos.
2:07-cv-01566-JLR
PIERCE FENNER & SMITH 2:07-cv-01549-JLR
INCORPORATED; J.P. MORGAN
SECURITIES INC.,
Defendants-Appellees.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
MERRILL LYNCH & CO. INC.,
Defendant,
No. 09-35282
and No. 09-35375
FINISAR CORPORATION, Nominal D.C. Nos.
Defendant, a Delaware 2:07-cv-01567-JLR
corporation; MERRILL LYNCH 2:07-cv-01549-JLR
PIERCE FENNER & SMITH
INCORPORATED; J.P. MORGAN
SECURITIES INC.,
Defendants-Appellees.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES 5115
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
MORGAN STANLEY & CO., No. 09-35285
INCORPORATED; LEHMAN BROTHERS,
INC.; BANK OF AMERICA D.C. Nos.
2:07-cv-01568-JLR
CORPORATION; ROBERTSON
STEPHENS, INC.; AVANEX 2:07-cv-01549-JLR
CORPORATION,
Defendants-Appellees.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
CREDIT SUISSE GROUP, a global
bank headquartered in Zurich,
Switzerland formerly known as
Credit Suisse First Boston No. 09-35286
Corporation; BANK OF AMERICA No. 09-35367
CORPORATION, a Delaware D.C. Nos.
corporation, successor in interest 2:07-cv-01576-JLR
to BancBoston Robertson 2:07-cv-01549-JLR
Stephens, Inc.; TIVO INC., Nominal
Defendant, a Delaware
corporation; ROBERTSON STEPHENS,
INC.,
Defendants-Appellees.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
5116 SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO., a New
York limited partnership; BANK OF
AMERICA CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation, successor in interest
to FleetBoston Robertson No. 09-35288
Stephens, Inc.; ROBERTSON
STEPHENS INC., a Massachusetts
D.C. Nos.
2:07-cv-01569-JLR
corporation, 2:07-cv-01549-JLR
Defendants-Appellees,
and
TURNSTONE SYSTEMS, INC., a
Delaware corporation,
Defendant.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES 5117
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO., “Goldman
Sachs”; CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES
(USA) LLC, “Credit Suisse”
formerly known as Credit Suisse No. 09-35289
First Boston Corporation; BANK OF
AMERICA CORPORATION, a Delaware
D.C. Nos.
2:07-cv-01577-JLR
corporation, successor in interest 2:07-cv-01549-JLR
to BancBoston Robertson
Stephens, Inc.; ROBERTSON
STEPHENS, INC.; JUNIPER NETWORKS
INC.,
Defendants-Appellees.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
5118 SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
No. 09-35290
MORGAN STANLEY & CO., No. 09-35381
INCORPORATED; DEUTSCHE BANK
SECURITIES, INC.; MERRILL LYNCH,
D.C. Nos.
2:07-cv-01570-JLR
PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH 2:07-cv-01549-JLR
INCORPORATED; ARIBA INC.,
Defendants-Appellees.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v. No. 09-35292
MORGAN STANLEY & CO., No. 09-35364
INCORPORATED; CITIGROUP GLOBAL D.C. Nos.
MARKETS, INC.; AKAMAI 2:07-cv-01571-JLR
TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 2:07-cv-01549-JLR
Defendants-Appellees.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES 5119
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC., a
Delaware corporation; JPMORGAN
CHASE & CO., a Delaware
corporation, successor in interest
to Hambrecht & Quist LLC, No. 09-35293
Defendants, D.C. Nos.
and 2:07-cv-01578-JLR
2:07-cv-01549-JLR
KANA SOFTWARE INC., Nominal
Defendant, a Delaware corporation
formerly known as Kana
Communications Inc.; GOLDMAN
SACHS & CO.; J.P. MORGAN
SECURITIES INC.,
Defendants-Appellees.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
5120 SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
MORGAN STANLEY, a Delaware
corporation, successor in interest
to Morgan Stanley Dean Witter,
Defendant,
and
SILICON LABORATORIES INC., No. 09-35297
No. 09-35373
Nominal Defendant, a Delaware
corporation; MORGAN STANLEY & D.C. Nos.
