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CaseNo: PT102315, CourtName: CLASS ACTION CASES, State: CA California, UniqueCaseRef: LCD>PT102315, Paradigm, Stock, Amended Complaint, Complaint, Allegations, Tyber, High Performance, Facts, Market, Cir, Motion, Securities, Gulett, Supp, Limitations, Allege, Technology, Price, Shipment, Report, Common Stock, Scienter, Smith Barney, Fac, Sales, Financials, California, Misleading, Lam, Group Pleading, Litig, Individual Defendants, Semiconductor, Pleading, Statute, Paradigm Technology, Sram, Mcclelland, Plead Facts, Support, Sram Market, Reform Act, Representations, Class Period, Accounting , ContentID: 120246256

Case Documents
1   LITIGANTS
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2   COMPLAINT FOR FRAUD
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17 pages
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3   COMPLAINT
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4 1998-12-08 CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE 98-CV-20528
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5 1998-12-04 MEMO IN SUPPORT OF REPLY TO MOTION
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6 1998-11-30 OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO DISMISS
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7 1998-11-30 DECLARATION OF JORDAN L LURIE IN SUPPORT OF OPPOSITION TO MOTION
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8 1998-10-13 REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE IN SUPPORT OF MOTION
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9 1998-10-13 PROPOSED ORDER DISMISSING FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT
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10 1998-10-13 PROOF OF SERVICE BY OVERNIGHT COURIER
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11 1998-10-13 MOTION TO DISMISS COMPLAINT
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12 1998-10-13 APPENDIX TO MOTION TO DISMISS COMPLAINT
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13 1998-09-22 EX PARTE MOTION FOR CLARIFICATION
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14 1998-09-18 REPLY IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO DISMISS
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15 1998-07-27 REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE
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16 1998-07-27 PROPOSED ORDER RE APPOINTMENT OF LEAD PLAINTIFFS
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17 1998-07-27 PROPOSED ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT
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18 1998-07-27 MOTION TO DISMISS
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19 1998-07-27 MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF LEAD PLAINTIFFS
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20 1998-07-27 MEMO IN SUPPORT OF MOTION
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21 1998-07-27 DECLARATION OF JORDAN L LURIE IN SUPPORT OF MOTION
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22 1998-07-27 APPENDIX TO MOTION TO DISMISS
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23 1996-08-12 COMPLAINT FOR NEGLIGENT MISREPRESENTATION
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Total Documents: 23 documents , 253 pages
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1 . LITIGANTS

EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
NTC
GREG
JOHNSON
DOUGLAS JOHN WOODS
JENNIFER
MCQUARRIE
DISTRICT
TYBER
FRANK
SIEGLITZ
PARADIGM TECH
DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT
CALIFORNIA
SAN JOSE
BENJAMIN TYBER
KEVIN
YOURMAN
ROBERT MCCLELLAND FRANK
RICHARD
VELDHOUSE FRANK


5:98cv20528 Tyber v. Paradigm Tech Inc, et al

                        U.S. District Court
U.S. District for the Northern District of California (San Jose)


BENJAMIN TYBER, Dr., on Behalf     Kevin J. Yourman
of Himself and All Others          [COR LD NTC]
Similarly Situated                 Jordan L. Lurie
           Plaintiff               [COR LD NTC]
                                   Weiss & Yourman
                                   10940 Wilshire Blvd
                                   24th Flr
                                   Los Angeles, CA 90024
                                   (310) 208-2800

                                   Joseph H. Weiss
                                   [COR LD NTC]
                                   Weiss & Yourman
                                   551 5th Ave
                                   Ste 1600
                                   New York, NY 10176
                                   212-682-3025


     v.


PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY INC.           Frank E. Sieglitz
           defendant               [COR LD NTC]
                                   Greg L. Johnson
                                   [COR LD NTC]
                                   Douglas John Woods
                                   [COR LD NTC]
                                   Jennifer L. McQuarrie
                                   [COR LD NTC]
                                   Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP
                                   400 Capitol Mall
                                   Ste 1700
                                   Sacramento, CA 95814
                                   (916) 329-4700


MICHAEL GULETT                     Frank E. Sieglitz
           defendant               (See above)
                                   [COR LD NTC]
SNIPPETS:
  • 5:98cv20528 Tyber v. Paradigm Tech Inc,
  • U.S. District Court
  • U.S. District for the Northern District of California (San Jose)
  • BENJAMIN TYBER, Dr., on Behalf Kevin J. Yourman
  • ROBERT MCCLELLAND Frank E. Sieglitz
  • [COR LD NTC]
  • Greg L. Johnson
  • Douglas John Woods
  • Jennifer L. McQuarrie
  • RICHARD A VELDHOUSE Frank E. Sieglitz

  • 2 . COMPLAINT FOR FRAUD

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    PLAINTIFFS
    PARADIGM
    EMPLOYEES
    CALIFORNIA
    PURCHASE
    STOCK
    CORPORATIONS CODE
    DAMAGES
    SALES
    PLAINTIFFS HEREBY
    COMPLAINT
    ALLEGE
    MISREPRESENTATIONS
    VIOLATION
    REASON
    SHARES
    MARKET
    PRICE
    PAID
    DIRECTORS
    REPORTS
    SANTA CLARA COUNTY
    PURSUANT
    GULETT
    PARAGRAPHS
    MISLEADING
    PUBLICATIONS
    HEREBY PRAY
    WHEREFORE
    
    
    
    DANIEL C. GIRARD, ESQ., SBN 114826
    GIRARD AND GREEN LLP
    160 Sansome Street, Suite 300
    San Francisco, California 94104
    Telephone: (415) 981-4800
    Facsimile: (415) 981-4846
    
    JOSEPH A. SCANLAN, JR., ESQ., SBN 101928
    DAVID I. KORNBLUH, ESQ., SBN 162310
    MILLER, MORTON, CAILLAT & NEVIS
    50 West San Fernando, Suite 1300
    San Jose, California 95113-2413
    Telephone: (408) 292-1765
    Facsimile: (408) 292-4484
    
    Attorneys for Plaintiffs
    
                IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
    
                      IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA
    
    
    
    THOMAS CAMPBELL, JAMES ZULLIGER )               CASE NO. CV766271
    and MARK WAGENHALS,                 )           [filed approx. May 19, 1997]
                                        )           COMPLAINT FOR FRAUD;
                        Plaintiffs,     )           INTENTIONAL
                                        )           MISREPRESENTATION; BREACH OF
         vs.                            )           FIDUCIARY DUTY; VIOLATION OF
                                        )           CALIFORNIA CORPORATIONS CODE
    PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC.,          )           §§25400-25402, 25500-25502,
    MICHAEL GULETT, RICHARD A.          )           and 25504; VIOLATION OF
    VELDHOUSE, DENNIS McDONALD,         )           CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE §§1709-
    CHIANG LAM, and DOES 1 through )                1710
    l00, inclusive,                     ))
                        Defendants.     ))
    ________________________________)
    
    
         Plaintiffs THOMAS CAMPBELL, JAMES ZULLIGER, and MARK
    
    WAGENHALS allege as follows:
    
         1.       This Court has jurisdiction over the causes of action
    
    asserted in this Complaint pursuant to California Constitution,
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • California 95113-2413 Telephone: 292-1765 Facsimile: 292-4484
  • Plaintiffs THOMAS CAMPBELL, JAMES ZULLIGER, and MARK
  • asserted in this Complaint pursuant to California Constitution,
  • 25504 of the California Corporations Code;
  • Venue is proper in this Court because PARADIGM has
  • its principal place of business in Santa Clara County;
  • Defendants' fraudulent conduct took place in this County.
  • PARADIGM stock through PARADIGM'S employee stock purchase plan
  • and on the open market from August 1995 through June 1996.
  • ZULLIGER paid in excess of $40,000.00 to purchase PARADIGM stock
  • herein, was the Vice President, Marketing and Sales of PARADIGM.
  • misleading information conveyed to the employees of PARADIGM,
  • public filings, press releases, and other publications, as
  • PARADIGM and approved or ratified these statements, in violation
  • by reason of their executive
  • Plaintiffs pray leave to amend this Complaint to allege
  • and caused injury and damages to members of the class.
  • PARADIGM sold 2.3 million shares of stock
  • In July 1995, Defendant GULETT, PARADIGM'S
  • Plaintiffs and other employees of PARADIGM.
  • Defendants knew that such false sales reports were
  • Paragraphs 1 through 36, inclusive, of their Complaint, as though
  • they paid, or at all, if they had been aware that the price had
  • Plaintiffs hereby tender their PARADIGM
  • WHEREFORE, Plaintiffs hereby pray for damages against
  • should have known of the misrepresentations made by them.
  • The Individual Defendants are officers and/or directors

