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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS 

ROCK CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC, ON BEHALF OF 

ITSELF AND ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY 

SITUATED, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., DEUTSCHE 

BANK AG, and JOHN DOES 1-50, 

Defendants. 

 

Case No. 1:20-cv-03638 

Hon. Joan B. Gottschall 

CHARLES HERBERT PROCTOR, III, ON BEHALF 

OF HIMSELF AND ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY 

SITUATED, 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., DEUTSCHE 

BANK AG, and JOHN DOES 1-50, 

 Defendants. 

 

Case No. 1:20-cv-03821 

Hon. Joan B. Gottschall 

ROBERT CHARLES CLASS A, L.P., ON BEHALF 

OF ITSELF AND ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY 

SITUATED, 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., and JOHN 

DOES 1-50, 

 Defendants. 

 

Case No. 1:20-cv-03913 

Hon. Joan B. Gottschall 

 

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DAVID VECCHIONE, ON BEHALF OF HIMSELF 

AND ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED, 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., DEUTSCHE 

BANK AG, and JOHN DOES 1-50, 

 Defendants. 

 

Case No. 1:20-cv-04303 

Hon. Joan B. Gottschall 

TODD ROWAN, ON BEHALF OF HIMSELF AND 

ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED, 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., DEUTSCHE 

BANK AG and JOHN DOES 1-50, 

 Defendants. 

 

Case No. 1:20-cv-04353 

Hon. Joan B. Gottschall 

JOINT STATUS REPORT 

Plaintiffs Rock Capital Markets LLC (“Rock Capital”), Charles Herbert Proctor, III, Robert 

Charles Class A, L.P., David Vecchione, and Todd Rowan, (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) and 

Defendants Deutsche Bank AG and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (collectively, “Defendants” 

and, with Plaintiffs, the “Parties”), pursuant to the Orders of the Court in the five above-captioned 

related actions (“Related Actions”) hereby submit this Joint Status Report. 

1. On August 6, 2020, the Court ordered the Parties to submit a Joint Status Report 

with (1) a proposed schedule for filing a consolidated complaint and responding to it, and (2) any 

other ideas relating to consolidation which the parties wish to express. See Rock Capital Markets, 

LLC v. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., et al., 1:20-cv-03638, ECF No. 18 (N.D. Ill. Aug. 6. 2020). 

See also Charles Herbert Proctor, III v. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., et al., 1:20-cv-03821 (ECF 

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No. 9); Robert Charles Class A, L.P. v. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., et al., 1:20-cv-03913 (ECF 

No. 7); David Vecchione v. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., et al., 1:20-cv-04303 (ECF No. 9); 

Todd Rowan v. Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., et al., 1:20-cv-04353 (ECF No. 6). 

2. The Parties have met and conferred and propose the following initial schedule, 

including consolidation of the Related Actions. 

3. The Parties agree and propose that the Related Actions be consolidated for all 

purposes under Rule 42(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (collectively, the “Consolidated 

Action”). 

4. The Parties agree and propose that all filings in the Consolidated Action should be 

made in the docket of the lowest numbered case, 1:20-cv-03638, only, that the remaining dockets 

should be administratively closed, and the Consolidated Action should be re-captioned as follows: 

IN RE DEUTSCHE BANK SPOOFING 

LITIGATION 

Case No. 1:20-cv-03638 

Hon. Joan B. Gottschall 

5. Counsel for Plaintiffs in the Related Actions have conferred and propose that the 

law firms of Cafferty Clobes Meriwether & Sprengel LLP and Lowey Dannenberg, P.C. be 

appointed as interim co-lead class counsel. Cafferty Clobes Meriwether & Sprengel LLP and 

Lowey Dannenberg, P.C. are prepared to file a motion in support of their appointment as interim 

co-lead class counsel by Monday, August 31, 2020. 

6. While Defendants take no position as to who should be appointed as interim lead 

class counsel, the Parties agree and propose that interim lead class counsel for Plaintiffs and the 

Proposed Class should be appointed prior to the filing of a consolidated complaint. 

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7. The Parties agree and propose that Plaintiffs’ Consolidated Complaint should be 

filed on or by October 30, 2020. 

8. The parties further agree and propose that Defendants should answer, move to 

dismiss, or otherwise respond to the Consolidated Complaint on or by December 18, 2020. If one 

or more of the Defendants moves to dismiss, Plaintiffs should then respond on or by February 12, 

2021, and Defendants should then file a reply in further support of their motion(s) on or by March 

19, 2021. 

9. By joining this status report, none of the Parties waives any rights, defenses 

(including without limitation defenses as to standing and jurisdiction), arguments or positions and 

all Parties expressly reserve all such rights (including without limitation defenses as to standing 

and jurisdiction). 

