Vanessa Simmonds v. Credit Suisse Securities

Opinion

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC; JPMORGAN CHASE & CO., a Delaware corporation, successor in No. 09-35262 interest to Hambrecht & Quist and No. 09-35363 Chase Securities Inc.; BANK OF D.C. No. 2:07-cv- AMERICA CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest  01549-JLR Western District of to Fleetboston Robertson Stephens, Washington, Inc.; ONVIA INC., a Delaware Seattle corporation formerly known as Onvia.com Inc.; ROBERTSON STEPHENS, INC.; J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC., Defendants-Appellees. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION 

1477 1478 SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.; FOUNDRY NETWORKS INC., Nominal No. 09-35280 Defendant, a Delaware corporation; MERRILL LYNCH  D.C. Nos. 2:07-cv-01566-JLR PIERCE FENNER & SMITH 2:07-cv-01549-JLR INCORPORATED; J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC., Defendants-Appellees. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION 

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MERRILL LYNCH & CO. INC., Defendant, No. 09-35282 and No. 09-35375 FINISAR CORPORATION, Nominal  D.C. Nos. Defendant, a Delaware 2:07-cv-01567-JLR corporation; MERRILL LYNCH 2:07-cv-01549-JLR PIERCE FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED; J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC., Defendants-Appellees. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION  SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES 1479

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MORGAN STANLEY & CO., No. 09-35285 INCORPORATED; LEHMAN BROTHERS, INC.; BANK OF AMERICA  D.C. Nos. 2:07-cv-01568-JLR CORPORATION; ROBERTSON STEPHENS, INC.; AVANEX 2:07-cv-01549-JLR CORPORATION, Defendants-Appellees. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION 

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CREDIT SUISSE GROUP, a global bank headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland formerly known as Credit Suisse First Boston No. 09-35286 Corporation; BANK OF AMERICA No. 09-35367 CORPORATION, a Delaware  D.C. Nos. corporation, successor in interest 2:07-cv-01576-JLR to BancBoston Robertson 2:07-cv-01549-JLR Stephens, Inc.; TIVO INC., Nominal Defendant, a Delaware corporation; ROBERTSON STEPHENS, INC., Defendants-Appellees. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION  1480 SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GOLDMAN SACHS & CO., a New York limited partnership; BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest to FleetBoston Robertson No. 09-35288 Stephens, Inc.; ROBERTSON STEPHENS INC., a Massachusetts  D.C. Nos. 2:07-cv-01569-JLR corporation, 2:07-cv-01549-JLR Defendants-Appellees, and TURNSTONE SYSTEMS, INC., a Delaware corporation, Defendant. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION  SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES 1481

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GOLDMAN SACHS & CO., “Goldman Sachs”; CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC, “Credit Suisse” formerly known as Credit Suisse No. 09-35289 First Boston Corporation; BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a Delaware  D.C. Nos. 2:07-cv-01577-JLR corporation, successor in interest 2:07-cv-01549-JLR to BancBoston Robertson Stephens, Inc.; ROBERTSON STEPHENS, INC.; JUNIPER NETWORKS INC., Defendants-Appellees. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION  1482 SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. No. 09-35290 MORGAN STANLEY & CO., No. 09-35381 INCORPORATED; DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES, INC.; MERRILL LYNCH,  D.C. Nos. 2:07-cv-01570-JLR PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH 2:07-cv-01549-JLR INCORPORATED; ARIBA INC., Defendants-Appellees. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION 

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. No. 09-35292 MORGAN STANLEY & CO., No. 09-35364 INCORPORATED; CITIGROUP GLOBAL  D.C. Nos. MARKETS, INC.; AKAMAI 2:07-cv-01571-JLR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 2:07-cv-01549-JLR Defendants-Appellees. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION  SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES 1483