  • 3 . COMPLAINT

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    DEFENDANTS
    STOCK
    HIGH PERFORMANCE
    PLAINTIFF
    MARKET
    SECURITIES
    SRAM MARKET
    COMMON STOCK
    PRICE
    ACT
    CLASS ACTION
    REPORT
    SEMICONDUCTOR
    REVENUE
    ANALYST REPORT
    SMITH BARNEY
    MCCLELLAND
    MISLEADING
    FINANCIALS
    REPRESENTATIONS
    DEFENDANT GULETT
    RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
    EXCESS SRAM CAPACITY
    PAINEWEBBER
    INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANTS
    PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY
    COMPLEX MILITARY/AEROSPACE
    SECONDARY OFFERING
    TELECOMMUNICATIONS
    
    
    
    KEVIN J. YOURMAN (147159)
    JORDAN L. LURIE (130013)
    WEISS & YOURMAN
    10940 Wilshire Blvd.
    24th Floor
    Los Angeles, CA 90024
    (310) 208-2800
    
    JOSEPH H. WEISS
    WEISS & YOURMAN
    551 Fifth Avenue
    New York, NY 10016
    (212) 532-4171
    
    Attorneys for Plaintiffs
    
                                     UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
    
                                 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
    
                                           SAN JOSE DIVISION
    
    Dr. Benjamin Tyber, On Behalf of Himself and )  Case No. [ 98-CV-20528]
    All Others Similarly Situated,                     )) CLASS ACTION
                          Plaintiffs,                  ) CLASS ACTION
               vs.                                     )) COMPLAINT FOR
                                                             VIOLATION OF FEDERAL
    PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC.,                         ) SECURITIES LAWS
    MICHAEL GULETT, ROBERT                             ) [filed May 19, 1998]
    McCLELLAND, RICHARD A. VELDHOUSE,  )
    CHIANG LAM, DENNIS McDONALD,                       ) Plaintiff Demands a Trial by Jury
                                                       )
                          Defendants.                  ))
    _______________________________________ ))
    Plaintiff, by his attorneys, alleges, upon personal knowledge as to his own acts, and as to
    all other matters upon the investigation made by and through his attorneys, as follows:
    
                                           INTRODUCTION
    1. This is a securities class action brought on behalf of all persons who purchased or
    otherwise acquired the common stock of Paradigm Technology, Inc. ("Paradigm" or the
    "Company") from November 20, 1995 through March 22, 1996, inclusive (the "Class
    Period").
    
    
    
    
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • This is a securities class action brought on behalf of all persons who purchased or otherwise
  • Defendant Paradigm is a maker of high performance static random access memory semiconductor
  • Paradigm's common stock is traded on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "PRDM."
  • During the Class Period, the price of Paradigm stock traded as high as $20 per share based on
  • defendants committed securities fraud by issuing false and misleading press releases and
  • As a result of Paradigm's fraud regarding the reporting of the NexGen shipment, Paradigm's
  • Contrary to defendants' representations that Paradigm was operating in a niche market with a
  • In fact, defendants had duped the market regarding the ability of Paradigm to withstand a
  • This Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
  • Plaintiff Dr. Benjamin Tyber purchased 3,700 shares of Paradigm Technology, Inc. common stock
  • Defendant Paradigm, headquartered at Milpitas, California, designs, manufacturers and markets
  • Defendant Robert McClelland, at all relevant times, was the Vice President and Chief
  • The individual defendants identified above may be referred to herein as the "Individual
  • CLASS ACTION ALLEGATIONS
  • In an analyst report dated August 16, 1995, PaineWebber commented on the "distinctive
  • The PaineWebber report stated, "realizing the inherent performance advantages of its
  • Defendant Gulett stated, "Paradigm's transition to higher margin products continued in the
  • The underwriters for the proposed secondary offering again were Smith Barney and PaineWebber,
  • In a series of misrepresentations, defendants emphasized that Paradigm was insulated from
  • To accomplish their scheme of artificially inflating the Company's stock price, defendants

  • 4 . CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE 98-CV-20528

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    ENTRY
    MOTION
    COMPLAINT
    PLAINTIFF
    DISMISS
    AMENDED COMPLAINT
    COUNSEL
    SECURITIES LAWS
    DISMISS CLASS
    ACTION COMPLAINT
    JUDGE RONALD
    WHYTE
    VIOLATION
    FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS
    PARADIGM TECH
    APPOINTMENT
    SUPPORT
    MICHAEL GULETT
    ROBERT MCCLELLAND
    RICHARD
    VELDHOUSE
    CHIANG LAM
    DENNIS
    MCDONALD
    REQUEST
    RESPONSE
    DOCKET
    DISTRICT
    NOTICE SET
    
    
    
    Docket as of December 8, 1998 [retrieved 12/9/98]
    
    Proceedings include all events.
    5:98cv20528 Tyber v. Paradigm Tech Inc, et al
    
                                U.S. District Court
    U.S. District for the Northern District of California (San Jose)
    
                       CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 98-CV-20528
    
    Tyber v. Paradigm Tech Inc, et al                                   Filed:
    05/19/98
    Assigned to: Judge Ronald M. Whyte                 Jury demand: Both
                      Referred to: Mag. Judge Patricia V. Trumbull
    Demand: $0,000                                     Nature of Suit: 850
    Lead Docket: None                                  Jurisdiction: Federal
    Question
    Dkt# in other court: None
    
    Cause: 15:78m(a) Securities Exchange Act
    
    [Party and Counsel List]
    
    
    5/19/98 1             COMPLAINT Summons(es) issued; Fee status pd entered on
                          5/19/98 in the amount of $ 150.00 ( Receipt No.
    504969);
                          jury demand    [5:98-cv-20528] (mp) [Entry date
    05/20/98]
    
    5/19/98 2             ORDER RE PROCEDURE and SCHEDULE by Judge Ronald M.
    Whyte
                          : Plaintiff to file requisite certificate on 5/19/98 ;
    Last
                          day for pltf to file copy of class action notice 6/8/98
    ;
                          Proof of service to be filed by 7/6/98 ; (cc: all
    counsel)
                          Plaintiff to file motion to serve as lead plaintiff 60
    days
                          after publication of notice. (mp) [Entry date 05/20/98]
    
    6/8/98       3        NOTICE of publication by Plaintiff [5:98-cv-20528]
    (gm)
                          [Entry date 06/09/98]
    
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • Docket as of December 8,
  • U.S. District for the Northern District of California
  • jury demand [Entry date
  • Proof of service to be filed by 7/6/98; (cc: all counsel)
  • Plaintiff to file motion to serve as lead plaintiff 60 days
  • 7/27/98 8 NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION before Judge Ronald M. Whyte
  • by Plaintiff for order for appointment of lead plaintiffs
  • support of motion for order for appointment of lead
  • Paradigm Tech Inc, defendant Michael Gulett, defendant
  • Robert McClelland, defendant Richard A Veldhouse, defendant
  • Chiang Lam, defendant Dennis McDonald to dismiss Class
  • Action Complaint for violation of federal securities laws
  • with Notice set for 10/2/98 at 9:00
  • 7/27/98 12 REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE by defendant Paradigm Tech Inc,
  • 9/11/98 16 FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT by Plaintiff;
  • 9/24/98 23 PROOF OF SERVICE by Plaintiff of response

