Securities and Exchange Commission v. Bittrex Inc et al, No. 2:2023cv00580 - Document 36 (W.D. Wash. 2023)
Court Description: ORDER granting Parties' 35 Stipulated MOTION to Expand the Briefing Word Limit as described herein. Signed by Judge Ricardo S. Martinez. (SB)
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Securities and Exchange Commission v. Bittrex Inc et al Doc. 36 Case 2:23-cv-00580-RSM Document 36 Filed 06/28/23 Page 1 of 6 1 HONORABLE RICARDO S. MARTINEZ 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 7 8 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 9 COMMISSION, 10 No. 2:23-cv-00580-RSM Plaintiff, 11 12 STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER TO EXPAND THE BRIEFING WORD LIMITS vs. 13 BITTREX, INC., BITTREX GLOBAL 14 GMBH, and WILLIAM HIROAKI SHIHARA, NOTE ON MOTION CALENDAR: JUNE 26, 2023 15 16 Defendants. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER TO EXPAND THE BRIEFING WORD LIMITS Case No. 2:23-cv-00580-RSM QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN LLP 1109 FIRST AVENUE, SUITE 210 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98101 Tel: (206) 905-7000 Dockets.Justia.com Case 2:23-cv-00580-RSM Document 36 Filed 06/28/23 Page 2 of 6 1 Defendants Bittrex, Inc. (“Bittrex”), Bittrex Global GmbH (“Bittrex Global”), and William 2 Hiroaki Shihara (“Shihara”) (collectively, “Defendants”) respectfully request an expansion of the 3 briefing word limits pursuant to LCR (7)(f). Defendants make this request because Plaintiff the 4 Securities and Exchange Commission’s 247-paragraph Complaint raises complex issues of fact and 5 law. The legal complexities of the claims merit additional words to fully brief the questions 6 presented for the Court’s consideration. Plaintiff consents to this request. 7 The Parties therefore respectfully stipulate as follows: 8 1. Defendants Bittrex and Shihara shall file a Joint Response to the Complaint; 9 2. Defendant Bittrex Global shall file a separate Response to the Complaint; 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 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; 18 c. Plaintiff’s Briefs in Opposition are expanded to 10,400 words each, or in the 19 alternative, Plaintiff’s Omnibus Brief in Opposition is expanded to 15,600 20 words; and 21 d. Defendants’ respective Reply Briefs are expanded to 5,200 words. 22 23 SO STIPULATED. 24 25 26 27 28 Dated: June 26, 2023 /s/ Alicia Cobb Alicia Cobb, WSBA #48685 QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER TO EXPAND THE BRIEFING WORD LIMITS - 1 Case No. 2:23-cv-00580-RSM QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN LLP 1109 FIRST AVENUE, SUITE 210 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98101 Tel: (206) 905-7000 Case 2:23-cv-00580-RSM Document 36 Filed 06/28/23 Page 3 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1109 First Avenue, Suite 210 Seattle, Washington 98101 Phone (206) 905-7000 Fax (206) 905-7100 aliciacobb@quinnemanuel.com Michael Liftik (admitted pro hac vice) Christopher Michel (admitted pro hac vice) Robert Zink (admitted pro hac vice) Kurt Wolfe (admitted pro hac vice) QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP 1300 I Street NW, Suite 900 Washington, D.C. 20005 Phone (202) 538-8000 Fax (202) 538-8001 michaelliftik@quinnemanuel.com robertzink@quinnemanuel.com christophermichel@quinnemanuel.com kurtwolfe@quinnemanuel.com 11 15 Stacylyn Doore (admitted pro hac vice) QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP 111 Huntington Avenue, Suite 520 Boston, Massachusetts 02199 Phone (617) 712-7100 Fax (617) 712-7200 stacylyndoore@quinnemanuel.com 16 Counsel for Defendant Bittrex, Inc. 