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Nature of Suit Code: 850
Nature of Suit: Securities, Commodities, Exchange
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Securities Violation

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RONALD SIEMERS, individually and on

behalf of all others similarly situated,

Plaintiff,

 v.

WELLS FARGO & CO.; WELLS FARGO

FUNDS MANAGEMENT, LLC; WELLS

CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.; H.D.

VEST INVESTMENT SERVICES; WELLS

FARGO INVESTMENTS, LLC; STEPHENS,

INC.; and WELLS FARGO FUNDS TRUST,

Defendants. /

No. C 05-04518 WHA

NOTICE RE OCTOBER 19, 2006

ORAL ARGUMENT

At the hearing, the parties should be prepared to discuss to what extent, if any,

defendants Wells Fargo & Co., Wells Fargo Funds Management, Wells Capital Management,

Wells Fargo Investments, and Stephens each had an individual duty not to mislead the investing

public as to the scheme at issue, giving rise to liability under Section 10(b) of the Securities

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United States District Court

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Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. 78j(b), and Rule 10b-5, 17 C.F.R. 240.10b-5. The parties

should also be prepared to discuss to what extent, if any, each of those defendants would be

liable as a “controlling person” under Section 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15

U.S.C. § 78t(a).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 17, 2006 

WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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