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC., a Delaware corporation; JPMORGAN CHASE & CO., a Delaware corporation, successor in interest to Hambrecht & Quist LLC, No. 09-35293  Defendants, D.C. Nos. and 2:07-cv-01578-JLR 2:07-cv-01549-JLR KANA SOFTWARE INC., Nominal Defendant, a Delaware corporation formerly known as Kana Communications Inc.; GOLDMAN SACHS & CO.; J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC., Defendants-Appellees. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION  1484 SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MORGAN STANLEY, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest to Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Defendant, and SILICON LABORATORIES INC., No. 09-35297 No. 09-35373 Nominal Defendant, a Delaware corporation; MORGAN STANLEY &  D.C. Nos. CO. INCORPORATED; LEHMAN 2:07-cv-01590-JLR BROTHERS INC.; CITIGROUP GLOBAL 2:07-cv-01549-JLR MARKETS, INC., Defendants-Appellees, JAMES W. GIDDENS, TRUSTEE FOR THE LIQUIDATION OF THE BUSINESS OF LEHMAN BROTHERS INC., Trustee-Appellee. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION  SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES 1485

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC., a Delaware corporation, Defendant, and BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a No. 09-35300 Delaware corporation, successor in interest to BancBoston Robertson  D.C. Nos. 2:07-cv-01593-JLR Stephens, Inc.; PALM INC., 2:07-cv-01549-JLR Nominal Defendant, a Delaware corporation; GOLDMAN SACHS & CO.; MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED; MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED; ROBERTSON STEPHENS, INC., Defendants-Appellees. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION  1486 SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC., Defendant, and No. 09-35301 No. 09-35374 BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, successor in  D.C. Nos. 2:07-cv-01594-JLR interest to BancBoston Robertson 2:07-cv-01549-JLR Stephens, Inc.; MAXYGEN INC., Nominal Defendant, a Delaware corporation; GOLDMAN SACHS & CO.; ROBERTSON STEPHENS, INC., Defendants-Appellees. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION  SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES 1487

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CREDIT SUISSE GROUP, a global bank headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland FKA Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation; BANK OF No. 09-35302 AMERICA CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest  D.C. No. 2:07-cv-01575-JLR to BancBoston Robertson Stephens, Inc.; SILICON IMAGE, INC., Nominal Defendant, a Delaware corporation; ROBERTSON STEPHENS, INC., Defendants-Appellees. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION  1488 SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC., a Delaware corporation, No. 09-35303 No. 09-35391  Defendant, D.C. Nos. and 2:07-cv-01595-JLR STREET.COM INC.; GOLDMAN SACHS 2:07-cv-01549-JLR & CO.; J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC., Defendants-Appellees. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION 

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest to BancBoston Robertson No. 09-35306 Stephens, Inc.; CRITICAL PATH,  D.C. No. INC., Nominal Defendant, a 2:07-cv-01582-JLR California corporation; ROBERTSON STEPHENS, INC.; J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES, INC., Defendants-Appellees. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION  SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES 1489

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, successor in No. 09-35307 interest to BancBoston Robertson Stephens, Inc.; CONCUR  D.C. Nos. 2:07-cv-01585-JLR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware 2:07-cv-01549-JLR corporation; ROBERTSON STEPHENS, INC.; J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES, INC., Defendants-Appellees. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION 

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CREDIT SUISSE GROUP, a global bank headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland; SOURCEFORGE, INC., Nominal Defendant, a Delaware No. 09-35308 corporation, FKA VA Linux Systems, Inc.; LEHMAN BROTHERS,  D.C. No. INC., 2:07-cv-01583-JLR Defendants-Appellees, JAMES W. GIDDENS, Trustee for the Liquidation of the Business of Lehman Brothers, Inc., Trustee-Appellee. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION  1490 SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. No. 09-35309 No. 09-35369 GOLDMAN SACHS & CO.; J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES, INC.; RED  D.C. Nos. 2:07-cv-01587-JLR HAT, INC., a Delaware corporation, 2:07-cv-01549-JLR Defendants-Appellees. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION 

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CREDIT SUISSE GROUP, a global No. 09-35310  bank headquartered in Zurich, No. 09-35368 Switzerland; SELECTICA, INC., D.C. No. Nominal Defendant, a Delaware 2:07-cv-01584-JLR corporation, Defendants-Appellees. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION  SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES 1491

VANESSA SIMMONDS  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CREDIT SUISSE GROUP SECURITIES (USA) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; BANK OF No. 09-35312  AMERICA CORPORATION, a Delaware D.C. Nos. corporation; ROBERTSON STEPHENS, 2:07-cv-01579-JLR INC., a Massachusetts corporation, 2:07-cv-01549-JLR Defendants-Appellees, and INTERWOVEN, INC., Defendant. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION 