CO. INCORPORATED; LEHMAN 2:07-cv-01590-JLR
BROTHERS INC.; CITIGROUP GLOBAL 2:07-cv-01549-JLR
MARKETS, INC.,
Defendants-Appellees,
JAMES W. GIDDENS,
TRUSTEE FOR THE
LIQUIDATION OF THE BUSINESS OF
LEHMAN BROTHERS INC.,
Trustee-Appellee.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES 5121
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC., a
Delaware corporation,
Defendant,
and
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a No. 09-35300
Delaware corporation, successor in
interest to BancBoston Robertson D.C. Nos.
2:07-cv-01593-JLR
Stephens, Inc.; PALM INC., 2:07-cv-01549-JLR
Nominal Defendant, a Delaware
corporation; GOLDMAN SACHS &
CO.; MORGAN STANLEY & CO.
INCORPORATED; MERRILL LYNCH
PIERCE FENNER & SMITH
INCORPORATED; ROBERTSON
STEPHENS, INC.,
Defendants-Appellees.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
5122 SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC.,
Defendant,
and No. 09-35301
No. 09-35374
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a
Delaware corporation, successor in D.C. Nos.
2:07-cv-01594-JLR
interest to BancBoston Robertson 2:07-cv-01549-JLR
Stephens, Inc.; MAXYGEN INC.,
Nominal Defendant, a Delaware
corporation; GOLDMAN SACHS &
CO.; ROBERTSON STEPHENS, INC.,
Defendants-Appellees.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES 5123
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
CREDIT SUISSE GROUP, a global
bank headquartered in Zurich,
Switzerland FKA Credit Suisse
First Boston Corporation; BANK OF No. 09-35302
AMERICA CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation, successor in interest
D.C. No.
2:07-cv-01575-JLR
to BancBoston Robertson
Stephens, Inc.; SILICON IMAGE,
INC., Nominal Defendant, a
Delaware corporation; ROBERTSON
STEPHENS, INC.,
Defendants-Appellees.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
5124 SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC., a
Delaware corporation, No. 09-35303
No. 09-35391
Defendant,
D.C. Nos.
and 2:07-cv-01595-JLR
STREET.COM INC.; GOLDMAN SACHS 2:07-cv-01549-JLR
& CO.; J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES
INC.,
Defendants-Appellees.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a
Delaware corporation, successor in
interest to BancBoston Robertson No. 09-35306
Stephens, Inc.; CRITICAL PATH, D.C. No.
INC., Nominal Defendant, a 2:07-cv-01582-JLR
California corporation; ROBERTSON
STEPHENS, INC.; J.P. MORGAN
SECURITIES, INC.,
Defendants-Appellees.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES 5125
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a
Delaware corporation, successor in No. 09-35307
interest to BancBoston Robertson
Stephens, Inc.; CONCUR
D.C. Nos.
2:07-cv-01585-JLR
TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware 2:07-cv-01549-JLR
corporation; ROBERTSON STEPHENS,
INC.; J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES, INC.,
Defendants-Appellees.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
CREDIT SUISSE GROUP, a global
bank headquartered in Zurich,
Switzerland; SOURCEFORGE, INC.,
Nominal Defendant, a Delaware No. 09-35308
corporation, FKA VA Linux
Systems, Inc.; LEHMAN BROTHERS, D.C. No.
INC., 2:07-cv-01583-JLR
Defendants-Appellees,
JAMES W. GIDDENS, Trustee for the
Liquidation of the Business of
Lehman Brothers, Inc.,
Trustee-Appellee.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
5126 SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v. No. 09-35309
No. 09-35369
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO.; J.P.
MORGAN SECURITIES, INC.; RED
D.C. Nos.
2:07-cv-01587-JLR
HAT, INC., a Delaware corporation, 2:07-cv-01549-JLR
Defendants-Appellees.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
CREDIT SUISSE GROUP, a global No. 09-35310
bank headquartered in Zurich, No. 09-35368
Switzerland; SELECTICA, INC., D.C. No.
