Vanessa Simmonds v. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, 09-35262

• Decision Date: 18 January 2011
• Docket Number: D.C. No. 2:07-cv-01567-JLR,No. 09-35290,No. 09-35297,No. 09-35280,D.C. No. 2:07-cv- 01549-JLR,No. 09-35292,D.C. No. 2:07-cv-01568-JLR,D.C. No. 2:07-cv-01578-JLR,D.C. No. 2:07-cv-01571-JLR,D.C. No. 2:07-cv-01576-JLR,No. 09-35282,D.C. No. 2:07-cv-01566-JLR,D.C. No. 2:07-cv-01570-JLR,No. 09-35289,No. 09-35285,No. 09-35293,D.C. No. 2:07-cv-01569-JLR,No. 09-35288,No. 09-35262,D.C. No. 2:07-cv-01577-JLR,No. 09-35286,09-35262,09-35280,09-35282,09-35285,09-35286,09-35288,09-35289,09-35290,09-35292,09-35293,09-35297
• Parties: 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, and Finisar 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, and Turnstone 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, and 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 Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Morgan Stanley, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest to Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Defendant, and Silicon 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, and Bank 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, and Bank 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, and Street.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, and Bank 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 Incorporated; Perot Systems Corporation, 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; Deutsche Bank AG, a global bank headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany; Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation; Airspan Networks, Inc., Nominal Defendant, a Washington corporation; Deutsche Bank 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 Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Goldman Sachs & Co.; Bank of America Corporation, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest BancBoston Robertson Stephens Inc.; Robertson Stephens, Inc.; Insweb Corporation, a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees. In re: Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated; Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.; Asiainfo Holdings, 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 interest to BancBoston Robertson Stephens, Inc. and FleetBoston Roberton Stephens, Inc.; Robertson Stephens, Inc.; J.P. 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 interest to BancBoston Robertson Stephens, Inc.; Robertson Stephens, Inc.; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.; Digimarc Corporation, Nominal Defendant, a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees. In re: Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Goldman Sachs & Co.; Bear Stearns & Co., Inc.; Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.; Tibco Software, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees. In re: Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc., a Delaware corporation; Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated; Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Defendants-Appellees. In re: Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Credit Suisse Group, a global bank headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland; Audible Inc., a Delaware corporation; J.P. 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 corporation; Bank of America Corporation, a Delaware corporation, Robertson Stephens, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation, Defendants-Appellees, and Saba Software, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendant. In re: Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, a Delaware corporation; Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., a Delaware corporation; Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., a New York corporation, Defendants-Appellees, and Transmeta Corporation, a Delaware corporation, Defendant. In re: Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Capstone Turbine Corporation, a Delaware corporation; Goldman Sachs & Co.; Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated; Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Defendants-Appellees. In re: Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated; Brocade Communications 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 interest to Robertson Stephens, Inc.; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.; Robertson Stephens, Inc.; Oplink Communications, 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 interest to BancBoston Robertson Stephens, Inc.; Robertson Stephens, Inc.; J.P. Morgan 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 corporation; Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., a Delaware corporation; Aspect Medical Systems, 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 interest to BancBoston Robertson Stephens, Inc.; Robertson Stephens, Inc.; Bear Stearns & 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 interest to Fleetboston Robertson Stephens, Inc.; Robertson Stephens, Inc.; Omnivision Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees. In re: Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Credit Suisse Securities (USA), LLC; Occam Networks, Inc., a Delaware corporation, FKA Accelerated Networks, Inc., 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 corporation, successor in interest to Bancboston Robertson Stephens, Inc.; Robertson Stephens, Inc.; Immersion Corporation, a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees. In re: Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, a Delaware corporation; Credit Suisse Securities (USA), LLC; J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc.; Internap Network Services Corporation, Nominal Defendant, a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees. In re: Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Microtune Inc., a Delaware corporation; 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.; Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated; Robertson 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 interest to Robertson Stephens, Inc.; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.; Robertson Stephens, Inc.; Cosine Communications Inc., a Delaware corporation; Goldman Sachs & Co., Defendants-Appellees. In re: Section 16(b) Litigation Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC; Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.; Bank of America Corporation, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest to Fleetboston Robertson Stephens, Inc.; Robertson Stephens, Inc., Defendants-Appellants. In re: Section 16(b) Litigation
• Court: United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (9th 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, and Finisar 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,

and

Turnstone 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,

and

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

Vanessa Simmonds, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Morgan Stanley, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest

to Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Defendant,

and

Silicon 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, and Bank 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, and Bank 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, and Street.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, and Bank 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

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