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Nature of Suit Code: 850
Nature of Suit: Securities, Commodities, Exchange
Cause of Action: 7:25 Fraud - Commodities Leverage Contracts

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DEFENDANTS’ NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION FOR 

EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE MOTION FOR SANCTIONS AND PETITION FOR LEGAL FEES

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JEFFRY HENDERSON (pro hac vice pending)

hendersonj@gtlaw.com

ROBERT CHRISTIE (pro hac vice pending)

christier@gtlaw.com

KATHARINE L. MALONE (SBN: 290884)

malonek@gtlaw.com

GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP

Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 3000

San Francisco, CA 94111

Telephone: (415) 655-1300

Facsimile: (415) 707-2010

Attorneys for Defendants

KCG Americas LLC, Daniel B. Coleman, 

Carl Gilmore, Greg Hostetler, Main Street Trading, Inc.,

Patrick J. Flynn, Edward W. Wedbush and Wedbush Securities Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

OAKLAND DIVISION

RONALD S. DRAPER,

Plaintiff,

v.

KCG AMERICAS LLC, DANIEL B. 

COLEMAN, CARL GILMORE, 

GREG HOSTETLER, MAIN STREET 

TRADING, INC., PATRICK J. FLYNN, 

WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC., EDWARD 

W. WEDBUSH, ION TRADING, INC, 

ANDREA PIGNATARO, 

ROBERT SYLVERNE, COMPUTER VOICE 

SYSTEMS, INC., PAUL STURM, and SCOTT 

WILLIAM BENZ,

Defendants.

CASE NO. 4:18-CV-02524-HSG

NOTICE OF MOTION AND DEFENDANTS 

KCG AMERICAS LLC, DANIEL B. COLEMAN, 

CARL GILMORE, GREG HOSTETLER, MAIN 

STREET TRADING, INC., PATRICK J. FLYNN,

EDWARD W. WEDBUSH AND WEDBUSH 

SECURITIES INC.’S MOTION FOR AN 

EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE MOTION FOR 

SANCTIONS AND PETITION FOR LEGAL 

FEES

Complaint Filed: April 27, 2018

Honorable Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr., presiding

AND ORDER 

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TO THE COURT, ALL PARTIES, AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Defendants KCG Americas LLC, Daniel B. Coleman, Carl 

Gilmore, Greg Hostetler, Main Street Trading, Inc., Patrick J. Flynn, Edward W. Wedbush and 

Wedbush Securities Inc. (collectively, “Wedbush”) hereby move the Court for entry of an order 

allowing thirty days to file a Motion for Sanctions and a Petition for Legal Fees. 

DATED: August 29, 2018

By:__/s/ Robert B. Christie______

Robert B. Christie

One of Defendants’ Attorneys

KCG Americas LLC,

Daniel B. Coleman,

Carl Gilmore,

Greg Hostetler,

Main Street Trading, Inc.,

Patrick J. Flynn, 

Edward W. Wedbush and

Wedbush Securities Inc.

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MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE MOTION FOR SANCTIONS AND 

PETITION FOR LEGAL FEES

Pursuant to Rule 6 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Rule 6 -1 of this Court’s 

Civil Local Rules, Defendants KCG Americas LLC, Daniel B. Coleman, Carl Gilmore, Greg Hostetler, 

Main Street Trading, Inc., Patrick J. Flynn, Edward W. Wedbush and Wedbush Securities Inc.

(collectively “Wedbush”) respectfully request the entry of an order extending the time to file a Motion 

for Sanctions and Petition for Legal Fees, and in support state as follows:

MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES

1. Plaintiff Ronald Draper (“Draper) commenced this action on April 27, 2018, through the 

filing of an 81 page Complaint.

2. On August 27, 2018, the Court dismissed Draper’s Complaint and all pending motions.

3. Pursuant to his Futures Account Agreement with Wedbush, Draper agreed to pay

Wedbush’s attorneys’ fees if Wedbush prevailed in a dispute. As the prevailing party in this dispute, 

Wedbush seeks 30 days to prepare and file its Petition for Legal Fees incurred in this matter.

4. In addition to the foregoing, the contemptuous conduct reflected in the 81 page 

Complaint merely foreshadowed Draper’s bad faith and vexatious actions that would follow. In

response to the Complaint, on August 24, 2018, Wedbush served Draper with a Rule 11 Notice, wherein 

Wedbush demanded that Draper dismiss his action against Wedbush.

5. In light of the contemptuous, bad faith and vexatious conduct by Draper, Wedbush also 

seeks the entry of an order granting it 30 days to file a Rule 11 Motion for Sanctions against Draper for 

the recovery of attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in this action.

CONCLUSION

Based on the foregoing, KCG Americas LLC, Daniel B. Coleman, Carl Gilmore, Greg Hostetler, 

Main Street Trading, Inc., Patrick J. Flynn, Edward W. Wedbush and Wedbush Securities Inc.,

respectfully request the entry of an order allowing Wedbush 30 days, or until on or before September 

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28, 2018, to file their Petition for Legal Fees and their Motion for Sanctions against plaintiff Ronald 

Draper, and for such further relief that the Court finds necessary under the circumstances.

DATED: August 29, 2018

By:__/s/ Robert B. Christie

Robert B. Christie

Attorneys for Defendants

KCG Americas LLC, 

Daniel B. Coleman, 

Carl Gilmore, 

Greg Hostetler, 

Main Street Trading, Inc., 

Patrick J. Flynn, 

Edward W. Wedbush and 

Wedbush Securities Inc.

DATED: 8/30/2018

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

I

A

DENIED

Judge Haywood S. Gilliam Jr. 

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