Nominal Defendant, a Delaware 2:07-cv-01584-JLR
corporation,
Defendants-Appellees.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES 5127
VANESSA SIMMONDS
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
CREDIT SUISSE GROUP SECURITIES
(USA) LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company; BANK OF No. 09-35312
AMERICA CORPORATION, a Delaware D.C. Nos.
corporation; ROBERTSON STEPHENS, 2:07-cv-01579-JLR
INC., a Massachusetts corporation, 2:07-cv-01549-JLR
Defendants-Appellees,
and
INTERWOVEN, INC.,
Defendant.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
VANESSA SIMMONDS
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
No. 09-35313
MORGAN STANLEY & CO., No. 09-35370
INCORPORATED; J.P. MORGAN
SECURITIES, INC.; VIGNETTE
D.C. Nos.
2:07-cv-01588-JLR
CORPORATION, a Delaware 2:07-cv-01549-JLR
corporation,
Defendants-Appellees.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
5128 SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
MORGAN STANLEY & CO., No. 09-35314
INCORPORATED; J.P. MORGAN No. 09-35371
SECURITIES, INC.; LEHMAN D.C. Nos.
BROTHERS, INC.; SYCAMORE 2:07-cv-01589-JLR
NETWORKS, INC., a Delaware 2:07-cv-01549-JLR
corporation,
Defendants-Appellees.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
CREDIT SUISSE GROUP SECURITIES
(USA) LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company; BANK OF
AMERICA CORPORATION, a Delaware
No. 09-35315
corporation; ROBERTSON STEPHENS,
INC.; J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC., D.C. No.
a Delaware corporation, 2:07-cv-01580-JLR
Defendants-Appellees,
and
OPENWAVE SYSTEMS, INC., a
California corporation,
Defendant.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES 5129
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
CREDIT SUISSE GROUP SECURITIES
(USA) LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company; BANK OF
AMERICA CORPORATION, a Delaware No. 09-35316
corporation; ROBERTSON STEPHENS,
INC.,
D.C. Nos.
2:07-cv-01581-JLR
Defendants-Appellees, 2:07-cv-01549-JLR
and
INFORMATICA CORPORATION, a
Delaware corporation,
Defendant.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
5130 SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
CREDIT SUISSE GROUP SECURITIES
(USA) LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company; BANK OF
AMERICA CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation; ROBERTSON STEPHENS,
INC., a Massachusetts corporation; No. 09-35317
No. 09-35365
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER &
SMITH INCORPORATED, a Delaware D.C. Nos.
corporation; CITIGROUP GLOBAL 2:07-cv-01572-JLR
MARKETS INC., a New York 2:07-cv-01549-JLR
corporation,
Defendants-Appellees,
and
INTERSIL CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation,
Defendant.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES 5131
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC.,
Defendant,
and
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a
Delaware corporation, successor in
interest to Fleetboston Robertson No. 09-35318
Stephens, Inc.; SONUS NETWORKS No. 09-35393
INC., a Delaware corporation; D.C. Nos.
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO.; LEHMAN 2:07-cv-01597-JLR
BROTHERS INC.; ROBERTSON 2:07-cv-01549-JLR
STEPHENS, INC.; J.P. MORGAN
SECURITIES INC.,
Defendants-Appellees,
JAMES W. GIDDENS,
TRUSTEE FOR THE
LIQUIDATION OF THE BUSINESS OF
LEHMAN BROTHERS INC.,
Trustee-Appellee.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
5132 SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
MORGAN STANLEY & CO.,
INCORPORATED; J.P. MORGAN
SECURITIES, INC., a Delaware No. 09-35320
corporation; LEHMAN BROTHERS, No. 09-35366
INC., a Delaware corporation, D.C. No.
Defendants-Appellees, 2:07-cv-01573-JLR
and
AVICI SYSTEMS, INC., a Delaware
corporation,
Defendant.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES 5133
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a
Delaware corporation, successor in No. 09-35321
interest to BancBoston Robertson No. 09-35397
Stephens, Inc.; PRICELINE.COM INC.,
a Delaware corporation; MORGAN
D.C. Nos.