  • 5 . MEMO IN SUPPORT OF REPLY TO MOTION

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    DEFENDANTS
    FACTS
    ALLEGATIONS
    SCIENTER
    PARADIGM
    PLEAD FACTS
    PLEAD FACTS SUFFICIENT
    SUPPORT
    GULETT
    TOLLING
    PURPORTED CLASS
    COURT
    TECHNOLOGIES
    SUPP
    REQUIRED SUBSTANTIVE ELEMENTS
    LIMITATIONS PERIOD
    CHIANG LAM
    RECKLESS BEHAVIOR
    SECURITIES
    OPPOSITION
    PSLRA
    GROUP PLEADING
    CALIFORNIA
    FAC
    SUBSTANTIVE ELEMENTS
    CLASS CERTIFICATION
    PURCHASERS
    BULWA ACTION
    SECURITIES FRAUD
    
    
    
    PILLSBURY MADISON & SUTRO LLP
    FRANK E. SIEGLITZ #45953
    GREG L. JOHNSON #132397
    DOUGLAS J. WOODS #161531
    JENNIFER L. MCQUARRIE #191730
    400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1700
    Sacramento, CA 95814
    Telephone: (916) 329-4700
    
    Attorneys for Defendants
    PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC., MICHAEL GULETT,
    ROBERT McCLELLAND, RICHARD A. VELDHOUSE,
    CHIANG LAM, and DENNIS McDONALD
    
                                          UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
    
                                   NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
    
    DR. BENJAMIN TYBER, on behalf of himself  )  No. C-98-20528-RMW/PVT
    and all others similarly situated,                         )) MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND
                          Plaintiffs,                          ) AUTHORITIES IN SUPPORT OF
                                                                    DEFENDANTS' REPLY TO
               vs.                                             )) MOTION TO DISMISS
    PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC., MICHAEL  ) PLAINTIFF'S FIRST AMENDED
    GULETT, ROBERT MCCLELLAND,                                 ) COMPLAINT
    RICHARD A. VELDHOUSE, CHIANG LAM,  ) [filed Dec. 4, 1998]
    and DENNIS MCDONALD,                                       )) Date: January 15, 1998
                          Defendants.                          ) Time: 9:00 a.m.
    ________________________________________ ) Judge: Hon. Ronald M. Whyte
                                                               )
    
    
                                             TABLE OF CONTENTS
    I. INTRODUCTION
    
    II. ARGUMENT
    
              A. All claims in this action are time barred
    
                         1. Plaintiff's individual claims are time barred
    
                         2. The claims asserted on behalf of the purported class are time barred
    
              B. Plaintiff cannot plead facts sufficient to establish scienter
    
    
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • Attorneys for Defendants
  • CHIANG LAM, and DENNIS McDONALD
  • PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC., MICHAEL) PLAINTIFF'S FIRST AMENDED
  • The claims asserted on behalf of the purported class are time barred
  • Plaintiff cannot plead facts sufficient to establish scienter
  • Plaintiff's remaining arguments in support of his purported allegations of the required
  • Plaintiff has not pled sufficient facts against the Individual Defendants, thus, requiring
  • Plaintiff's "group pleading" allegation does not save the Complaint
  • Plaintiff's "scheme" allegations are inadequate
  • F. Supp.
  • In re Victor Technologies Sec. Litig.
  • Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
  • Despite having touted as "compelling" his arguments in opposition to the statute of
  • Plaintiff's strained arguments and tactics which seek to keep this action from being
  • Plaintiff's only opposition argument is that the running of the statute on these claims was
  • The case law does not support Plaintiff's desired result.
  • All three cases are distinguishable from the facts at hand because they involve the pursuit ed.
  • Finally, Robbin found that the limitations period applicable to a second federal securities
  • Tolling is sought here by Plaintiff's counsel, admittedly, to override the state court's
  • First, that aspect of Schur would only apply, at best, to permit a class action against
  • Conscious or reckless behavior.
  • Rather than respond to Defendants' arguments attacking the sufficiency of his pleading of the

  • 6 . OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO DISMISS

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    AMENDED COMPLAINT
    PLAINTIFFS
    SHIPMENT
    COURT
    LIMITATIONS
    ALLEGE
    SALES
    PLEADING
    STATUTE
    PARADIGM
    INDIVIDUAL ACTION
    SCIENTER
    ALLEGATIONS
    SCHEME
    CIR
    STATE COURT
    PARTICIPATING
    AMERICAN PIPE
    MISLEADING
    SECURITIES
    COMPLAINT ADEQUATELY ALLEGES
    NON-CALIFORNIA PURCHASERS
    CLASS CERTIFICATION
    LOS ANGELES
    TRANSACTION
    ACCOUNTING
    REPRESENTATIONS
    SUBSEQUENT CLASS
    LIMITATIONS PERIOD
    
    
    
    KEVIN J. YOURMAN (147159)
    JORDAN L. LURIE (130013)
    DOUGLAS R BRITTON (188769)
    WEISS & YOURMAN
    10940 Wilshire Blvd.
    24th Floor
    Los Angeles, CA 90024
    (310) 208-2800
    
    JOSEPH H. WEISS
    WEISS & YOURMAN
    551 Fifth Avenue
    New York, NY 10016
    (212) 532-4171
    
    Attorneys for Plaintiffs
    
                                          UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
    
                                   NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
    
                                                SAN JOSE DIVISION
    
    DR. BENJAMIN TYBER, On Behalf of                        )  Case No. C-98-20528 RMW (PVT)
    Himself and All Others Similarly Situated,              )) CLASS ACTION
                          Plaintiffs,                       ) PLAINTIFFS' OPPOSITION TO
               vs.                                          )) DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO
                                                              DISMISS THE FIRST AMENDED
    PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC.,                              ) COMPLAINT
    MICHAEL GULETT, ROBERT                                  ) [filed Nov. 30, 1998]
    McCLELLAND, RICHARD A. VELDHOUSE,  )
    CHIANG LAM, DENNIS McDONALD,                            ) Date: December 18, 1998
                                                            ) Time: 9:00 A.M.
                          Defendants.                       ) Courtroom: Hon. Ronald M. Whyte
    _______________________________________ ))
    
    
                                             TABLE OF CONTENTS
    TABLE OF AUTHORITIES
    
    I. INTRODUCTION
    
    II. PROCEDURAL SUMMARY
    
    
    
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • Attorneys for Plaintiffs
  • THIS ACTION IS NOT BARRED BY THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
  • THE COMPLAINT ADEQUATELY ALLEGES SCIENTER
  • ALL DEFENDANTS ARE LIABLE UNDER THE "GROUP PUBLISHED" OR "DISCLOSE OR ABSTAIN" DOCTRINES OR
  • 25 F.3d 1168, 1174 (2nd Cir.
  • In re Cypress Semiconductor Securities Litigation,
  • As defendants have pointed out, and as this Court already is aware from plaintiffs' Notice of
  • The instant federal action seeks to obtain relief on behalf of purchasers of Paradigm stock
  • The plaintiff in this action was a member of the class in state court and had every reason to
  • Plaintiff's claims were tolled - and remain tolled - as a matter of law under American Pipe
  • The amended complaint identifies a bona fide securities fraud involving premature recognition
  • Following this Court's guidance in other cases, the amended complaint identifies defendants'
  • These allegations satisfy even the most stringent pleading standards.
  • On May 19, 1998, shortly after the state court ruled on class certification, plaintiff Tyber
  • Meanwhile, in May 1997, former employees of Paradigm filed their own individual action
  • The former employees accused Paradigm of embarking "on a scheme to mislead plaintiffs and
  • The allegations of the former employees confirmed plaintiffs' allegations in the Bulwa action
  • the Tyber amended complaint spells out in detail defendants' fraud and satisfies the
  • The amended complaint identifies specific shipments and transactions by Paradigm claimed to
  • The amended complaint explains that Generally Accepted Accounting Principles required
  • The amended complaint also explains how defendants' representations further were belied by
  • In American Pipe, and subsequently in Crown Cork & Seal, the United States Supreme Court
  • While certain cases have held that the tolling principle of American Pipe does not apply to
  • To adequately allege falsity under Rule 9and the PSLRA, a "complaint shall specify each
  • Defendants simply are wrong in contending that, at the pleading stage, plaintiffs must
  • COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES)