VANESSA SIMMONDS  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. No. 09-35313 MORGAN STANLEY & CO., No. 09-35370 INCORPORATED; J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES, INC.; VIGNETTE  D.C. Nos. 2:07-cv-01588-JLR CORPORATION, a Delaware 2:07-cv-01549-JLR corporation, Defendants-Appellees. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION  1492 SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MORGAN STANLEY & CO., No. 09-35314 INCORPORATED; J.P. MORGAN No. 09-35371 SECURITIES, INC.; LEHMAN  D.C. Nos. BROTHERS, INC.; SYCAMORE 2:07-cv-01589-JLR NETWORKS, INC., a Delaware 2:07-cv-01549-JLR corporation, Defendants-Appellees. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION 

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CREDIT SUISSE GROUP SECURITIES (USA) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a Delaware No. 09-35315  corporation; ROBERTSON STEPHENS, INC.; J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC., D.C. No. a Delaware corporation, 2:07-cv-01580-JLR Defendants-Appellees, and OPENWAVE SYSTEMS, INC., a California corporation, Defendant. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION  SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES 1493

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CREDIT SUISSE GROUP SECURITIES (USA) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a Delaware No. 09-35316 corporation; ROBERTSON STEPHENS, INC.,  D.C. Nos. 2:07-cv-01581-JLR Defendants-Appellees, 2:07-cv-01549-JLR and INFORMATICA CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, Defendant. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION  1494 SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CREDIT SUISSE GROUP SECURITIES (USA) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation; ROBERTSON STEPHENS, INC., a Massachusetts corporation; No. 09-35317 No. 09-35365  MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED, a Delaware D.C. Nos. corporation; CITIGROUP GLOBAL 2:07-cv-01572-JLR MARKETS INC., a New York 2:07-cv-01549-JLR corporation, Defendants-Appellees, and INTERSIL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, Defendant. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION  SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES 1495

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC., Defendant, and BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest to Fleetboston Robertson No. 09-35318 Stephens, Inc.; SONUS NETWORKS No. 09-35393 INC., a Delaware corporation;  D.C. Nos. GOLDMAN SACHS & CO.; LEHMAN 2:07-cv-01597-JLR BROTHERS INC.; ROBERTSON 2:07-cv-01549-JLR STEPHENS, INC.; J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC., Defendants-Appellees, JAMES W. GIDDENS, TRUSTEE FOR THE LIQUIDATION OF THE BUSINESS OF LEHMAN BROTHERS INC., Trustee-Appellee. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION  1496 SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MORGAN STANLEY & CO., INCORPORATED; J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES, INC., a Delaware No. 09-35320  corporation; LEHMAN BROTHERS, No. 09-35366 INC., a Delaware corporation, D.C. No. Defendants-Appellees, 2:07-cv-01573-JLR and AVICI SYSTEMS, INC., a Delaware corporation, Defendant. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION  SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES 1497

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, successor in No. 09-35321 interest to BancBoston Robertson No. 09-35397 Stephens, Inc.; PRICELINE.COM INC., a Delaware corporation; MORGAN  D.C. Nos. 2:07-cv-01598-JLR STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED; 2:07-cv-01549-JLR MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED; ROBERTSON STEPHENS, INC., Defendants-Appellees. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION 

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GOLDMAN SACHS & CO.; LEHMAN No. 09-35322 BROTHERS, INC.; J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES, INC.; MARVELL  D.C. Nos. 2:07-cv-01632-JLR TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LTD., a 2:07-cv-01549-JLR Bermuda corporation, Defendants-Appellees. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION  1498 SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MORGAN STANLEY & CO., No. 09-35323 INCORPORATED; MERRILL LYNCH No. 09-35404 PIERCE FENNER & SMITH  D.C. Nos. INCORPORATED; PEROT SYSTEMS 2:07-cv-01631-JLR CORPORATION, a Delaware 2:07-cv-01549-JLR corporation, Defendants-Appellees. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION  SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES 1499

