Mabvax Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. v. Sichenzia Ross Ference LLP — Entry #136: Joint MOTION to Stay Pending Bankruptcy Court Approval of Settlement by MabVax Therapeutics Holdings, Inc
Case: Mabvax Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. v. Sichenzia Ross Ference LLP casd · 3:18-cv-02494
filed October 30, 2018
What this document is
Docket entry #136 · filed July 23, 2020
Joint MOTION to Stay Pending Bankruptcy Court Approval of Settlement by MabVax Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Fleming, Joel) (ag). (Entered: 07/23/2020)
Who is involved
- Avital Even-Shoshan Perlman
- David B. Manno
- Does 1 through 10
- Gregory Sichenzia
- Harvey Kesner
- MabVax Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.
- Marc Ross
- Michael Ference
- Richard J. Babnick, Jr.
- Sichenzia Ross Ference LLP
- Tara Guarneri-Ferrara
- Thomas Rose
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Jason M. Leviton (pro hac vice)
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Joel A. Fleming (CA Bar No. 281264)
2 Jacob A. Walker (CA Bar No. 271217)
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Lauren Godles Milgroom (pro hac vice)
Amanda R. Crawford (pro hac vice)
4 BLOCK & LEVITON LLP
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260 Franklin Street, Suite 1860
Boston, MA 02110
6 (t) (617) 398-5600
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(f) (617) 507-6020
jason@blockesq.com
8 joel@blockesq.com
9 jake@blockesq.com
lauren@blockesq.com
10 amanda@blockesq.com
11 Attorneys for Plaintiff MabVax Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.
12 [Additional counsel appear on signature page.]
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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MABVAX THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS, Case No.: 3:18-cv-02494-WQH-DEB
17 INC.,
JOINT APPLICATION FOR STAY
18 PENDING BANKRUPTCY COURT
Plaintiff,
19 APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT
20 v.
Before: U.S. District Judge
21 William Q. Hayes
SICHENZIA ROSS FERENCE LLP (f/k/a
22 SICHENZIA ROSS FERENCE KESNER
Date/Time: To Be Set By Court
LLP; f/k/a SICHENZIA ROSS FRIEDMAN
23 FERENCE LLP) and HARVEY KESNER,
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Defendants.
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APPLICATION CASE NO. 3:18-CV-02494-WQH-DEB
1 I. APPLICATION
2 The Court previously stayed this action to conserve the resources of Plaintiff
3 MabVax Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (“MabVax”) and Defendants Sichenzia Ross
4 Ference LLP (“SRF” or “Sichenzia”) and Harvey Kesner (“Kesner,” with SRF,
5 “Defendants,” and with SRF and MabVax, the “Parties”) and to facilitate mediation.
6 ECF No. 125.
7 As a result of that mediation, the Parties have signed a term sheet to resolve
8 the claims brought in this action. The Parties are preparing a formal stipulation of
9 settlement (which they have agreed to complete within 21 days) and will then need
10 to seek approval of the Settlement from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the
11 District of Delaware.
12 The parties respectfully ask the Court to continue the stay of this action
13 pending Bankruptcy Court approval. A proposed order is attached.
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15 DATED: July 23, 2020
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BLOCK & LEVITON LLP LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD &
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SMITH LLP
18 By: /s/ Joel A. Fleming
Jason M. Leviton (pro hac vice) /s/ Corinne C. Bertsche
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Joel A. Fleming (SBN 281264) Corinne C. Bertsche, SB # 174939
20 Jacob A. Walker (SBN 271217) Charles S. Haughey, Jr. SB # 66148
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Lauren Godles Milgroom (pro hac 701 B Street, Suite 1900
vice) San Diego, California 92101
22 Amanda Crawford (pro hac vice) Telephone: 619.233. 1006
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260 Franklin Street, Suite 1860 Facsimile: 619.233.8627
Boston, MA 02110 Corinne.Bertsche@lewisbrisbois.com
24 (t) (617) 398-5600 Chuck.Haughey@lewisbrisbois.com
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(f) (617) 507-6020
jason@blockesq.com Mark K. Anesh
26 joel@blockesq.com LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD &
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APPLICATION CASE NO. 3:18-CV-02494-WQH-DEB
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jake@blockesq.com SMITH LLP
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lauren@blockesq.com 77 Water Street, Suite 2100
2 amanda@blockesq.com New York, New York 10005
Telephone: 212.232.1411
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Attorneys for Plaintiff MabVax Facsimile: 212.232.1399
4 Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. Mark.Anesh@lewisbrisbois.com
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Attorneys for Defendant Sichenzia Ross
6 Ference LLP
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GORDON REES SCULLY
8 MANSUKHANI, LLP
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/s/ Tamara Seelman
10 John M. Palmeri (pro hac vice)
11 Tamara A. Seelman (pro hac vice)
555 Seventeenth Street, Suite 3400
12 Denver, CO 80202
13 Telephone: (303) 534-5160
Facsimile: (303) 534-5161
14 jpalmeri@grsm.com
15 tseelman@grsm.com
16 Joseph W. Goodman (SBN: 230161)
17 GORDON REES SCULLY
MANSUKHANI, LLP
18 101 W. Broadway, Suite 2000
19 San Diego, CA 92101
Telephone: (619) 696-6700
20 Facsimile: (619) 696-7124
21 jgoodman@grsm.com
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Attorneys for Defendant Harvey Kesner
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