  • 7 . DECLARATION OF JORDAN L LURIE IN SUPPORT OF OPPOSITION TO MOTION

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    DECLARE
    YOURMAN
    WEISS
    PLAINTIFF
    CALIFORNIA
    JORDAN
    LURIE
    DISMISS
    AMENDED COMPLAINT
    COURT
    EXHIBIT
    WILSHIRE BLVD
    FLOOR
    MEMBER
    SUPPORT
    OPPOSITION
    DEFENDANTS
    MOTION
    LEGISLATION
    SECURITIES
    PRESIDENT
    COUNTY
    DOUGLAS
    WOODS
    PILLSBURY MADISON
    SUTRO
    SACRAMENTO
    ARRANGING
    QUALIFIED PROCESS SERVER
    
    
    
    KEVIN J. YOURMAN (147159)
    JORDAN L. LURIE (130013)
    WEISS & YOURMAN
    10940 Wilshire Blvd.
    24th Floor
    Los Angeles, CA 90024
    (310) 208-2800
    
    JOSEPH H. WEISS
    WEISS & YOURMAN
    551 Fifth Avenue
    New York, NY 10016
    (212) 682-3025
    
    Attorneys for Plaintiff
    
                                          UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
    
                                   NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
    
                                                SAN JOSE DIVISION
    
    DR. BENJAMIN TYBER, On Behalf of Himself                   )  Case No. C-98 20528RMW PVT
    and All Others Similarly Situated,                         ) )  CIVIL ACTION
                          Plaintiffs,                          )  DECLARATION OF JORDAN L.
               vs.                                             ) )  LURIE IN SUPPORT OF
                                                                     PLAINTIFFS' OPPOSITION TO
    PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC.,                                 )  DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO
    MICHAEL GULETT, ROBERT McCLELLAND,  )  DISMISS THE AMENDED
    RICHARD A. VELDHOUSE, CHIANG LAM, and )  COMPLAINT
    DENNIS McDONALD,                                           ) )  [filed Nov. 30, 1998]
                          Defendants.                          )  Date: December 18, 1998
                                                               )  Time: 9:00 a.m.
    __________________________________________ )  Judge: Honorable Ronald M. Whyte
                                                               )
    
    I, Jordan L. Lurie, declare:
    
    1. I am a member of the firm of Weiss & Yourman, counsel of record for Plaintiff Dr.
    Benjamin Tyber and am duly licensed to practice in the State of California and before
    this Court. I make this declaration in support of plaintiffs' opposition to defendants'
    motion to dismiss the amended complaint in this action. I have personal knowledge of the
    matters stated herein and if called as a witness, I could and would competently testify to
    the following:
    
    2. Attached hereto are true and correct copies of the following documents:
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • KEVIN J. YOURMAN JORDAN L. LURIE WEISS & YOURMAN
  • JOSEPH H. WEISS WEISS & YOURMAN
  • I am a member of the firm of Weiss & Yourman, counsel of record for Plaintiff Dr. Benjamin
  • I make this declaration in support of plaintiffs' opposition to defendants' motion to dismiss
  • Exhibit B:
  • Excerpts from the legislative history of the Securities Litigation
  • 1998 that accompanied President Clinton's signing of the legislation.
  • I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the
  • Executed this ___ day of November, 1998 at Los Angeles, California.
  • COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES)
  • I am employed in the county of Los Angeles, State of California, I am over the age of 18 and
  • Douglas J. Woods
  • PILLSBURY MADISON & SUTRO
  • Sacramento, CA 95814-4419
  • x BY PERSONAL SERVICE - by arranging for personal same-day service by a qualified process

  • 8 . REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE IN SUPPORT OF MOTION

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    PARADIGM DEFENDANTS
    PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY
    MICHAEL
    COURT
    EXHIBIT
    RICHARD
    VELDHOUSE
    CHIANG LAM
    CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT
    SECURITIES
    ATTORNEYS
    MICHAEL GULETT
    ROBERT
    MCCLELLAND
    DENNIS MCDONALD
    REQUEST
    JUDICIAL NOTICE
    PLAINTIFFS
    SANTA CLARA COUNTY
    CLARA COUNTY SUPERIOR
    EXCHANGE COMMISSION
    VIOLATION
    FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS
    PLAINTIFFS JOSEPH BULWA
    MICHAEL MOHAMADIFAR
    MATTER
    FOREGOING DOCUMENTS
    PURSUANT
    FEDERAL RULES EVIDENCE
    
    
    
    PILLSBURY MADISON & SUTRO LLP
    FRANK E. SIEGLITZ #45953
    GREG L. JOHNSON #132397
    DOUGLAS J. WOODS #161531
    JENNIFER L. MCQUARRIE #191730
    400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1700
    Sacramento, CA 95814
    Telephone: (916) 329-4700
    
    Attorneys for Defendants
    PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC., MICHAEL GULETT, ROBERT
    McCLELLAND, RICHARD A. VELDHOUSE, CHIANG LAM, and
    DENNIS McDONALD
    
                                          UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
    
                                   NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
    
    ________________________________________
                                                            )
    DR. BENJAMIN TYBER, on behalf of himself  ) No. C-98-20528-RMW/PVT
    and all others similarly situated,                      ) REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE
                          Plaintiffs,                       )) IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS'
               vs.                                          ) MOTION TO DISMISS FIRST
                                                            ) AMENDED COMPLAINT
    PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC., MICHAEL  ) [filed Oct. 13, 1998]
    GULETT, ROBERT MCCLELLAND,                              )
    RICHARD A. VELDHOUSE, CHIANG LAM,  ) Date: December 18, 1998
    and DENNIS MCDONALD,                                    ) Time: 9:00 a.m.
                                                            ) Dept: TBA
                          Defendants.                       )
    ________________________________________ ))
    Defendants PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC., MICHAEL GULETT, ROBERT
    McCLELLAND, RICHARD A. VELDHOUSE, DENNIS McDONALD and CHIANG
    LAM (the "Paradigm Defendants") hereby request that judicial notice be taken by the
    Court of the following documents and matters which are submitted in support of the
    Paradigm Defendants' Motion to Dismiss First Amended Class Action Complaint for
    Violation of Federal Securities Laws:
    
    EXHIBIT NO. 1: Filed endorsed copy of the Class Action Complaint of Plaintiffs Joseph
    Bulwa and Michael Mohamadifar, filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court, Case No.
    CV759991.
    
    EXHIBIT NO. 2: Copy of the First Amended Complaint filed by the same Plaintiffs in
    the same matter as identified in Exhibit No. 1 above.
    
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC., MICHAEL GULETT, ROBERT
  • PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC., MICHAEL)
  • RICHARD A. VELDHOUSE, CHIANG LAM,) Date:
  • Defendants PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC., MICHAEL GULETT, ROBERT McCLELLAND, RICHARD A.
  • EXHIBIT NO. 1: Filed endorsed copy of the Class Action Complaint of Plaintiffs Joseph Bulwa
  • Copy of the First Amended Complaint filed by the same Plaintiffs in the same matter as
  • Copy of Paradigm Technology, Inc.'s 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
  • The Paradigm Defendants by their attorneys of record request that the Court take judicial

  • 9 . PROPOSED ORDER DISMISSING FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    MOTION
    PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY
    MICHAEL GULETT
    ROBERT MCCLELLAND
    RICHARD
    VELDHOUSE
    CHIANG LAM
    DENNIS MCDONALD
    DISMISS
    PILLSBURY MADISON
    SUTRO LLP
    GREG
    JOHNSON
    BENJAMIN TYBER
    PLAINTIFF
    FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT
    JENNIFER
    MCQUARRIE
    SACRAMENTO
    ATTORNEYS
    HERETO
    PROPOSED FORM
    WEISS YOURMAN
    COURT
    AUTHORITIES
    SUPPORT
    OPPOSITION
    DOCUMENTS RELATED THERETO
    PREJUDICE
    
    
    
