Dobkin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND Case No. 5:21-cv-09285-EJD

EXCHANGE COMMISSION,

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO STAY Plaintiff, 10 v. Re: Dkt. No. 43 11 ROBERT C. DOBKIN, et al., 12 Defendants.

13 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission brings this civil action for insider trading against Defendants Robert C. Dobkin, Cynthia Braun, Michael Fiorillo, and Jeffrey S. Gregersen. Defendants are also allegedly under criminal investigation in the District of Massachusetts, and they have moved for a second stay of this civil action pending confirmation that they will not be indicted. For the following reasons, the Court DENIES Defendants’ motion to stay. I. BACKGROUND A. Facts From August 2015 through July 2016, Linear Technology Corporation (“Linear”) and Analog Devices, Inc. (“Analog”) were engaged in negotiation discussions for Analog to acquire Linear. Compl. ¶¶ 18-27. Defendant Robert…