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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
CASE NO. 21-2989-MDL-ALTONAGA/Torres
In re:
JANUARY 2021 SHORT SQUEEZE
TRADING LITIGATION
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This Document Relates to the Non-Federal Securities Actions
JOINT MOTION FOR ENTRY OF
STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER
Pursuant to Rule 26(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and the Court’s Order
dated June 3, 2021 [ECF No. 323], Plaintiffs and Defendants in the cases that are not governed
by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, 15 U.S.C. § 78u-4, et seq. (collectively,
the “Parties”), by and through undersigned counsel, hereby jointly and respectfully move for an
entry of a Stipulated Protective Order. The requested protective order will facilitate discovery
and maintain confidentiality of materials containing proprietary information, trade secrets, or
other confidential or commercially sensitive information.
The Parties hereby agree to and consent to the entry of the proposed Stipulated Protective
Order, attached hereto as Exhibit A, and respectfully request that the Court enter such order.
Dated: June 29, 2021
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Peter Safirstein
SAFIRSTEIN METCALF LLP
Peter Safirstein (NY SBN 2044550)
Elizabeth S. Metcalf (NY SBN 4644431)
1345 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10105
Tel: (212) 201-5845
psafirstein@safirsteinmetcalf.com
emetcalf@safirsteinmetcalf.com
/s/ Natalia M. Salas
THE FERRARO LAW FIRM, P.A.
Natalia M. Salas (FBN 44895)
James L. Ferraro (FBN 381659)
James Ferraro, Jr. (FBN 107494)
Bruce S. Rogow (FBN 067999)
Sean A. Burstyn (FBN 1028778)
600 Brickell Avenue, Suite 3800
Miami, FL 33131
Tel: (305) 375-0111
nms@ferrarolaw.com
jlf@ferrarolaw.com
jjr@ferrarolaw.com
bsr@ferrarolaw.com
sab@ferrarolaw.com
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/s/ Joseph R. Saveri
JOSEPH SAVERI LAW FIRM, LLP
Joseph R. Saveri (CA SBN 130064)
Steven N. Williams (CA SBN 175489)
Anupama K. Reddy (CA SBN 324873)
Christopher K.L Young (CA SBN 318371)
601 California Street, Suite 1000
San Francisco, CA 94108
Tel: (415) 500-6800
jsaveri@saverilawfirm.com
swilliams@saverilawfirm.com
areddy@saverilawfirm.com
cyoung@saverilawfirm.com
/s/ Frank Schirripa
HACH ROSE SCHIRRIPA &
CHEVERIE LLP
Frank Schirripa (NY SBN 4103750)
Kathryn Hettler (NY SBN 5126065)
Seth Pavsner (NY SBN 4969689)
112 Madison Ave, 10th Floor
New York, New York 10016
Tel: (212) 213-8311
fschirripa@hrsclaw.com
khettler@hrsclaw.com
SPavsner@hrsclaw.com
Plaintiffs’ Lead Counsel
/s/Rachel W. Furst
GROSSMAN ROTH YAFFA COHEN, P.A.
Rachel W. Furst (FBN 45155)
2525 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Ste 1150
Coral Gables, FL 33134-6040
Tel: 305-442-8666
rwf@grossmanroth.com
Plaintiffs’ Liaison Counsel
/s/ Gabriel Amin Assaad
MCDONALD WORLEY, P.C.
Gabriel Amin Assaad (TX SBN 24076189)
Matthew Yezierski (TX SBN 24076989)
McDonald Worley
1770 St. James Place, Suite 100
Houston, TX 77056
Tel: (713) 523-5500
gassaad@mcdonaldworley.com
matt@mcdonaldworley.com
don@mcdonaldworley.com
/s/ Jeffrey A. Klafter
KLAFTER LESSER, LLP
Jeffrey A. Klafter (NY SBN 1662428)
Amir Alimehri (NY SBN 5631262)
Two International Drive Suite 350
Rye Brook, NY 10573
Tel: (914) 934-9200
jak@klafterlesser.com
amir.alimehri@klafterlesser.com
/s/ Maurice D. Pessah
Pessah Law Group, PC
Maurice D. Pessah (CA SBN 275955)
Michael Morris-Nussbaum (CA SBN 317146)
Summer E. Benson (CA SBN 326398)
Jason Sunshine (CA SBN 336062)
Stuart Neil Chelin (CA SBN 320357)
661 N Harper Avenue, Suite 208
West Hollywood, California 90048
Tel: (310) 772-2261
maurice@pessahgroup.com
mmnussbaum@pessahgroup.com
sbenson@pessahgroup.com
jsunshine@pessahgroup.com
stuart@chelinlaw.com
/s/ Roy T. Willey, IV
ANASTOPOULO LAW FIRM
Roy T. Willey, IV (SC SBN 101010)
Eric M. Poulin (SC SBN 100209)
Blake Abbott (SC SBN 104423)
32 Ann Street
Charleston, SC 29403
Tel: (843) 614-8888
roy@akimlawfirm.com
eric@akimlawfirm.com
blake@akimlawfirm.com
Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee
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/s/ Kevin J. Orsini
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Samuel A. Danon (FBN 892671)
Gustavo Javier Membiela (FBN 513555)
María Castellanos Alvarado (FBN 116545)
333 S.E. 2 Avenue, Suite 2400
Miami, FL 33131
Telephone: (305) 810-2500
Facsimile: (305) 810-2460
sdanon@huntonak.com
gmembiela@huntonak.com
mcastellanos@hunton.com
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Antony L. Ryan
Kevin J. Orsini
Brittany L. Sukiennik
New York, NY 10019
Telephone: (212) 474-1000
Facsimile: (212) 474-3700
aryan@cravath.com
korsini@cravath.com
bsukiennik@cravath.com
Counsel for Defendants Robinhood Financial
LLC, Robinhood Securities, LLC, Robinhood
Markets, Inc. and Robinhood Crypto, LLC
/s/ Justina K. Sessions
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Justina K. Sessions
One Market Plaza
Spear Tower, Suite 3300
San Francisco, California 94105
Telephone: (415) 947-2197
Facsimile: (415) 947-2099
jsessions@wsgr.com
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Kenneth R. O’Rourke
Brendan J. Coffman
1700 K Street NW, 5th Floor
Washington, DC 20006
Telephone: (202) 973-8800
Facsimile: (202) 973-8899
korourke@wsgr.com
bcoffman@wsgr.com
Counsel for Defendant Open to the Public
Investing, Inc.