    PILLSBURY MADISON & SUTRO LLP
    FRANK E. SIEGLITZ #45953
    GREG L. JOHNSON #132397
    DOUGLAS J. WOODS #161531
    JENNIFER L. MCQUARRIE #191730
    400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1700
    Sacramento, CA 95814
    Telephone: (916) 329-4700
    
    Attorneys for Defendant
    PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC., MICHAEL GULETT, ROBERT
    McCLELLAND, RICHARD A. VELDHOUSE, CHIANG LAM, and
    DENNIS McDONALD
    
                                          UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
    
                                   NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
    
    ________________________________________
                                                              )
    Dr. Benjamin Tyber, On Behalf of Himself and  ) No. C-98-20528-RMW/PVT
    All Others Similarly Situated,                            ) (PROPOSED) ORDER DISMISSING
                          Plaintiffs,                         )) FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT
               vs.                                            ) [filed Oct. 13, 1998]
                                                              )
    Paradigm Technology, Inc., Michael Gulett,                ) Date: December 18, 1998
    Robert McClelland, Richard A. Veldhouse,                  ) Time: 9:00
    Chiang Lam, and Dennis McDonald,                          ))
                          Defendants.                         )
    ________________________________________ ))
    Attached hereto is the proposed form of order of Defendants PARADIGM
    TECHNOLOGY, INC., MICHAEL GULETT, ROBERT McCLELLAND, RICHARD
    A. VELDHOUSE, CHIANG LAM and DENNIS McDONALD.
    
    Dated: October __, 1998
                                                     PILLSBURY MADISON & SUTRO LLP
                                                     FRANK E. SIEGLITZ
                                                     GREG L. JOHNSON
                                                     DOUGLAS J. WOODS
                                                     JENNIFER L. MCQUARRIE
                                                     400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1700
                                                     Sacramento, CA 95814
    
    
    
    
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • Sacramento,
  • Attorneys for Defendant
  • Dr. Benjamin Tyber, On Behalf of Himself and) No. C-98-20528-RMW/PVT
  • Attached hereto is the proposed form of order of Defendants PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC.,
  • Greg L. Johnson of Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP appeared on behalf of Defendants.
  • of Weiss Yourman appeared on behalf of Plaintiff.
  • This Court having considered the First Amended Complaint, the Motion to Dismiss, the Points
  • IT IS SO ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs'

  • 10 . PROOF OF SERVICE BY OVERNIGHT COURIER

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    MOTION
    SACRAMENTO
    DISMISS FIRST
    FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT
    AMENDED COMPLAINT
    SERVICE CARRIER
    PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY
    MICHAEL
    GULETT
    ROBERT MCCLELLAND
    RICHARD
    VELDHOUSE
    CHIANG LAM
    DENNIS
    CALIFORNIA
    DELIVERING
    JUDICIAL NOTICE
    SUPPORT
    PROPOSED ORDER
    DEPOSITING
    AUTHORIZED COURIER
    DELIVERY FEES PAID
    JORDAN
    LURIE
    ESQ
    WEISS
    YOURMAN
    LOS ANGELES
    DESIGNATED INTERNET SITE
    
    
    
    PILLSBURY MADISON & SUTRO LLP
    FRANK E. SIEGLITZ #45953
    GREG L. JOHNSON #132397
    DOUGLAS J. WOODS #161531
    JENNIFER L. MCQUARRIE #191730
    400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1700
    Sacramento, CA 95814
    Telephone: (916) 329-4700
    
    Attorneys for Defendants
    PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC., MICHAEL GULETT,
    ROBERT McCLELLAND, RICHARD A. VELDHOUSE,
    CHIANG LAM, and DENNIS McDONALD
    
                                          UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
    
                                   NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
    
    __________________________________________
                                                              )
    DR. BENJAMIN TYBER, on behalf of himself and  )  No. C-98-20528-RMW/PVT
    all others similarly situated,                            )  PROOF OF SERVICE BY
                          Plaintiffs,                         ) )  OVERNIGHT COURIER SERVICE
               vs.                                            )  [filed Oct. 13, 1998]
                                                              )
    PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC., MICHAEL  )  Date: December 18, 1998
    GULETT, ROBERT MCCLELLAND, RICHARD  )  Time: 9:00 a.m.
    A. VELDHOUSE, CHIANG LAM, and DENNIS  )  Judge: Hon. Ronald M. Whyte
    MCDONALD,                                                 ) )
                          Defendants.                         )
    __________________________________________ ) )
    I, Deborah Johansen, the undersigned, hereby certify and declare under penalty of perjury
    that the following statements are true and correct:
    
    1. I am over the age of 18 years and am not a party to the within cause.
    
    2. My business and mailing address is 400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1700, Sacramento,
    California 95814.
    
    3. On October 12, 1998, I served a true copy of the attached document, titled exactly
    DEFENDANTS' NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION TO DISMISS FIRST
    AMENDED COMPLAINT; APPENDIX TO DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS
    FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT; REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE IN SUPPORT
    OF DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT; and
    
    
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC., MICHAEL GULETT,
  • CHIANG LAM, and DENNIS McDONALD
  • PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC., MICHAEL) Date: December 18, 1998 GULETT, ROBERT MCCLELLAND,
  • VELDHOUSE, CHIANG LAM, and DENNIS) Judge:
  • My business and mailing address is 400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1700, Sacramento, California 95814.
  • DEFENDANTS' NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION TO DISMISS FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT; APPENDIX TO
  • PROPOSED ORDER by depositing it in a box or other facility regularly maintained by the
  • Jordan L. Lurie, Esq.
  • WEISS & YOURMAN
  • Los Angeles, CA 90024
  • A true copy of this document was forwarded to the following Designated Internet site at:

  • 11 . MOTION TO DISMISS COMPLAINT

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    DEFENDANTS
    PARADIGM
    TYBER
    COMPLAINT
    FAC
    CIR
    TECHNOLOGY
    ALLEGATIONS
    SUPP
    MOTION
    FACTS
    GULETT
    FRAUD
    LAM
    LITIG
    GROUP PLEADING
    FINANCIALS
    REFORM ACT
    ROBERT MCCLELLAND
    CLASS PERIOD
    INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANTS
    MISLEADING STATEMENTS
    LIMITATIONS
    JUDICIAL NOTICE
    ACCOUNTING
    FRAUDULENT
    SECONDARY OFFERING
    STOCK PRICE
    DENNIS MCDONALD
    
    
    
    PILLSBURY MADISON & SUTRO LLP
    FRANK E. SIEGLITZ #45953
    GREG L. JOHNSON #132397
    DOUGLAS J. WOODS #161531
    JENNIFER L. MCQUARRIE #191730
    400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1700
    Sacramento, CA 95814
    Telephone: (916) 329-4700
    
    Attorneys for Defendants
    PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC., MICHAEL GULETT,
    ROBERT McCLELLAND, RICHARD A. VELDHOUSE,
    CHIANG LAM, and DENNIS McDONALD
    
                                          UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
    
                                   NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
    
    __________________________________________
                                                              )
    DR. BENJAMIN TYBER, on behalf of himself and  )  No. C-98-20528-RMW/PVT
    all others similarly situated,                            )  DEFENDANTS' NOTICE OF MOTION
                          Plaintiffs,                         ) )  AND MOTION TO DISMISS FIRST
               vs.                                            )  AMENDED COMPLAINT
                                                              )  [filed Oct. 13, 1998]
    PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC., MICHAEL  )
    GULETT, ROBERT MCCLELLAND, RICHARD  )  Date: December 18, 1998
    A. VELDHOUSE, CHIANG LAM, and DENNIS  )  Time: 9:00 a.m.
    MCDONALD,                                                 )  Judge: Hon. Ronald M. Whyte
                                                              )
                          Defendants.                         )
    __________________________________________ ) )
    
    
                                     NOTICE AND RELIEF SOUGHT
    To Plaintiff and his attorney of record:
    
    Please take notice that on December 18, 1998, at 9:00 a.m., Defendants' Motion to
    Dismiss Plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint ("FAC") will be heard by the Honorable
    Ronald M. Whyte, at 280 S. First Street, Room 2112, San Jose, CA. The motion will be
    based on this notice, accompanying memorandum, Defendants' Request for Judicial
    Notice filed herewith, any reply memorandum filed herein, the records on file with the
    Court and the argument of counsel. Defendants move this Court for an order dismissing
    
