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Nature of Suit Code: 850
Nature of Suit: Securities, Commodities, Exchange
Cause of Action: 15:78m(a) Securities Exchange Act

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COOLEY LLP 

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

PALO ALTO

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DEFENDANTS’ [PROPOSED] ORDER RE ADMIN. MOTION 

TO RELATE AND CONSOLIDATE AND APPOINT CO-LEAD 

COUNSEL CASE NO. 4:18-CV-07669-HSG

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COOLEY LLP 

JOHN C. DWYER (136533) (dwyerjc@cooley.com) 

PATRICK E. GIBBS (183174) (pgibbs@cooley.com) 

CLAIRE A. MCCORMACK (241806) (cmccormack@cooley.com) 

BRETT H. DE JARNETTE (292919) (bdejarnette@cooley.com) 

EMILY B. HARRINGTON (319657) (eharrington@cooley.com) 

3175 Hanover Street 

Palo Alto, CA 94304-1130 

Telephone: (650) 843-5000 

Facsimile: (650) 849-7400 

Attorneys for Defendants 

NVIDIA CORPORATION, JENSEN 

HUANG, and COLETTE KRESS 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

In re: NVIDIA CORPORATION 

SECURITIES LITIGATION 

This Document Relates to: 

ALL ACTIONS 

Case No. 4:18-cv-07669-HSG 

CONSOLIDATED CLASS ACTION

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ 

ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO 

RELATE AND CONSOLIDATE CASES 

AND TO APPOINT CO-LEAD COUNSEL 

[CIVIL L.R. 3-12(b) and 7-11] 

Current CMC: March 26, 2019 

Judge: Hon. Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. 

Courtroom: 2

Having considered the administrative motion of Defendants under Civil L.R. 3-12 and 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 42(a), the Court enters the following order: 

1. The following three derivative actions (the “Derivative Actions”): 

Abbreviated Case Name Case Number Date Filed in 

N.D. Cal. 

Current 

Assignment 

Han v. Huang, et al. (the “Han

Action”) 

3:19-cv-00341 Jan. 18, 2019 Hon. William H. 

Orrick 

Yang v. Huang, et al. (the “Yang 3:19-cv-00766 Feb. 12, 2019 Hon. Jon S. Tigar

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DEFENDANTS’ ORDER RE ADMIN. MOTION TO RELATE 

AND CONSOLIDATE AND APPOINT CO-LEAD COUNSEL 

CASE NO. 4:18-CV-07669-HSG 

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Action”) 

The Booth Family Trust v. Huang, 

et al. (the “Booth Action”) 

3:19-cv-00876 Feb. 19, 2019 Hon. Elizabeth D. 

Laporte

and the consolidated securities class action, In Re NVIDIA Corporation Securities Litigation, Case. 

No. 4:18-cv-07669-HSG, (the “Consolidated Class Action”), currently pending before the Hon. 

Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr., involve substantially similar parties and events; conducting them before 

different judges would create the risk of potentially unduly burdensome duplication of labor and 

expenses and inconsistent results. Accordingly, the Derivative Actions are hereby related to the 

Consolidated Class Action and reassigned to the Hon. Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. 

2. Each of the Derivative Actions also involve substantially similar parties and events and 

there is a risk of unnecessary duplication of labor and expenses or conflicting results if they were to 

be conducted separately before different judges. Accordingly, the Derivative Actions are also hereby 

related to each other. 

3. The Derivative Actions involve a common question of law and fact. Pursuant to 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 42(a), the Derivative Actions are hereby consolidated with each other 

for all purposes, including pre-trial proceedings and trial, under Case No. 3:19-cv-00341, which shall 

serve as the lead case (the “Consolidated Derivative Action”). 

4. The Consolidated Derivative Action shall not be consolidated with the Consolidated 

Class Action. 

5. Every pleading filed in the Consolidated Derivative Action shall bear the following 

caption: 

 

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DEFENDANTS’ ORDER RE ADMIN. MOTION TO RELATE 

AND CONSOLIDATE AND APPOINT CO-LEAD COUNSEL 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

In re NVIDIA CORPORATION 

CONSOLIDATED DERIVATIVE 

LITIGATION 

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This Document Relates to: 

ALL ACTIONS 

Case No. 4:19-cv-00341 

Judge: Hon. Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. 

Courtroom: 2 

Related Case No. 4:18-cv-07669-HSG 

6. All papers filed in connection with the Consolidated Derivative Action will be 

maintained in one file under Lead Case 4:19-cv-00341. 

7. Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs for the conduct of the Consolidated Derivative Action 

shall be: 

THE ROSEN LAW FIRM, P.A. 

Laurence M. Rosen 

355 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2450 

Los Angeles, CA 90071 

Telephone: (213) 785-2610 

Facsimile: (213) 226-4684 

Email: lrosen@rosenlegal.com 

THE BROWN LAW FIRM, P.C. 

Timothy Brown 

240 Townsend Square 

Oyster Bay, NY 11771 

Telephone: (516) 922-5427 

Facsimile: (516) 344-6204 

Email: tbrown@thebrownlawfirm.net 

WEISSLAW LLP 

David C. Katz 

1500 Broadway, 16th Floor 

New York, NY 10036 

Telephone: (212) 682-3025 

Facsimile: (212) 682-3010 

Email: dckatz@weisslawllp.com 

 

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8. Plaintiffs’ Co-Lead Counsel shall have the sole authority to speak for Plaintiffs in all 

matters regarding pre-trial procedure, trial, and settlement negotiations and shall make all work 

assignments in such manner as to facilitate the orderly and efficient prosecution of this litigation and 

to avoid duplicative or unproductive effort. 

9. Co-Lead Counsel will be responsible for coordinating all activities and appearances on 

behalf of Plaintiffs. No motion, request for discovery, or other pre-trial or trial proceedings will be 

initiated or filed by any plaintiffs except through Co-Lead Counsel. 

10. Defendants’ counsel may rely upon all agreements made with Co-Lead Counsel, or 

other duly authorized representative of Co-Lead Counsel, and such agreements shall be binding on all 

Plaintiffs. 

11. For all shareholder derivative actions subsequently filed in, removed to, reassigned to, 

or transferred to this Court that are related to the Consolidated Derivative Action by the Court, the 

parties (including the parties to the subsequently filed action) shall meet and confer regarding potential 

consolidation. If the parties ultimately stipulate to consolidation, such action will be consolidated with 

the Consolidated Derivative Action. If the parties are unable to agree on consolidation, the parties 

shall bring the matter to the Court’s attention within 10 days after the subsequently filed or transferred 

action is related to the Consolidated Derivative Action. 

12. The parties shall submit a proposed schedule within thirty (30) days of entry of this 

Order. Defendants are not required to answer, move, or otherwise respond to the respective complaints 

filed in the Han, Yang, or Booth actions until the deadline set forth in the Court’s order on the parties’ 

proposed schedule. The Court’s scheduling order will supersede any and all deadlines previously set 

in the individual Derivative Actions. 

13. The parties are not waiving any rights, claims, or defenses of any kind except as 

expressly stated herein, and the parties reserve the right to seek further extensions of time as 

circumstances may warrant, subject to the Court’s approval. 

14. The clerk is directed to administratively close the later-filed civil actions, Case Nos. 

19-cv-00766 and 19-cv-00876. 

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DEFENDANTS’ ORDER RE ADMIN. MOTION TO RELATE 

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IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: MARCH 12, 2019 

 Hon. Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. 

 United States District Court Judge 

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