UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK¶
OPERATING ENGINEERS CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AND MISCELLANEOUS PENSION FUND,¶
Plaintiff,¶
v.¶
JAMES DIMON, ASHLEY BACON, LINDA B. BAMMANN, JAMES A. BELL, JOHN H. BIGGS, CRANDALL C. BOWLES, STEPHEN B. TODD A. COMBS, DAVID M. COTE, JAMES S. CROWN, MARY C. ERDOES, TIMOTHY P. FLYNN, ELLEN V. FUTTER, MELLODY HOBSON, JOHN J. HOGAN, LABAN P. JR., JOHN W. KESSLER, ROBERT I. LIPP, RICHARD A. MANOOGIAN, MICHAEL A. NEAL, DAVID C. NOVAK, LEE R. RAYMOND, JAMES E. STALEY, WILLIAM C. WELDON, and BARRY L. ZUBROW,¶
Defendants,¶
and¶
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.,¶
Nominal Defendant.¶
Case No. 1:23-cv-03903-JSR¶
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER OF DISMISSAL OF CERTAIN DEFENDANTS WITHOUT PREJUDICE¶
WHEREAS, Plaintiff’s Verified Stockholder Derivative Complaint (the “Complaint”), filed on May 9, 2023, asserts claims against Defendants Ashley Bacon, Mary Erdoes, John J. Hogan, and Barry Zubrow (collectively, the “Dismissed Officer Defendants”) for breach of fiduciary duty (Counts 11 and Ill); and¶
WHEREAS, the undersigned parties have agreed to dismissal of the Dismissed Officer Defendants from the above-captioned litigation (the “Action”) pursuant to the agreement outlined below.¶
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between the undersigned parties, that:¶
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I. The Dismissed Officer Defendants are dismissed from this Action in their entirety and without prejudice pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure;
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- The Dismissed Officer Defendants will submit, without waiver herein of any objections, including objections to duplicative discovery, to discovery under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Rules (including Federal Rules 26, 33, 34, and 36) as though the Dismissed Officer Defendants were parties to the Action, including document and deposition discovery;
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- In accordance with and to the extent required by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and without waiver of any objections, the Dismissed Officer Defendants will make themselves available for any trial, hearing, or other Court proceeding at which Plaintiff determines in good faith that the live testimony of the Dismissed Officer Defendants is necessary;
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- The Dismissed Officer Defendants agree to toll any limitations period applicable to the claims asserted against them in Count II and Count III of the Complaint, with such tolling running from the date of entry of this stipulation until November 30, 2023, unless extended by mutual agreement of all Parties; and
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- The Court retains jurisdiction over the implementation and enforcement of the terms of this Stipulation and any disputes arising from or relating thereto.
Dated: June 30, 2023 GRANT & EISENHOFER P.A.¶
/s/ Rebecca A. Musarra¶
Rebecca A. Musarra¶
J. Orrico¶
Vivek Upadhya 485 Lexington Ave., 29th Floor New York, NY 10017 rmusarra@gelaw.com corrico@gelaw.com vupadhya@gelaw.com (646) 722-8500¶
Michael J. Barry (admitted pro hac) Christine M. Mackintosh (admitted pro hac) 123 Justison St. Wilmington DE 19801 mbarry@gelaw.com cmackintosh@gelaw.com (302) 622-7000¶
Counsel for Plaintiff Operating Engineers Construction Industry and Miscellaneous Pension Fund¶
Is/ Timothy Perla¶
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP¶
Timothy Perla 60 State Street Boston, 02109 (t) (617) 526-6000 (f) (617) 526-5000 timothy.perla@wilmerhale.com¶
Noah A. Levine 7 World Trade Center 250 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10007 (t) (212) 230-8800¶
(f) (212) 230-8888¶
Counsel for Defendants Ashley Bacon, Mary C. Erdoes, John J. Hogan, Barry L. Zubrow¶