/s/ Marc De Leeuw
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Marc De Leeuw
125 Broad Street
New York, New York 10004
Telephone: (212) 558-4000
Facsimile: (212) 558-3588
deleeuwm@sullcrom.com
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Adam S. Paris
1888 Century Park East
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Telephone: (310) 712-6600
Facsimile: (310) 712-8800
parisa@sullcrom.com
Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
Jennifer A. McLoone (Fla. Bar No. 0029234)
Citigroup Center Suite 3200
201 South Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, Florida 33131
Telephone: (305) 358-5171
Counsel for Defendant Ally Financial, Inc.
/s/ Christopher D. Kercher
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
Christopher D. Kercher
51 Madison Avenue, 22nd Floor,
New York, New York, 10010
Tel: (212) 849-7000 /Fax: (212) 849-7100
christopherkercher@quinnemanuel.com
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
Marina E. Lev
865 South Figueroa Street, 10th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90017
Tel: (213) 443-3000 /Fax: (213) 443-3100
marinalev@quinnemanuel.com
Bartlit Beck LLP
Adam L. Hoeflich
Dawson Robinson
54 W. Hubbard St., Ste. 300
Chicago, IL 60654
Telephone: (312) 494-4400
Facsimile: (312) 494-4440
adam.hoeflich@bartlitbeck.com
dawson.robinson@bartlitbeck.com
Counsel for Defendants Citadel Enterprise
Americas, LLC and Citadel Securities LLC
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/s/ Daniel J. Kramer
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Daniel J. Kramer
Richard Tarlowe
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019
Telephone: (212) 373-3000
dkramer@paulweiss.com
rtarlowe@paulweiss.com
Counsel for Defendant Point72 Asset
Management, L.P.
/s/ Jason J. Mendro
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Jason J. Mendro
Russell B. Balikian
1050 Connecticut Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: (202) 887-3726
jmendro@gibsondunn.com
rbalikian@gibsondunn.com
Counsel for Defendants Charles Schwab & Co.,
Inc.; TD Ameritrade, Inc.; TD Ameritrade
Clearing, Inc.; TD Ameritrade Holding
Corporation; and The Charles Schwab
Corporation
/s/ Robin Nunn
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Robin Nunn
101 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10178-0060
Telephone: (212) 309-6000
Facsimile: (212) 309-3001
robin.nunn@morganlewis.com
Counsel for Defendant Stash Financial, Inc.
/s/ Peter W. Homer
Homer Bonner Jacobs Ortiz, P.A.
Peter W. Homer (Florida Bar No. 291250)
1200 Four Seasons Tower
1441 Brickell Avenue
Miami, Florida 33131
Telephone: (305) 350-5139
Facsimile: (305) 372-2738
phomer@homerbonner.com
/s/ Harry A. Olivar, Jr.
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
Harry A. Olivar, Jr.
