Sheet Metal Workers National Pension Fund v. Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SHEET METAL WORKERS NATIONAL
PENSION FUND, et al., Case No. 20-cv-04737-RS
Plaintiffs,
ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR
v. LEAVE TO FILE MOTION FOR
RECONSIDERATION
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, et al., Defendants.
15 This putative class action alleges violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 in relation to Bayer’s acquisition of Monsanto. On October 19, 2021, Defendants’ motion to dismiss was denied. Dkt. 90. The Court noted, though, that certain theories the Plaintiffs advanced were not viable. Defendants now move for leave to file a motion for reconsideration under Civil Local Rule 7-9(b)(3). Dkt. 93. Plaintiffs oppose the motion. Dkt. 95. A party who wishes to move for reconsideration of an interlocutory order must first seek leave to file such a motion under Local Rule 7-9. Under Local Rule 7-9(b)(3), the party must show “[a] manifest failure by the Court to consider material facts or dispositive legal arguments…