    
    
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • Attorneys for Defendants
  • PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC., MICHAEL GULETT,
  • CHIANG LAM, and DENNIS McDONALD
  • DR. BENJAMIN TYBER, on behalf of himself and) No. C-98-20528-RMW/PVT
  • GULETT, ROBERT MCCLELLAND, RICHARD) Date: December 18, 1998 A. VELDHOUSE, CHIANG LAM, and
  • The motion will be based on this notice, accompanying memorandum, Defendants' Request for
  • Plaintiff was on inquiry notice more than a year before filing his action
  • The Bulwa action did not toll the statute of limitations on Plaintiff's
  • Plaintiff cannot plead facts necessary to establish Defendants' scienter
  • The Individual Defendants' sales of shares are not indicative of
  • The merger and secondary offering allegations are not indicative
  • Plaintiff has not sufficiently pled accounting fraud
  • Plaintiff has not sufficiently pled any fraudulent aspect of the November
  • The Group Pleading doctrine here provides no basis for expanding
  • F. Supp.
  • 859 F.2d 1429 (10th Cir.
  • In re Apple Computer Sec. Litig.,
  • Is the FAC time barred?
  • Does the FAC plead fraud with the particularity required by the Reform Act and case law?
  • The Paradigm Defendants' demurrer to the Chai complaint was sustained without leave to amend,
  • The reader would reasonably assume that all of the actionable statements would be identified
  • Also according to Plaintiff, March 22, 1996 (the date the alleged truth of Paradigm's
  • The only alleged facts that relate to a supposed motive are the Defendants' meager stock
  • There also is no allegation that Paradigm was required to restate its financials due to any

  • 12 . APPENDIX TO MOTION TO DISMISS COMPLAINT

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY
    GREG
    JOHNSON
    MICHAEL
    GULETT
    RICHARD
    VELDHOUSE
    CHIANG LAM
    PILLSBURY MADISON
    SUTRO LLP
    FRANK
    SIEGLITZ
    DOUGLAS
    WOODS
    JENNIFER
    MCQUARRIE
    SACRAMENTO
    ATTORNEYS
    ROBERT
    MCCLELLAND
    DENNIS
    MCDONALD
    FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT
    COMPLAINT FILED HEREWITH
    ELECTRONIC BUYERS
    NEWS
    INTERVIEW
    BLOOMBERG FORUM
    PARADIGM PRESS
    
    
    
    PILLSBURY MADISON & SUTRO LLP
    FRANK E. SIEGLITZ #45953
    GREG L. JOHNSON #132397
    DOUGLAS J. WOODS #161531
    JENNIFER L. MCQUARRIE #191730
    400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1700
    Sacramento, CA 95814
    Telephone: (916) 329-4700
    
    Attorneys for Defendants
    PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC., MICHAEL GULETT, ROBERT
    McCLELLAND, RICHARD A. VELDHOUSE, CHIANG LAM, and
    DENNIS McDONALD
    
                                          UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
    
                                   NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
    
    ________________________________________
                                                            )
    DR. BENJAMIN TYBER, on behalf of himself  ) No. C-98-20528-RMW/PVT
    and all others similarly situated,                      ) APPENDIX TO DEFENDANTS'
                          Plaintiffs,                       )) MOTION TO DISMISS FIRST
               vs.                                          ) AMENDED COMPLAINT
                                                            ) [filed Oct. 13, 1998]
    PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC., MICHAEL  )
    GULETT, ROBERT MCCLELLAND,                              ) Date: December 18, 1998
    RICHARD A. VELDHOUSE, CHIANG LAM,  ) Time: 9:00 a.m.
    and DENNIS MCDONALD,                                    ))
                          Defendants.                       )
    ________________________________________ ))
    Attached hereto are copies of statements, arranged herein in chronological order, which
    are identified and quoted in Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint and cited in Defendants'
    Motion to Dismiss First Amended Complaint filed herewith:
    
              1. November 20, 1995 article in the Electronic Buyers' News;
    
              2. November 28, 1995 interview of Defendant Gulett printed in Bloomberg
              Forum; and
    
              3. January 23, 1996 Paradigm press release.
    
    Dated: October ___, 1998.
    
    
    
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • Sacramento,
  • Attorneys for Defendants
  • PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC., MICHAEL GULETT, ROBERT
  • DENNIS McDONALD
  • RICHARD A. VELDHOUSE, CHIANG LAM,) Time: 9:00 a.m.
  • Attached hereto are copies of statements, arranged herein in chronological order, which are
  • 1995 article in the Electronic Buyers' News;
  • 1995 interview of Defendant Gulett printed in Bloomberg Forum;
  • January 23, 1996 Paradigm press release.
  • PILLSBURY MADISON & SUTRO LLP FRANK E. SIEGLITZ GREG L. JOHNSON DOUGLAS J. WOODS JENNIFER L.
  • GULETT, ROBERT McCLELLAND, RICHARD A. VELDHOUSE, CHIANG LAM and DENNIS

  • 13 . EX PARTE MOTION FOR CLARIFICATION

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    MOTION
    AMENDED COMPLAINT
    COURT
    FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT
    DISMISS
    RESPONSE
    CLARIFICATION
    REQUEST
    DECLARE
    GREG
    JOHNSON
    PARTE MOTION
    PENDING MOTION
    SUPPORT
    ABOVE-ENTITLED ACTION
    SACRAMENTO
    LOCAL RULES
    HEREBY
    EXTENSION
    OPPOSITION
    CALENDAR
    CALIFORNIA
    PILLSBURY MADISON
    SUTRO LLP
    PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY
    MICHAEL
    RICHARD
    VELDHOUSE
    CHIANG LAM
    
    
    
    PILLSBURY MADISON & SUTRO LLP
    FRANK E. SIEGLITZ #45953
    GREG L. JOHNSON #132397
    DOUGLAS J. WOODS #161531
    JENNIFER L. MCQUARRIE #191730
    400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1700
    Sacramento, CA 95814
    Telephone: (916) 329-4700
    
    Attorneys for Defendants
    PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC., MICHAEL GULETT,
    ROBERT McCLELLAND, RICHARD A. VELDHOUSE,
    CHIANG LAM, and DENNIS McDONALD
    
                                          UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
    
                                   NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
    
    ________________________________________    No. C-98-20528-RMW/PVT
                                                            )
    DR. BENJAMIN TYBER, on behalf of himself  ) EX PARTE MOTION FOR
    and all others similarly situated,                      ) CLARIFICATION AND/OR
                                                                   EXTENSION OF TIME TO
                          Plaintiffs,                       )) RESPOND TO FIRST AMENDED
               vs.                                          ) COMPLAINT; ORDER THEREON
                                                            ) [filed Sep. 22, 1998]
    PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC., MICHAEL  )
    GULETT, ROBERT MCCLELLAND,                                     [L.R. 7-8(c); L.R. 7-11]
                                                            )
    RICHARD A. VELDHOUSE, CHIANG LAM,  )
    and DENNIS MCDONALD,                                    ))
                          Defendants.                       )
    ________________________________________ ))
                                              EX PARTE MOTION
    Pursuant to Local Rules 7-8(c) and 7-11, Defendants hereby submit this ex parte motion
    for clarification with respect to the effect of, and/or an extension of time to respond to,
    Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint, to the extent any such response will be due.
    
    As described in the Declaration of Greg Johnson submitted herewith, Plaintiff filed the
    First Amended Complaint in lieu of filing any opposition to Defendants' pending motion
    to dismiss. In reply, however, Defendants requested that the Court, notwithstanding the
    amendments, exercise its discretion to evaluate whether Plaintiff's new allegations are
    sufficient to withstand Defendants' existing arguments in support of their pending motion
    to dismiss. See Schwarzer, Tashima & Wagstaffe, CAL. PRAC. GUIDE: FED. CIV.
    