Korinna S. Anderson
865 S. Figueroa Street, 10th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90017
Telephone: (213) 443-3000
Facsimile: (213) 443-3100
harryolivar@quinnemanuel.com
korinnaanderson@quinnemanuel.com
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
Linda J. Brewer
50 California Street, 22nd Floor
San Francisco, California 94111-4788
Telephone: (415) 875-6600
Facsimile: (415) 875-6700
lindabrewer@quinnemanuel.com
Counsel for Defendant Sequoia Capital
Operations LLC
/s/ Shari Ross Lahlou
Dechert LLP
Shari Ross Lahlou
1900 K Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20006
Telephone: (202) 261-3300
Facsimile: (202) 261-3333
shari.lahlou@dechert.com
Dechert LLP
Andrew J. Levander
Three Bryant Park
1095 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
Telephone: (212) 698 3500
Facsimile: (212) 698 3599
andrew.levander@dechert.com
Dechert LLP
Steven Bizar
Cira Centre
2929 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Telephone: (215) 994 4000
Facsimile: (215) 994 2222
steven.bizar@dechert.com
Counsel for Defendant Interactive Brokers LLC
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Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Brian S. Weinstein
Gina Cora
Janet Jones-Duffey
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Telephone: (212) 450-4000
Facsimile: (212) 701-5972
brian.weinstein@davispolk.com
gina.cora@davispolk.com
janet.jones-duffey@davispolk.com
Counsel for Defendants Morgan Stanley Smith
Barney LLC, E*TRADE Financial Corporation,
E*TRADE Securities LLC and E*TRADE
Financial Holdings, LLC
/s/ Thomas E. Redburn, Jr.
Lowenstein Sandler LLP
Thomas E. Redburn, Jr.
Maya Ginsburg
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
Telephone: (212) 262-6700
Facsimile: (973) 597-2457
tredburn@lowenstein.com
mginsburg@lowenstein.com
Lowenstein Sandler LLP
Zarema Arutyunova Jaramillo
2200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20037
Telephone: (202) 753-3800
Facsimile: (202) 753-3838
zjaramillo@lowenstein.com
Counsel for Defendant Melvin Capital
Management LP and Candlestick Capital
Management LP
/s/ Patrick Gibbs
Cooley LLP
Patrick Gibbs
Brett De Jarnette
Rebecca Ferrari
3175 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1130
Telephone: (650) 843-5000
Facsimile: (650) 849-7400
pgibbs@cooley.com
bdejarnette@cooley.com
rferrari@cooley.com
Counsel for Defendant M1 Finance, LLC
/s/ Jack E. Pace III
White & Case LLP
Jack E. Pace III
Bryan D. Gant
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020-1095
Telephone: (212) 819-8200
Facsimile: (212) 354-8113
jpace@whitecase.com
bgant@whitecase.com
White & Case LLP
J. Mark Gidley
701 Thirteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005-3807
Telephone: (202) 626-3600
Facsimile: (202) 639-9355
mgidley@whitecase.com
/s/ Thomas G. Haskins, Jr.
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Thomas G. Haskins, Jr.
Allison Gerard
2121 N. Pearl Street, Suite 700
Dallas, TX 75201
Telephone: (214) 258-4200
Facsimile: (214) 258-4199
thaskins@btlaw.com
allison.gerard@btlaw.com
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Kevin Rising
2029 Century Park E, Suite 300
Los Angeles, CA 90067-2904
Telephone: (310) 284-3888
Facsimile: (310) 284-3894
krising@btlaw.com
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Paul Olszowka
One North Wacker Drive, Suite 4400
Chicago, IL 60606-2833
Telephone: (312) 214-5612
Facsimile: (312) 759-5646
paul.olszowka@btlaw.com
Counsel for Defendants Dough, LLC and
tastyworks, Inc.
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/s/ Alfred C. Pfeiffer, Jr.
Latham & Watkins LLP
Alfred C. Pfeiffer, Jr.
Belinda S Lee
505 Montgomery Street, Suite 2000
San Francisco, CA 94111-6538
Telephone: (415) 391-0600
Facsimile: (415) 395-8095
al.pfeiffer@lw.com
belinda.lee@lw.com
Counsel for Defendants Square, Inc. and Cash
App Investing LLC
/s/ Gregory M. Boyle
Jenner & Block, LLP
Gregory M. Boyle
353 North Clark Street
Chicago, Illinois 60654-3456
Telephone: (312) 923-2651
gboyle@jenner.com
Counsel for Defendants The Depository Trust &
Clearing Corporation; The Depository Trust
Company
White & Case LLP
Angela Daker
Southeast Financial Center
200 South Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 4900
Miami, FL 33131-2352
Telephone: (305) 995-5297
Facsimile: (305) 358-5744
adaker@whitecase.com
Counsel for Defendant Apex Clearing Corp.
/s/ Leiv H. Blad, Jr.
Lowenstein Sandler LLP
Leiv H. Blad, Jr.
Allison M. Vissichelli
2200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20037
Telephone: (202) 753-3800
Facsimile: (202) 753-3838
lblad@lowenstein.com
avissichelli@lowenstein.com
Lowenstein Sandler LLP
H. Gregory Baker
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
Telephone: (212) 262-6700
Facsimile: (973) 597-2457
hbaker@lowenstein.com
Counsel for Defendants Alpaca Securities LLC,
eToro USA Securities Inc., WeBull Financial
LLC and Fumi Holdings, Inc.
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on June 29, 2021, I electronically filed the forgoing with the Clerk of
the Court using CM/ECF. I also certify that the foregoing is being served this day on all counsel
of record in the manner specified, either via transmission of Notices of Electronic Filing generated
by CM/ECF or in some other authorized manner for those counsel who are not authorized to
receive Notices of Electronic Filing.
By: /s/ Rachel Wagner Furst
Rachel Wagner Furst
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