Vanessa Simmonds v. Credit Suisse Securities

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Vanessa Simmonds v. Credit Suisse Securities

Opinion

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 

1477 1478 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 1479

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  1480 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 1481

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  1482 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 1483

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  1484 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 1485

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  1486 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 1487

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  1488 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 1489

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  1490 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 1491

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  1492 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 1493

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  1494 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 1495

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  1496 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 1497

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  1498 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 1499

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  1500 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 1501

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  1502 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 1503

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  1504 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 1505

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  1506 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 1507

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  1508 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 1509

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  1510 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 1511

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  Filed December 2, 2010 Amended January 18, 2011 Second Amendment January 25, 2011

Before: Sidney R. Thomas and Milan D. Smith, Jr., Circuit Judges, and Michael R. Hogan, District Judge.*

ORDER

The Opinion filed on December 2, 2010 and the Order and Amended Opinion filed on January 18, 2011 are amended to list the case numbers of the cross-appeals, as shown in the captions listed above.

*The Honorable Michael R. Hogan, United States District Judge for the District of Oregon, sitting by designation.

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