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CREDIT SUISSE GROUP, a global bank headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland; DEUTSCHE BANK AG, a global bank headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany; LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation; AIRSPAN No. 09-35324  NETWORKS, INC., Nominal Defendant, a Washington D.C. No. corporation; DEUTSCHE BANK 2:07-cv-01638-JLR SECURITIES, INC.; LEHMAN BROTHERS, INC., Defendants-Appellees, and JAMES W. GIDDENS, Trustee for the Liquidation of the Business of Lehman Brothers, Inc., Trustee-Appellee. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION  1500 SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GOLDMAN SACHS & CO.; BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a Delaware No. 09-35325 corporation, successor in interest BancBoston Robertson Stephens  D.C. Nos. 2:07-cv-01630-JLR Inc.; ROBERTSON STEPHENS, INC.; 2:07-cv-01549-JLR INSWEB CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION 

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. No. 09-35326 MORGAN STANLEY & CO., No. 09-35405 INCORPORATED; DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES, INC.; ASIAINFO  D.C. Nos. 2:07-cv-01633-JLR HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware 2:07-cv-01549-JLR corporation, Defendants-Appellees. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION  SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES 1501

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest to BancBoston Robertson No. 09-35328 Stephens, Inc. and FleetBoston Roberton Stephens, Inc.;  D.C. Nos. 2:07-cv-01634-JLR ROBERTSON STEPHENS, INC.; J.P. 2:07-cv-01549-JLR MORGAN SECURITIES, INC.; KEYNOTE SYSTEMS, INC., a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION 

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, successor in No. 09-35327 interest to BancBoston Robertson  No. 09-35382 Stephens, Inc.; ROBERTSON D.C. No. STEPHENS, INC.; J.P. MORGAN 2:07-cv-01652-JLR SECURITIES INC.; DIGIMARC CORPORATION, Nominal Defendant, a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION  1502 SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GOLDMAN SACHS & CO.; BEAR No. 09-35331 STEARNS & CO., INC.; DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES, INC.; TIBCO  D.C. Nos. 2:07-cv-01635-JLR SOFTWARE, INC., a Delaware 2:07-cv-11549-JLR corporation, Defendants-Appellees. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION 

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MARTHA STEWART LIVING No. 09-35333 OMNIMEDIA INC., a Delaware No. 09-35380 corporation; MORGAN STANLEY &  D.C. Nos. CO. INCORPORATED; MERRILL LYNCH 2:07-cv-01605-JLR PIERCE FENNER & SMITH 2:07-cv-01549-JLR INCORPORATED, Defendants-Appellees. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION  SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES 1503

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. No. 09-35334 CREDIT SUISSE GROUP, a global No. 09-35383 bank headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland; AUDIBLE INC., a  D.C. Nos. 2:07-cv-01623-JLR Delaware corporation; J.P. 2:07-cv-01549-JLR MORGAN SECURITIES INC., Defendants-Appellees. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION 

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GOLDMAN SACHS & CO., a New York limited partnership; MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED, a Delaware No. 09-35335 corporation; BANK OF AMERICA No. 09-35377 CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, ROBERTSON STEPHENS,  D.C. Nos. 2:07-cv-01637-JLR INC., a Massachusetts corporation, 2:07-cv-01549-JLR Defendants-Appellees, and SABA SOFTWARE, INC., a Delaware corporation, Defendant. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION  1504 SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation; DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., a Delaware No. 09-35337  corporation; CITIGROUP GLOBAL D.C. Nos. MARKETS, INC., a New York 2:07-cv-01636-JLR corporation, 2:07-cv-01549-JLR Defendants-Appellees, and TRANSMETA CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, Defendant. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION 

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CAPSTONE TURBINE CORPORATION, a No. 09-35339 Delaware corporation; GOLDMAN No. 09-35395 SACHS & CO.; MERRILL LYNCH  D.C. Nos. PIERCE FENNER & SMITH 2:07-cv-01624-JLR INCORPORATED; MORGAN STANLEY & 2:07-cv-01549-JLR CO. INCORPORATED, Defendants-Appellees. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION  SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES 1505

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. No. 09-35344 MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED; BROCADE  D.C. Nos. 2:07-cv-01626-JLR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS INC., a 2:07-cv-01549-JLR Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION 

