Averza

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 JOSEPH AVERZA, et al., Case No. 24-cv-06147-EJD (SVK)

8 Plaintiffs,

ORDER RESOLVING

9 v. DISCOVERY DISPUTES

10 SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC., et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 105-08 11 Defendants.

12 Crain Walnut Shelling, LP (“CWS”) and Universal-Investment-Gesellschaft mbH 13 (“Universal”) are vying for the top spot of lead plaintiff in this putative, securities class action, 14 which arises out of alleged misrepresentations disseminated by Super Micro Computer, Inc. 15 (“Super Micro”), and two of its executives. The presiding judge, the Honorable Edward J. Davila, 16 declared CWS the presumptive lead plaintiff but found that Universal had “raised serious 17 questions” about CWS’s “fitness for that role.” See Dkt. 99 at 2. Judge Davila accordingly 18 ordered the Parties to conduct discovery into three narrow topics: 19  Topic 1: CWS’s “ownership structure and decision-making processes.” See id. at 6-7. 20 Judge Davila opened discovery into this topic to…