2:07-cv-01598-JLR
STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED; 2:07-cv-01549-JLR
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER &
SMITH INCORPORATED; ROBERTSON
STEPHENS, INC.,
Defendants-Appellees.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO.; LEHMAN No. 09-35322
BROTHERS, INC.; J.P. MORGAN
SECURITIES, INC.; MARVELL
D.C. Nos.
2:07-cv-01632-JLR
TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LTD., a 2:07-cv-01549-JLR
Bermuda corporation,
Defendants-Appellees.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
5134 SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
MORGAN STANLEY & CO., No. 09-35323
INCORPORATED; MERRILL LYNCH No. 09-35404
PIERCE FENNER & SMITH D.C. Nos.
INCORPORATED; PEROT SYSTEMS 2:07-cv-01631-JLR
CORPORATION, a Delaware 2:07-cv-01549-JLR
corporation,
Defendants-Appellees.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES 5135
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
CREDIT SUISSE GROUP, a global
bank headquartered in Zurich,
Switzerland; DEUTSCHE BANK AG,
a global bank headquartered in
Frankfurt, Germany; LEHMAN
BROTHERS HOLDINGS, INC., a
Delaware corporation; AIRSPAN
No. 09-35324
NETWORKS, INC., Nominal
Defendant, a Washington D.C. No.
corporation; DEUTSCHE BANK 2:07-cv-01638-JLR
SECURITIES, INC.; LEHMAN
BROTHERS, INC.,
Defendants-Appellees,
and
JAMES W. GIDDENS, Trustee for the
Liquidation of the Business of
Lehman Brothers, Inc.,
Trustee-Appellee.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
5136 SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO.; BANK OF
AMERICA CORPORATION, a Delaware No. 09-35325
corporation, successor in interest
BancBoston Robertson Stephens
D.C. Nos.
2:07-cv-01630-JLR
Inc.; ROBERTSON STEPHENS, INC.; 2:07-cv-01549-JLR
INSWEB CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation,
Defendants-Appellees.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
No. 09-35326
MORGAN STANLEY & CO., No. 09-35405
INCORPORATED; DEUTSCHE BANK
SECURITIES, INC.; ASIAINFO
D.C. Nos.
2:07-cv-01633-JLR
HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware 2:07-cv-01549-JLR
corporation,
Defendants-Appellees.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES 5137
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a
Delaware corporation, successor in
interest to BancBoston Robertson No. 09-35328
Stephens, Inc. and FleetBoston
Roberton Stephens, Inc.;
D.C. Nos.
2:07-cv-01634-JLR
ROBERTSON STEPHENS, INC.; J.P. 2:07-cv-01549-JLR
MORGAN SECURITIES, INC.; KEYNOTE
SYSTEMS, INC., a Delaware
corporation,
Defendants-Appellees.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a
Delaware corporation, successor in No. 09-35327
interest to BancBoston Robertson
No. 09-35382
Stephens, Inc.; ROBERTSON
D.C. No.
STEPHENS, INC.; J.P. MORGAN
2:07-cv-01652-JLR
SECURITIES INC.; DIGIMARC
CORPORATION, Nominal Defendant,
a Delaware corporation,
Defendants-Appellees.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
5138 SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO.; BEAR No. 09-35331
STEARNS & CO., INC.; DEUTSCHE
BANK SECURITIES, INC.; TIBCO
D.C. Nos.
2:07-cv-01635-JLR
SOFTWARE, INC., a Delaware 2:07-cv-11549-JLR
corporation,
Defendants-Appellees.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
MARTHA STEWART LIVING No. 09-35333
OMNIMEDIA INC., a Delaware No. 09-35380
corporation; MORGAN STANLEY & D.C. Nos.
CO. INCORPORATED; MERRILL LYNCH 2:07-cv-01605-JLR
PIERCE FENNER & SMITH 2:07-cv-01549-JLR
INCORPORATED,
Defendants-Appellees.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES 5139
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
No. 09-35334
CREDIT SUISSE GROUP, a global No. 09-35383
bank headquartered in Zurich,
Switzerland; AUDIBLE INC., a
D.C. Nos.
