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Nature of Suit Code: 896
Nature of Suit: Other Statutes - Arbitration
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Injunctive &amp; Declaratory Relief

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ORDER AND STIPULATION REGARDING PLAINTIFFS’ APPLICATION FOR ORDER SHORTENING TIME AND BRIEFING 

SCHEDULE FOR PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

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R. Rex Parris Esq. (SBN 96567)

rrparris@rrexparris.com

Alexander R. Wheeler, Esq. (SBN 239541)

awheeler@rrexparris.com

Patricia K. Oliver, Esq. (SBN 193423)

poliver@rrexparris.com

Naomi C. Pontious, Esq. (SBN 288580)

npontious@rrexparris.com

R. REX PARRIS LAW FIRM

43364 10th Street West

Lancaster, CA 93534

Telephone: (661) 949-2595

Facsimile: (661) 949-7524

Deborah A. Klar, Esq. (SBN 124750)

dklar@dklarlaw.com

2934 1⁄2 N. Beverly Glen Circle, Suite 761

Bel Air, California 90077

Telephone: (310) 858-9500

Attorneys for Defendant

DAVID COUCH

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA – FRESNO DIVISION

MORGAN STANLEY & CO., 

INCORPORATED and MORGAN 

STANLEY SMITH BARNEY, LLC,

Plaintiffs, 

 v.

DAVID COUCH, 

 Defendant.

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Case No.: 1:15-CV-01291-LJO-JLT

 

ORDER AND STIPULATION REGARDING 

PLAINTIFFS’ APPLICATION FOR ORDER 

SHORTENING TIME AND BRIEFING 

SCHEDULE FOR PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR 

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AGAINST 

PROCEEDING IN FINRA ARBITRATION 

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ORDER AND STIPULATION REGARDING PLAINTIFFS’ APPLICATION FOR ORDER SHORTENING TIME AND BRIEFING 

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WHEREAS, on September 2, 2015, Plaintiffs Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated and 

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC (collectively, “Morgan Stanley”) filed Morgan Stanley’s 

Motion for a Preliminary Injunction against Proceeding in FINRA Arbitration; 

WHEREAS, on September 2, 2015, Morgan Stanley filed an Ex Parte Application for an 

Order Shortening Time on Morgan Stanley’s Motion for a Preliminary Injunction against Proceeding 

in FINRA Arbitration;

WHEREAS, the original deadline of September 14, 2015 for Morgan Stanley to respond to 

Defendant’s original Statement of Claim before FINRA is now moot due to Defendant’s filing of an 

Amended Statement of Claim with FINRA on September 4, 2015. The parties agree that pursuant to 

FINRA Rule 12207, Morgan Stanley’s answer to the Amended Statement of Claim is due on 

October 5, 2015. 

WHEREAS, the parties have met and conferred and agreed upon the following modified 

briefing schedule:

• Defendant David Couch will file his Opposition to Morgan Stanley’s Motion for 

Preliminary Injunction on September 16, 2015 and; 

• Morgan Stanley will file its Reply in support of its Motion for Preliminary 

Injunction on September 23, 2015. 

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WHEREAS, the parties have further agreed that in the event this Court has not ruled on 

Morgan Stanley’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction before the close of business on October 2, 

2015, the parties shall meet and confer regarding extending Morgan Stanley’s deadline to respond to 

the Amended Statement of Claim.

IT IS SO STIPULATED

DATED: September 9, 2015

By: /s/ Deborah A. Klar (authorized on 9/9/15)

Deborah A. Klar

Attorneys for Defendant

DATED: September 9, 2015

By: /s/ Blake R. Bertagna

Blake R. Bertagna

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

ORDER

The above stipulation is approved. 

IT IS SO ORDERED

Dated: September 9, 2015

 /s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill

 United States District Judge

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