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a No. 09-35345 Delaware corporation, successor in No. 09-35399 interest to Robertson Stephens, Inc.; J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.;  D.C. Nos. 2:07-cv-01667-JLR ROBERTSON STEPHENS, INC.; OPLINK 2:07-cv-01549-JLR COMMUNICATIONS, INC., a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION  1506 SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, successor in No. 09-35346  interest to BancBoston Robertson No. 09-35398 Stephens, Inc.; ROBERTSON D.C. No. STEPHENS, INC.; J.P. MORGAN 2:07-cv-01666-JLR SECURITIES INC.; NAVASITE, INC., a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION 

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED, a Delaware No. 09-35347  corporation; DEUTSCHE BANK No. 09-35394 SECURITIES, INC., a Delaware D.C. No. corporation; ASPECT MEDICAL 2:07-cv-01655-JLR SYSTEMS, INC., Nominal Defendant, a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION  SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES 1507

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, successor in No. 09-35348 interest to BancBoston Robertson  No. 09-35387 Stephens, Inc.; ROBERTSON D.C. No. STEPHENS, INC.; BEAR STEARNS & 2:07-cv-01654-JLR CO., INC.; PACKETEER, INC., Nominal Defendant, a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION 

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, successor in No. 09-35349 interest to Fleetboston Robertson Stephens, Inc.; ROBERTSON  D.C. Nos. 2:07-cv-01668-JLR STEPHENS, INC.; OMNIVISION 2:07-cv-01549-JLR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION  1508 SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. No. 09-35350 CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA), No. 09-35400 LLC; OCCAM NETWORKS, INC., a  D.C. Nos. Delaware corporation, FKA 2:07-cv-01669-JLR Accelerated Networks, Inc., 2:07-cv-01549-JLR Defendants-Appellees. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION 

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.; BEAR STEARNS & CO., INC.; BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a Delaware No. 09-35351 corporation, successor in interest to Bancboston Robertson  D.C. Nos. 2:07-cv-01670-JLR Stephens, Inc.; ROBERTSON 2:07-cv-01549-JLR STEPHENS, INC.; IMMERSION CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION  SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES 1509

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED, a Delaware No. 09-35352 corporation; CREDIT SUISSE  No. 09-35384 SECURITIES (USA), LLC; J.P. D.C. No. MORGAN SECURITIES, INC.; INTERNAP 2:07-cv-01653-JLR NETWORK SERVICES CORPORATION, Nominal Defendant, a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION 

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. No. 09-35355 MICROTUNE INC., a Delaware corporation; GOLDMAN SACHS &  D.C. No. 2:07-cv-01627-JLR CO.; J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC., Defendants-Appellees. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION  1510 SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, successor in No. 09-35357 interest to BancBoston Robertson Stephens, Inc.; MORGAN STANLEY  D.C. Nos. 2:07-cv-01628-JLR & CO. INCORPORATED; ROBERTSON 2:07-cv-01549-JLR STEPHENS, INC.; EXTREME NETWORKS INC., Defendants-Appellees. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION 

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, successor in No. 09-35358 interest to Robertson Stephens, No. 09-35390 Inc.; J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.;  D.C. Nos. ROBERTSON STEPHENS, INC.; COSINE 2:07-cv-01629-JLR COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware 2:07-cv-01549-JLR corporation; GOLDMAN SACHS & CO., Defendants-Appellees. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION  SIMMONDS v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES 1511

VANESSA SIMMONDS,  Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC; CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES No. 09-35363 (USA) LLC; J.P. MORGAN D.C. Nos. SECURITIES INC.; BANK OF AMERICA  2:07-cv-01549-JLR 2:07-cv-01549-JLR CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest ORDER to Fleetboston Robertson Stephens, Inc.; ROBERTSON STEPHENS, INC., Defendants-Appellants. In Re: SECTION 16(b) LITIGATION  Filed December 2, 2010 Amended January 18, 2011 Second Amendment January 25, 2011

Before: Sidney R. Thomas and Milan D. Smith, Jr., Circuit Judges, and Michael R. Hogan, District Judge.*

ORDER

The Opinion filed on December 2, 2010 and the Order and Amended Opinion filed on January 18, 2011 are amended to list the case numbers of the cross-appeals, as shown in the captions listed above.

*The Honorable Michael R. Hogan, United States District Judge for the District of Oregon, sitting by designation.