2:07-cv-01623-JLR
Delaware corporation; J.P. 2:07-cv-01549-JLR
MORGAN SECURITIES INC.,
Defendants-Appellees.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO., a New
York limited partnership; MERRILL
LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH
INCORPORATED, a Delaware No. 09-35335
corporation; BANK OF AMERICA No. 09-35377
CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation, ROBERTSON STEPHENS,
D.C. Nos.
2:07-cv-01637-JLR
INC., a Massachusetts corporation, 2:07-cv-01549-JLR
Defendants-Appellees,
and
SABA SOFTWARE, INC., a Delaware
corporation,
Defendant.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
5140 SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
MORGAN STANLEY & CO.
INCORPORATED, a Delaware
corporation; DEUTSCHE BANK
SECURITIES INC., a Delaware No. 09-35337
corporation; CITIGROUP GLOBAL D.C. Nos.
MARKETS, INC., a New York 2:07-cv-01636-JLR
corporation, 2:07-cv-01549-JLR
Defendants-Appellees,
and
TRANSMETA CORPORATION, a
Delaware corporation,
Defendant.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
CAPSTONE TURBINE CORPORATION, a No. 09-35339
Delaware corporation; GOLDMAN No. 09-35395
SACHS & CO.; MERRILL LYNCH D.C. Nos.
PIERCE FENNER & SMITH 2:07-cv-01624-JLR
INCORPORATED; MORGAN STANLEY & 2:07-cv-01549-JLR
CO. INCORPORATED,
Defendants-Appellees.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES 5141
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
No. 09-35344
MORGAN STANLEY & CO.
INCORPORATED; BROCADE D.C. Nos.
2:07-cv-01626-JLR
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS INC., a 2:07-cv-01549-JLR
Delaware corporation,
Defendants-Appellees.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a No. 09-35345
Delaware corporation, successor in No. 09-35399
interest to Robertson Stephens,
Inc.; J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.;
D.C. Nos.
2:07-cv-01667-JLR
ROBERTSON STEPHENS, INC.; OPLINK 2:07-cv-01549-JLR
COMMUNICATIONS, INC., a Delaware
corporation,
Defendants-Appellees.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
5142 SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a
Delaware corporation, successor in No. 09-35346
interest to BancBoston Robertson No. 09-35398
Stephens, Inc.; ROBERTSON D.C. No.
STEPHENS, INC.; J.P. MORGAN 2:07-cv-01666-JLR
SECURITIES INC.; NAVASITE, INC., a
Delaware corporation,
Defendants-Appellees.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
MORGAN STANLEY & CO.
INCORPORATED, a Delaware No. 09-35347
corporation; DEUTSCHE BANK No. 09-35394
SECURITIES, INC., a Delaware D.C. No.
corporation; ASPECT MEDICAL 2:07-cv-01655-JLR
SYSTEMS, INC., Nominal Defendant,
a Delaware corporation,
Defendants-Appellees.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES 5143
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a
Delaware corporation, successor in No. 09-35348
interest to BancBoston Robertson
No. 09-35387
Stephens, Inc.; ROBERTSON
D.C. No.
STEPHENS, INC.; BEAR STEARNS &
2:07-cv-01654-JLR
CO., INC.; PACKETEER, INC.,
Nominal Defendant, a Delaware
corporation,
Defendants-Appellees.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a
Delaware corporation, successor in No. 09-35349
interest to Fleetboston Robertson
Stephens, Inc.; ROBERTSON
D.C. Nos.
2:07-cv-01668-JLR
STEPHENS, INC.; OMNIVISION 2:07-cv-01549-JLR
TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware
corporation,
Defendants-Appellees.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
5144 SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v. No. 09-35350
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA), No. 09-35400
LLC; OCCAM NETWORKS, INC., a D.C. Nos.
