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[Proposed] Order Granting the Joint Motion to Amend the Scheduling Order to Extend Discovery — In re January 2021 Short Squeeze Trading Litigation (Dkt. 619-1, S.D. Fla.)

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A [Proposed] Order Granting the Joint Motion to Amend the Scheduling Order to Extend Discovery in In re: January 2021 Short Squeeze Trading Litigation, Case 1:21-md-02989-CMA (Case No. 21-2989-MDL-ALTONAGA/Damian, Document 619-1, 2 pages), in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, entered November 6, 2023. Drafted for entry under the name of Chief U.S. District Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga, the order would grant the joint motion of Plaintiffs and Robinhood under Rule 16(b)(4), moving the exchange of opening expert reports from December 18, 2023 to March 29, 2024 and expert discovery completion from March 15, 2024 to June 28, 2024. The Joint Pre-Trial Stipulation would go from June 14, 2024 to September 16, 2024, while fact discovery completion stays March 15, 2024.

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Date
2023-11-06

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“[Proposed] Order Granting the Joint Motion to Amend the Scheduling Order to Extend Discovery (Dkt. 619-1).” Original at archive.org, dated 2023-11-06. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/2023-11-06-covid-era-misc/, SHA-256 c05eeaeb95dadda343fe392d8b4d4ca19b8f1d7f5741c65aa882013057158448.

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Case 1:21-md-02989-CMA Document 619-1 Entered on FLSD Docket 11/06/2023 Page 1 of 2




                               UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                               SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

                           CASE NO. 21-2989-MDL-ALTONAGA/Damian


     In re: JANUARY 2021 SHORT SQUEEZE
     TRADING LITIGATION                                 This Document Relates to: All Actions
                                                        Involving the Federal Securities Laws


          [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING THE JOINT MOTION TO AMEND THE
                   SCHEDULING ORDER TO EXTEND DISCOVERY

           On November 6, 2023, Lead Plaintiff and proposed Class Representative Blue Laine-

    Beveridge and Named Plaintiffs and proposed Class Representatives Abraham Huacuja, Ava

    Bernard, Brendan Clarke, Brian Harbison, Cecilia Rivas, Doi Nguyen, Joseph Gurney, Marcel

    Poirier, Sandy Ng, Santiago Gil Bohórquez, and Thomas Cash (“Plaintiffs”), and Defendants

    Robinhood Markets, Inc., Robinhood Financial LLC, and Robinhood Securities, Inc.

    (“Robinhood” or “Defendants”), jointly moved this Court for an Order amending the Scheduling

    Order to extend expert reports and expert discovery pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(4).

           Having considered the motion papers, the arguments of counsel and all other matters

    presented to this Court, and good cause appearing therefor;

           IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Joint Motion to Amend the Scheduling Order to

    Extend Discovery is GRANTED. The dates set forth in the Order Setting Trial and Pre-Trial

    Schedule, Requiring Mediation, and Referring Certain Matters to Magistrate Judge (Dkt. No. 517)

    are amended as follows:
Case 1:21-md-02989-CMA Document 619-1 Entered on FLSD Docket 11/06/2023 Page 2 of 2




        Deadline                         Current Date                    New Date
        Fact discovery completion        March 15, 2024                  March 15, 2024
        Exchange opening expert          December 18, 2023               March 29, 2024
        reports
        Exchange rebuttal/reply          February 16, 2024               May 13, 2024/June 10, 20241
        expert reports
        Expert discovery completion      March 15, 2024                  June 28, 2024
        Pre-trial and Daubert motions April 26, 2024                     July 26, 20242
        Joint Pre-Trial Stipulation;     June 14, 2024                   September 16, 2024
        proposed jury instructions,
        verdict forms, and findings of
        fact and conclusions of law;
        and non-Daubert motions in
        limine
        Calendar Call                    August 6, 2024
        Trial                            August 12, 2024



    IT IS SO ORDERED.

                DATED this ______ day of _______ 2023.


                                                             The Honorable Cecilia M. Altonaga
                                                             Chief United States District Judge




    1
        The June 10, 2024 deadline pertains only to Plaintiffs’ expert reply on the issue of damages.
    2
      The Scheduling Order does not include a briefing schedule for summary judgment motions.
    Defendants currently envision submitting a Rule 56 motion and reserve their right to request a
    briefing schedule for that motion following the close of fact and expert discovery.
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