    
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC., MICHAEL GULETT,
  • ROBERT McCLELLAND, RICHARD A. VELDHOUSE,
  • CHIANG LAM, and DENNIS McDONALD
  • Pursuant to Local Rules 7-8and 7-11, Defendants hereby submit this ex parte motion for
  • As described in the Declaration of Greg Johnson submitted herewith, Plaintiff filed the First
  • In reply, however, Defendants requested that the Court, notwithstanding the amendments,
  • Therefore, Defendants request that this Court clarify that no response from Defendants is due
  • I am a member of the firm of Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP, which firm has been retained by
  • I hereby declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
  • My business and mailing address is 400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1700, Sacramento, California 95814.

  • 14 . REPLY IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO DISMISS

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    DEFENDANTS
    COURT
    DISMISS
    STATUTE
    AMENDMENTS
    LIMITATIONS
    DEFENDANTS RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
    SACRAMENTO
    COMPLAINT
    PLAINTIFF
    GRANT
    ALLEGATIONS
    RICHARD
    VELDHOUSE
    CHIANG LAM
    VIOLATION
    HEREBY
    DISCRETION
    SUPPORT
    PLEADING
    RULING
    ABSOLUTE
    BASIS
    OVERCOME
    AMOUNTS
    DEFEAT
    REASON
    DELAY
    FAITH
    
    
    
    PILLSBURY MADISON & SUTRO LLP
    FRANK E. SIEGLITZ #45953
    GREG L. JOHNSON #132397
    DOUGLAS J. WOODS #161531
    JENNIFER L. MCQUARRIE #191730
    400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1700
    Sacramento, CA 95814
    Telephone: (916) 329-4700
    
    Attorneys for Defendants
    PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC., MICHAEL GULETT,
    ROBERT McCLELLAND, RICHARD A. VELDHOUSE,
    CHIANG LAM, and DENNIS McDONALD
    
                                          UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
    
                                   NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
    
    ________________________________________
                                                            )
    DR. BENJAMIN TYBER, on behalf of himself  ) No. C-98-20528-RMW/PVT
    and all others similarly situated,                      ) DEFENDANTS' REPLY IN
                          Plaintiffs,                       )) SUPPORT OF MOTION TO
               vs.                                          ) DISMISS CLASS ACTION
                                                            ) COMPLAINT FOR
    PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC., MICHAEL  ) VIOLATION OF FEDERAL
    GULETT, ROBERT MCCLELLAND,                              ) SECURITIES LAWS
    RICHARD A. VELDHOUSE, CHIANG LAM,  ) [filed Sep. 18, 1998]
    and DENNIS MCDONALD,                                    )) Date: October 2, 1998
                          Defendants.                       ) Time: 9:00 a.m.
    ________________________________________ ))
    Defendants hereby submit this reply to Plaintiff's amended complaint which Plaintiff
    elected to submit in lieu of attempting, in opposition to the motion to dismiss, to persuade
    the Court that he had stated legally sufficient causes of action. Notwithstanding that
    election, however, the Court continues to have discretion to nevertheless go forward and
    consider the arguments in support of Defendants' motion to dismiss. See Schwarzer,
    Tashima & Wagstaffe, CAL. PRAC. GUIDE: FED. CIV. PRO. BEFORE TRIAL § 9:262
    (The Rutter Group 1998). Because Plaintiff's amendments do not resolve the pleading
    problems identified in the motion to dismiss, the Court has discretion to grant the motion.
    
    In these circumstances it is wholly unnecessary to await the expensive and time-
    consuming process of renewing the motion in order to address the amendments.
    Accordingly, this is precisely the type of case that cries out for a present ruling from the
    
    
    
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • CHIANG LAM, and DENNIS McDONALD
  • RICHARD A. VELDHOUSE, CHIANG LAM,)
  • Defendants hereby submit this reply to Plaintiff's amended complaint which Plaintiff elected
  • Notwithstanding that election, however, the Court continues to have discretion to
  • Because Plaintiff's amendments do not resolve the pleading problems identified in the motion
  • Defendants' featured, obvious, conclusive and absolutely dispositive argument was that
  • Plaintiff made no attempt to set forth any new allegations whatsoever that would raise any
  • Plaintiff's absolute failure to attempt to amend his allegations to overcome the patent and
  • There is thus no reason to delay in ruling on this issue.
  • Plaintiff acted in bad faith initially by filing a clearly time-barred action, and he has
  • Defendants respectfully request that the Court consider the utter lack of any effort to
  • There is no reason that this case should be allowed to persist--even for an additional day.
  • My business and mailing address is 400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1700, Sacramento, California 95814.
  • COMPLAINT FOR VIOLATION OF FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS by placing them in sealed envelopes and

  • 15 . REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    PARADIGM DEFENDANTS
    MICHAEL
    COURT
    PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY
    RICHARD
    VELDHOUSE
    CHIANG LAM
    CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT
    EXHIBIT
    ATTORNEYS
    MICHAEL GULETT
    ROBERT
    MCCLELLAND
    DENNIS MCDONALD
    VIOLATION
    REQUEST
    JUDICIAL NOTICE
    PLAINTIFFS
    SANTA CLARA COUNTY
    CLARA COUNTY SUPERIOR
    DISMISS CLASS ACTION
    SECURITIES LAWS
    PLAINTIFFS JOSEPH BULWA
    MICHAEL MOHAMADIFAR
    FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT
    MATTER
    FOREGOING DOCUMENTS
    PURSUANT
    FEDERAL RULES EVIDENCE
    
    
    
    PILLSBURY MADISON & SUTRO LLP
    FRANK E. SIEGLITZ #45953
    GREG L. JOHNSON #132397
    DOUGLAS J. WOODS #161531
    JENNIFER L. MCQUARRIE #191730
    400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1700
    Sacramento, CA 95814
    Telephone: (916) 329-4700
    
    Attorneys for Defendants
    PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC., MICHAEL GULETT, ROBERT
    McCLELLAND, RICHARD A. VELDHOUSE, CHIANG LAM, and
    DENNIS McDONALD
    
                                          UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
    
                                   NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
    
    ________________________________________
                                                            )
    DR. BENJAMIN TYBER, on behalf of himself  ) No. C-98-20528-RMW/PVT
    and all others similarly situated,                      ) REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE
                          Plaintiffs,                       )) IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS'
               vs.                                          ) MOTION TO DISMISS CLASS
                                                            ) ACTION COMPLAINT FOR
    PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC., MICHAEL  ) VIOLATION OF FEDERAL
    GULETT, ROBERT MCCLELLAND,                              ) SECURITIES LAWS
    RICHARD A. VELDHOUSE, CHIANG LAM,  ) [filed Jul. 27, 1998]
    and DENNIS MCDONALD,                                    )) Date: October 2, 1998
                          Defendants.                       ) Time: 9:00 a.m.
    ________________________________________ ) Dept: TBA
                                                            )
    
    Defendants PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC., MICHAEL GULETT, ROBERT
    McCLELLAND, RICHARD A. VELDHOUSE, DENNIS McDONALD and CHIANG
    LAM (the "Paradigm Defendants") hereby request that judicial notice be taken by the
    Court of the following matters which are submitted in support of the Paradigm
    Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Class Action Complaint for Violation of Federal
    Securities Laws:
    
    EXHIBIT NO. 1: Filed endorsed copy of the Class Action Complaint of Plaintiffs Joseph
    Bulwa and Michael Mohamadifar, filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court, Case No.
    CV759991.
    