Dated: August 24, 2020 Respectfully submitted, 

/s/ Jeffrey H. Knox 

SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT 

LLP

Jeffrey H. Knox 

Abram J. Ellis 

Karen Porter 

900 G Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20001 

(202) 636-5579 

Counsel for Deutsche Bank AG* and 

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.** 

*Joining only as to Rock Capital Markets, 

LLC 

** Joining only as to Rock Capital 

Markets, LLC and Robert Charles Class 

/s/ Anthony F. Fata 

CAFFERTY CLOBES MERIWETHER 

 & SPRENGEL LLP 

Anthony F. Fata 

Jennifer W. Sprengel 

Brian P. O’Connell 

Kaitlin Naughton 

150 S. Wacker, Suite 3000 

Chicago, IL 60606 

Tel.: 312-782-4880 

Email: afata@caffertyclobes.com 

jsprengel@caffertyclobes.com 

boconnell@caffertyclobes.com 

knaughton@caffertyclobes.com 

Counsel for Plaintiff Rock Capital Markets, LLC 

and Liaison Counsel for Plaintiff Charles 

Herbert Proctor, III, and Plaintiff Todd Rowan 

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 /s/ Vincent Briganti 

LOWEY DANNENBERG, P.C. 

Vincent Briganti 

Raymond P. Girnys 

Peter A. Barile III 

44 South Broadway, Suite 1100 

White Plains, NY 10601 

Tel.: (914) 997-0500 

Email: vbriganti@lowey.com 

rgirnys@lowey.com 

pbarile@lowey.com 

 

Counsel for Plaintiff Rock Capital Markets, LLC 

and Plaintiff Todd Rowan 

 /s/ Karen M. Lerner 

KIRBY MCINERNEY LLP 

Karen M. Lerner 

David E. Kovel 

Anthony E. Maneiro 

250 Park Avenue, Suite 820 

Tel.: 212-371-6600 

Email: klerner@kmllp.com 

dkovel@kmllp.com 

amaneiro@kmllp.com 

Counsel for Plaintiff Charles Herbert Proctor, III 

 /s/ George A. Zelcs 

KOREIN TILLERY LLC 

George A. Zelcs (Ill. Bar No. 3123738) 

Randall P. Ewing, Jr. (Ill. Bar No. 6294238) 

Chad E. Bell (Ill. Bar No. 6289034) 

205 North Michigan Plaza, Suite 1950 

Chicago, IL 60601 

Tel.: (312) 641-9750 

Facsimile: (312) 641-9751 

/s/ Christopher M. Burke 

SCOTT+SCOTT ATTORNEYS AT LAW 

 LLP 

Christopher M. Burke 

600 W. Broadway, Suite 3300 

San Diego, CA 92101 

Tel.: (619) 233-4565 

Facsimile: (619) 233-0508 

Email: cburke@scott-scott.com 

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SCOTT+SCOTT ATTORNEYS AT LAW 

 LLP

Thomas K. Boardman 

The Helmsley Building 

230 Park Avenue, 17th Floor 

New York, NY 10169 

Tel.: (212) 233-6444 

Facsimile: (212) 233-6334 

Email: tboardman@scott-scott.com 

LOUIS F. BURKE PC 

Louis F. Burke 

460 Park Avenue 

New York, NY 10022 

Tel.: (212) 682-1700 

Email: lburke@lfblaw.com 

Counsel for Plaintiff Robert Charles Class A, L.P.

 /s/ Steven A. Kanner 

FREED KANNER LONDON & MILLEN 

 LLC 

Steven A. Kanner 

Douglas A. Millen 

Brian M. Hogan 

2201 Waukegan Road, Suite 130 

Bannockburn, IL 60015 

Tel: (224) 632-4500 

Facsimile: (224) 632-4521 

skanner@fklmlaw.com 

dmillen@fklmlaw.com 

bhogan@fklmlaw.com 

Counsel for Plaintiff David Vecchione 

 /s/ Joshua H. Grabar 

GRABAR LAW OFFICE 

Joshua H. Grabar, Esq. 

1650 Market Street, Suite 3600 

Philadelphia, PA 19103 

Tel.: (267) 507-6085 

Email: jgrabar@grabarlaw.com 

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EDELSON LECHTZIN LLP 

Marc H. Edelson, Esq. 

Edelson Lechtzin LLP 

3 Terry Drive, Suite 205 

Newtown, PA 18940 

Tel.: (215) 867-2399 

Email: medelson@edelson-law.com 

Counsel for Plaintiff Todd Rowan

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

 I, Anthony F. Fata, an attorney, hereby certify that on August 24, 2020, service of the 

foregoing Joint Status Report was accomplished pursuant to ECF as to Filing Users and I shall 

comply with LR 5.5 as to any party who is not a Filing User or represented by a Filing User. 

 s/ Anthony F. Fata 

 Anthony F. Fata 

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