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 /s/ Andrew Michaelson KING & SPALDING LLP Andrew Michaelson (admitted pro hac vice) Eric Hirsch (admitted pro hac vice) Leigh Nathanson (admitted pro hac vice) Lauren Myers (admitted pro hac vice) 1185 Avenue of Americas, 35th Floor New York, NY 10036 Telephone: 212-790-5358 amichaelson@kslaw.com ehirsch@kslaw.com lnathanson@kslaw.com lmyers@kslaw.com 24 25 Lead Counsel for Defendant Bittrex Global GmbH 26 27 28 STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER TO EXPAND THE BRIEFING WORD LIMITS - 2 Case No. 2:23-cv-00580-RSM QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN LLP 1109 FIRST AVENUE, SUITE 210 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98101 Tel: (206) 905-7000 Case 2:23-cv-00580-RSM Document 36 Filed 06/28/23 Page 4 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 /s/ David Smith SUMMIT LAW GROUP David Smith 315 5th Ave. South, Suite 1000 Seattle, Washington 98104 Telephone: 206-676-7000 davids@summitlaw.com Local Counsel for Defendant Bittrex Global GmbH 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 /s/ William McGovern KOBRE & KIM William F. McGovern (admitted pro hac vice) Jeremy O. Bressman (admitted pro hac vice) Jonathan D. Cogan (admitted pro hac vice) 800 3rd Ave, New York New York, NY 10022 Telephone: 212-488-1210 william.mcgovern@kobrekim.com jeremy.bressman@kobrekim.com jonathan.cogan@kobrekim.com Lead Counsel for Defendant William Hiroaki Shihara 14 15 16 17 18 19 /s/ Gregory Hollon McNAUL EBEL NAWROT & HELGREN PLLC Gregory J. Hollon Timothy B. Fitzgerald 600 University Street, Suite 2700 Seattle, Washington, 98101 Telephone: 206-467-1816 ghollon@mcnaul.com tfitzgerald@mcnaul.com 20 21 Local Counsel for Defendant William Hiroaki Shihara 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 /s/ Ben Kuruvilla Ben Kuruvilla Christopher Carney Ladan Fazlollahi Stewart Jorge Tenreiro U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 100 Pearl Street, Ste. 20-100 New York, NY 10004 Telephone: 212-336-5599 kuruvillabe@sec.gov carneyc@sec.gov STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER TO EXPAND THE BRIEFING WORD LIMITS - 3 Case No. 2:23-cv-00580-RSM QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN LLP 1109 FIRST AVENUE, SUITE 210 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98101 Tel: (206) 905-7000 Case 2:23-cv-00580-RSM Document 36 Filed 06/28/23 Page 5 of 6 1 stewartla@sec.gov tenreiroj@sec.gov 2 Counsel for Plaintiff 3 4 IT IS SO ORDERED. 5 6 DATED this 28th day of June, 2023. 7 8 9 10 A RICARDO S. MARTINEZ UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER TO EXPAND THE BRIEFING WORD LIMITS - 4 Case No. 2:23-cv-00580-RSM QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN LLP 1109 FIRST AVENUE, SUITE 210 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98101 Tel: (206) 905-7000 Case 2:23-cv-00580-RSM Document 36 Filed 06/28/23 Page 6 of 6 1 2 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Alicia Cobb, hereby certify I electronically filed the foregoing document with the Clerk 3 of the Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send notification of such filing to counsel of 4 record via the ECF system. 5 6 DATED: June 26, 2023 7 8 9 10 11 /s/ Alicia Cobb Alicia Cobb, WSBA #48685 QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP 1109 First Avenue, Suite 210 Seattle, Washington 98101 Phone (206) 905-7000 Fax (206) 905-7100 aliciacobb@quinnemanuel.com 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER TO EXPAND THE BRIEFING WORD LIMITS - 5 Case No. 2:23-cv-00580-RSM QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN LLP 1109 FIRST AVENUE, SUITE 210 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98101 Tel: (206) 905-7000
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