Vanessa Simmonds v. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, No. 09-35262

• Decision Date: 02 December 2010
• Docket Number: No. 09-35289,No. 09-35292,No. 09-35288,D.C. No. 2:07-cv-01593-JLR,No. 09-35293,No. 09-35297,D.C. No. 2:07-cv-01578-JLR,No. 09-35290,D.C. No. 2:07-cv-01566-JLR,D.C. No. 2:07-cv-01571-JLR,D.C. No. 2:07-cv- 01549-JLR,D.C. No. 2:07-cv-01569-JLR,No. 09-35280,D.C. No.2:07-cv-01590-JLR,No. 09-35285,D.C. No. 2:07-cv-01577-JLR,No. 09-35301,D.C. No. 2:07-cv-01567-JLR,No. 09-35286,D.C. No. 2:07-cv-01570-JLR,No. 09-35282,D.C. No. 2:07-cv-01576-JLR,No. 09-35262,D.C. No. 2:07-cv-01568-JLR,No. 09-35300
• Court: U.S. Court of Appeals — Ninth Circuit

Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC; JPMorgan Chase & Co., a Delaware corporation, successor in interest to Hambrecht & Quist and Chase Securities Inc.;

Bank of America Corporation, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest to Fleetboston Robertson Stephens, Inc.; Onvia Inc.,

a Delaware corporation formerly known as Onvia.com Inc.; Robertson Stephens, Inc.; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

In Re: Section 16(b) Litigation

Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.; Foundry Networks Inc., Nominal Defendant, a Delaware corporation;

Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

In Re: Section 16(b) Litigation

Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Defendant, andFinisar Corporation, Nominal Defendant, a Delaware corporation;

Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

In Re: Section 16(b) Litigation

Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated; Lehman Brothers, Inc.; Bank of America Corporation;

Robertson Stephens, Inc.; Avanex 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 Corporation;

Bank of America Corporation, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest to BancBoston Robertson Stephens, Inc.;

Tivo Inc., Nominal Defendant, a Delaware corporation; Robertson Stephens, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

In Re: Section 16(b) Litigation

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 Stephens, Inc.; Robertson Stephens Inc., a Massachusetts corporation, Defendants-Appellees, andTurnstone Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendant.

In Re: Section 16(b) Litigation

Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.Goldman Sachs & Co., "Goldman Sachs"; Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, "Credit Suisse" formerly known as Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation;

Bank of America Corporation, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest to BancBoston Robertson Stephens, Inc.;

Robertson Stephens, Inc.; Juniper Networks Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

In Re: Section 16(b) Litigation

Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated; Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.;

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated; Ariba Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

In Re: Section 16(b) Litigation

Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated; Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.; Akamai Technologies, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

In Re: Section 16(b) Litigation

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, Defendants, andKana 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

Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.Morgan Stanley, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest to Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Defendant, andSilicon Laboratories Inc., Nominal Defendant, a Delaware corporation; Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated;

Lehman Brothers Inc.; Citigroup Global 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

Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.Goldman Sachs Group Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendant, andBank of America Corporation, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest to BancBoston Robertson Stephens, Inc.;

Palm Inc., 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

Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Defendant, andBank of America Corporation, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest to BancBoston Robertson Stephens, Inc.; Maxygen Inc., Nominal Defendant, a Delaware corporation; Goldman Sachs & Co.; Robertson Stephens, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

In Re: Section 16(b) Litigation

Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.Credit Suisse Group, a global bank headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland FKA Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation;

Bank of America Corporation, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest to BancBoston Robertson Stephens, Inc.;

Silicon Image, Inc., Nominal Defendant, a Delaware corporation; Robertson Stephens, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

In Re: Section 16(b) Litigation

Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.Goldman Sachs Group Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendant, andStreet.com Inc.; Goldman Sachs & 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 Stephens, Inc.;

Critical Path, Inc., Nominal Defendant, a California corporation; Robertson Stephens, Inc.; 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 Stephens, Inc.;

Concur Technologies, Inc., a Delaware 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 corporation, FKA VA Linux Systems, Inc.;

Lehman Brothers, 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

Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.Goldman Sachs & Co.; J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc.; Red Hat, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

In Re: Section 16(b) Litigation

Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.Credit Suisse Group, a global bank headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland;

Selectica, Inc., Nominal Defendant, a Delaware 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 corporation; Robertson Stephens, Inc.,

a Massachusetts corporation, Defendants-Appellees,

and

Interwoven, Inc., Defendant.

In Re: Section 16(b) Litigation

Vanessa Simmonds Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated; J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc.;

Vignette Corporation, a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

In Re: Section 16(b) Litigation

Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated; J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc.;

Lehman Brothers, Inc.; Sycamore Networks, Inc., a Delaware 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 corporation; Robertson Stephens, Inc.;

J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees,

and

Openwave Systems, Inc., a California corporation, Defendant.

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 corporation; Robertson Stephens, Inc., Defendants-Appellees,

and

Informatica Corporation, a Delaware corporation, Defendant.

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 corporation; Robertson Stephens, Inc.,

a Massachusetts corporation; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, a Delaware corporation;

Citigroup Global Markets Inc., a New York corporation, Defendants-Appellees,

and

Intersil Corporation, a Delaware corporation, Defendant.

In Re: Section 16(b) Litigation

Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Defendant, andBank of America Corporation, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest to Fleetboston Robertson Stephens, Inc.;

Sonus Networks Inc., a Delaware corporation; Goldman Sachs & Co.; Lehman Brothers Inc.;

Robertson 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

Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated; J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc., a Delaware corporation;

Lehman Brothers, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees,

and

Avici Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendant.

In Re: Section 16(b) Litigation

Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.Bank of America Corporation, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest to BancBoston Robertson Stephens, Inc.;

Priceline.com Inc., a Delaware corporation; Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated; 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 Brothers, Inc.; J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc.;

Marvell Technology Group, Ltd., a Bermuda corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

In Re: Section 16(b) Litigation

Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated; Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith...