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Pivotal Software, Inc., et al. v. Superior Court of California, City and County of San Francisco, et al.
Paid petition · Court of Appeal of California, First Appellate District, No. A162228 · judgment March 23, 2021
Before the decision, about 2.7× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a petition filed soon after the judgment below, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a business petitioner.
Question presented
Section 77z-1(b)(1) of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act ("Reform Act") provides: In any private action arising under [the Securities Act of 1933], all discovery and other proceedings shall be stayed during the pendency of any motion to dismiss, unless the court finds, upon the motion of any party, that particularized discovery is necessary to preserve evidence or to prevent undue prejudice to that party. 15 U.S.C. § 77z-1(b)(1) (emphasis added). The question presented is: Whether the Reform Act's discovery-stay provision applies to a private action under the Securities Act in state or federal court, or solely to a private action in federal court.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Deanne Elizabeth Maynard
Morrison & Foerster LLP
For respondent
Thomas C. Goldstein
Goldstein & Russell, P.C.
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 3 conferences
Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage · 4 merits
(4 supporting pet./neither)
Linked docket
20A164
Proceedings
- Feb 21 2023Case Dismissed - Rule 46.
- Feb 16 2023Joint stipulation to dismiss the case pursuant to Rule 46.1 filed.
- Jan 03 2023Letter from the parties updating Clerk on settlement proceedings filed.
- Nov 18 2022Letter from the parties updating Clerk on settlement proceedings filed.
- Oct 06 2022Letter from the parties updating Clerk on settlement proceedings filed.
- Aug 22 2022Letter from the parties updating Clerk on settlement proceedings filed.
- Jul 08 2022Letter from the parties updating Clerk on settlement proceedings filed.
- May 26 2022Letter from the parties updating Clerk on settlement proceedings filed.
- Apr 11 2022Letter from the parties updating Clerk on settlement proceedings filed.
- Feb 25 2022Letter from the parties updating Clerk on settlement proceedings filed.
- Jan 13 2022Letter from the parties updating Clerk on settlement proceedings filed.
- Dec 10 2021Amendment to Rule 29.6 Corporate Disclosure Statement filed.
- Nov 29 2021Letter from the parties updating Clerk on settlement proceedings filed.
- Oct 20 2021Record received from Court of Appeals of California First Appellate District and also filings from California Supreme Court. The record has been electronically filed.
- Oct 15 2021Letter from the parties updating Clerk on settlement proceedings filed.
- Sep 02 2021The case is removed from the argument calendar for Tuesday, November 9, 2021, and the briefing schedule is held in abeyance. The parties are directed to provide further updates to the Court concerning settlement proceedings.
- Sep 02 2021REMOVED from the November 2021 ARGUMENT CALENDAR.
- Sep 01 2021Record requested from the Court of Appeals of California First Appellate District..
- Aug 27 2021Joint motion to hold further briefing in abeyance and remove the case from the November 2021 argument calendar filed.
- Aug 23 2021Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners GRANTED.
- Aug 23 2021Brief amicus curiae of Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association filed.
- Aug 23 2021Brief amicus curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed.
- Aug 23 2021Brief amicus curiae of Society for Corporate Governance filed.
- Aug 23 2021Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.
- Aug 18 2021Blanket Consent filed by Respondents, Zhung Tran, et al.
- Aug 16 2021ARGUMENT SET FOR Tuesday, November 9, 2021.
- Aug 16 2021Brief of petitioners Pivotal Software, Inc., et al. filed.
- Jul 15 2021Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners Pivotal Software, Inc., et al.
- Jul 02 2021Petition GRANTED.
- Jul 01 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 7/1/2021.
- Jun 08 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/24/2021.
- Jun 07 2021Reply of petitioner Pivotal Software, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
- Jun 04 2021Brief of respondents Zhung Tran, et al. in opposition filed. (Distributed)
- Jun 02 2021Letter waiving the 14-day waiting period for the filing of a reply pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed.
- May 13 2021Letter of applicants received.
- May 13 2021Application (20A164) withdrawn.
- May 12 2021Response to application from respondents Zhung Tran, et al. filed.
- May 11 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/27/2021.
- May 11 2021Response Requested. (Due June 4, 2021)
- May 07 2021Waiver of right of respondents Zhung Tran, et al. to respond filed.
- May 07 2021Brief amici curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America; and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association filed. (Distributed)
- May 06 2021Response to application (20A164) requested by Justice Kagan, due Wednesday, May 12, by 4 p.m. ET.
- May 03 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 4, 2021)
- May 03 2021Application (20A164) for a stay pending the disposition of the petition for a writ of certiorari, submitted to Justice Kagan.