Delaware corporation, FKA 2:07-cv-01669-JLR
Accelerated Networks, Inc., 2:07-cv-01549-JLR
Defendants-Appellees.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.; BEAR
STEARNS & CO., INC.; BANK OF
AMERICA CORPORATION, a Delaware No. 09-35351
corporation, successor in interest
to Bancboston Robertson
D.C. Nos.
2:07-cv-01670-JLR
Stephens, Inc.; ROBERTSON 2:07-cv-01549-JLR
STEPHENS, INC.; IMMERSION
CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation,
Defendants-Appellees.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES 5145
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
MORGAN STANLEY & CO.
INCORPORATED, a Delaware No. 09-35352
corporation; CREDIT SUISSE
No. 09-35384
SECURITIES (USA), LLC; J.P.
D.C. No.
MORGAN SECURITIES, INC.; INTERNAP
2:07-cv-01653-JLR
NETWORK SERVICES CORPORATION,
Nominal Defendant, a Delaware
corporation,
Defendants-Appellees.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
No. 09-35355
MICROTUNE INC., a Delaware
corporation; GOLDMAN SACHS &
D.C. No.
2:07-cv-01627-JLR
CO.; J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.,
Defendants-Appellees.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
5146 SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a
Delaware corporation, successor in No. 09-35357
interest to BancBoston Robertson
Stephens, Inc.; MORGAN STANLEY
D.C. Nos.
2:07-cv-01628-JLR
& CO. INCORPORATED; ROBERTSON 2:07-cv-01549-JLR
STEPHENS, INC.; EXTREME NETWORKS
INC.,
Defendants-Appellees.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a
Delaware corporation, successor in No. 09-35358
interest to Robertson Stephens, No. 09-35390
Inc.; J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.; D.C. Nos.
ROBERTSON STEPHENS, INC.; COSINE 2:07-cv-01629-JLR
COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware 2:07-cv-01549-JLR
corporation; GOLDMAN SACHS &
CO.,
Defendants-Appellees.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES 5147
VANESSA SIMMONDS,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA)
LLC; CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES No. 09-35363
(USA) LLC; J.P. MORGAN D.C. Nos.
SECURITIES INC.; BANK OF AMERICA 2:07-cv-01549-JLR
2:07-cv-01549-JLR
CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation, successor in interest ORDER
to Fleetboston Robertson Stephens,
Inc.; ROBERTSON STEPHENS, INC.,
Defendants-Appellants.
In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION
ON REMAND FROM THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE UNITED STATES
Filed May 15, 2012
Before: Sidney R. Thomas and Milan D. Smith, Jr.,
Circuit Judges, and Michael R. Hogan, District Judge.*
ORDER
The following Non-Moving Issuer cases are REMANDED
to the district court for proceedings consistent with the Opin-
ion of the Supreme Court in Credit Suisse Securities (USA)
LLC v. Simmonds, 132 S. Ct. 1414 (2012): 09-35280, 09-
35285, 09-35288, 09-35289, 09-35293, 09-35300, 09-35302,
*The Honorable Michael R. Hogan, United States District Judge for the
District of Oregon, sitting by designation.
5148 SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES
09-35306, 09-35307, 09-35308, 09-35312, 09-35315, 09-
35316, 09-35322, 09-35324, 09-35325, 09-35328, 09-35331,
09-35337, 09-35344, 09-35349, 09-35351, 09-35355, and 09-
35357.
Consistent with this Court’s January 18, 2011 opinion, the
district court is ordered to DISMISS WITH PREJUDICE the
following Moving Issuer cases due to Simmonds’s failure to
satisfy Delaware’s demand requirement: 09-35262, 09-35282,
09-35286, 09-35290, 09-35292, 09-35297, 09-35301, 09-
35303, 09-35309, 09-35310, 09-35313, 09-35314, 09-35317,
09-35318, 09-35320, 09-35321, 09-35323, 09-35326, 09-
35327, 09-35333, 09-35334, 09-35335, 09-35339, 09-35345,
09-35346, 09-35347, 09-35348, 09-35350, 09-35352, and 09-
35358.