    EXHIBIT NO. 2: Copy of the First Amended Complaint filed by the same Plaintiffs in
    the same matter as identified in Exhibit No. 1 above. The Paradigm Defendants by their
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC., MICHAEL GULETT, ROBERT
  • PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC., MICHAEL) VIOLATION OF FEDERAL
  • RICHARD A. VELDHOUSE, CHIANG LAM,)
  • Defendants PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC., MICHAEL GULETT, ROBERT McCLELLAND, RICHARD A.
  • EXHIBIT NO. 1: Filed endorsed copy of the Class Action Complaint of Plaintiffs Joseph Bulwa
  • Copy of the First Amended Complaint filed by the same Plaintiffs in the same matter as
  • attorneys of record request that the Court take judicial notice of the foregoing documents

  • 16 . PROPOSED ORDER RE APPOINTMENT OF LEAD PLAINTIFFS

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    WEISS
    PLAINTIFFS
    APPOINTMENT
    LEAD COUNSEL
    JORDAN
    LURIE
    CLASS MEMBER DAVID
    SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
    KEVIN
    FLOOR
    LOS ANGELES
    JOSEPH
    YORK
    COURT
    BENJAMIN TYBER
    MEMBER DAVID BORES
    PURSUANT
    WILSHIRE BLVD
    ATTORNEYS
    MICHAEL GULETT
    ROBERT MCCLELLAND
    MATTER
    APPROVING WEISS
    THEREFOR
    MOTION
    PURCHASERS
    PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY
    
    
    
    KEVIN J. YOURMAN (147159)
    JORDAN L. LURIE (130013)
    WEISS & YOURMAN
    10940 Wilshire Blvd.
    24th Floor
    Los Angeles, CA 90024
    (310) 208-2800
    
    JOSEPH H. WEISS
    WEISS & YOURMAN
    551 Fifth Avenue
    New York, NY 10016
    (212) 682-3025
    
    Attorneys for Plaintiff
    
                                          UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
    
                                   NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
    
                                                SAN JOSE DIVISION
    
    DR. BENJAMIN TYBER, On Behalf of Himself                   )  Case No. C-98 20528RMW PVT
    and All Others Similarly Situated,                         )  [filed Jul. 27, 1998]
                                                               )
                          Plaintiffs,                          )  CIVIL ACTION
               vs.                                             ) )
    PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC.,                                 )
    MICHAEL GULETT, ROBERT McCLELLAND,  )
    RICHARD A. VELDHOUSE, CHIANG LAM,                          )
    DENNIS McDONALD and PAINEWEBBER,                           )
    INC.,                                                      ) )
                          Defendants.                          )
    __________________________________________ ) )
    
                                              [PROPOSED] ORDER
         RE: APPOINTMENT OF LEAD PLAINTIFFS AND LEAD COUNSEL
    
    This matter, having been presented to the Court by plaintiff Dr. Benjamin Tyber and class
    member David Bores for an order appointing them as Lead Plaintiffs and approving
    Weiss & Yourman as their choice as Lead Counsel, and good cause appearing therefor:
    
    IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
    
    
    
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • KEVIN J. YOURMAN JORDAN L. LURIE WEISS & YOURMAN
  • 10940 Wilshire Blvd. 24th Floor Los Angeles,
  • JOSEPH H. WEISS WEISS & YOURMAN
  • New York, NY 10016
  • Attorneys for Plaintiff
  • MICHAEL GULETT, ROBERT McCLELLAND,)
  • APPOINTMENT OF LEAD PLAINTIFFS AND LEAD COUNSEL
  • This matter, having been presented to the Court by plaintiff Dr. Benjamin Tyber and class
  • The motion is granted.
  • Dr. Benjamin Tyber and class member David Bores are appointed Lead Plaintiffs pursuant to
  • The terms of this Order shall apply to all actions later instituted in, removed to, or

  • 17 . PROPOSED ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    MOTION
    PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY
    MICHAEL GULETT
    ROBERT MCCLELLAND
    RICHARD
    VELDHOUSE
    CHIANG LAM
    DENNIS MCDONALD
    DISMISS
    PILLSBURY MADISON
    SUTRO LLP
    GREG
    JOHNSON
    BENJAMIN TYBER
    PLAINTIFF
    COMPLAINT
    HERETO
    PROPOSED FORM
    WEISS YOURMAN
    COURT
    AUTHORITIES
    SUPPORT
    OPPOSITION
    DOCUMENTS RELATED THERETO
    PREJUDICE
    RONALD
    WHYTE
    UNITED STATES DISTRICT
    STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
    
    
    
    PILLSBURY MADISON & SUTRO LLP
    FRANK E. SIEGLITZ #45953
    GREG L. JOHNSON #132397
    DOUGLAS J. WOODS #161531
    JENNIFER L. MCQUARRIE #191730
    400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1700
    Sacramento, CA 95814
    Telephone: (916) 329-4700
    
    Attorneys for Defendant
    PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC., MICHAEL GULETT, ROBERT
    McCLELLAND, RICHARD A. VELDHOUSE, CHIANG LAM, and
    DENNIS McDONALD
    
                                          UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
    
                                   NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
    
    ________________________________________
                                                             )
    Dr. Benjamin Tyber, On Behalf of Himself and  ) No. C-98-20528-RMW/PVT
    All Others Similarly Situated,                           ) (PROPOSED) ORDER DISMISSING
                          Plaintiffs,                        )) CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT FOR
               vs.                                           ) VIOLATION OF FEDERAL
                                                             ) SECURITIES LAWS
    Paradigm Technology, Inc., Michael Gulett,               ) [filed Jul. 27, 1998]
    Robert McClelland, Richard A. Veldhouse,                 )
    Chiang Lam, and Dennis McDonald,                         ) Date: October 2, 1998 Time: 9:00
                                                             )
                          Defendants.                        )
    ________________________________________ ))
    Attached hereto is the proposed form of order of Defendants PARADIGM
    TECHNOLOGY, INC., MICHAEL GULETT, ROBERT McCLELLAND, RICHARD
    A. VELDHOUSE, CHIANG LAM and DENNIS McDONALD.
    
    Dated: July __, 1998
                                                        PILLSBURY MADISON & SUTRO LLP
                                                        FRANK E. SIEGLITZ
                                                        GREG L. JOHNSON
                                                        DOUGLAS J. WOODS
                                                        JENNIFER L. MCQUARRIE
                                                        400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1700
                                                        Sacramento, CA 95814
    
    
    
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • Dr. Benjamin Tyber, On Behalf of Himself and) No. C-98-20528-RMW/PVT
  • Attached hereto is the proposed form of order of Defendants PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC.,
  • Greg L. Johnson of Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP appeared on behalf of Defendants.
  • of Weiss Yourman appeared on behalf of Plaintiff.
  • This Court having considered the Complaint, the Motion to Dismiss, the Points and Authorities
  • IT IS SO ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs'
  • RONALD M. WHYTE
  • United States District Judge

  • 18 . MOTION TO DISMISS

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    DEFENDANTS
    PARADIGM
    COMPLAINT
    COURT
    TYBER
    CIR
    ALLEGATIONS
    TECHNOLOGY
    FACTS
    SUPP
    GULETT
    LAM
    ALLEGE
    LITIG
    COMPL
    GROUP PLEADING
    FINANCIALS
    REFORM ACT
    INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANTS
    MISLEADING STATEMENTS
    LIMITATIONS
    MCCLELLAND
    CLASS PERIOD
    NEXGEN TRANSACTION
    PLEAD FACTS
    ACCOUNTING
    BULWA ACTION
    FRAUDULENT
    STOCK PRICE
    
    
    
    PILLSBURY MADISON & SUTRO LLP
    FRANK E. SIEGLITZ #45953
    GREG L. JOHNSON #132397
    DOUGLAS J. WOODS #161531
    JENNIFER L. MCQUARRIE #191730
    400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1700
    Sacramento, CA 95814
    Telephone: (916) 329-4700
    
    Attorneys for Defendants
    PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC., MICHAEL GULETT,
    ROBERT McCLELLAND, RICHARD A. VELDHOUSE,
    CHIANG LAM, and DENNIS McDONALD
    
                                          UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
    
                                   NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
    
    ________________________________________
                                                            )
    DR. BENJAMIN TYBER, on behalf of himself  ) No. C-98-20528-RMW/PVT
    and all others similarly situated,                      ) DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO
                          Plaintiffs,                       )) DISMISS CLASS ACTION
               vs.                                          ) COMPLAINT FOR VIOLATION OF
                                                            ) FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS
    PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC., MICHAEL  ) [filed Jul. 27, 1998]
    GULETT, ROBERT MCCLELLAND,                              )
    RICHARD A. VELDHOUSE, CHIANG LAM,  ) Date: October 2, 1998
    and DENNIS MCDONALD,                                    ) Time: 9:00 a.m.
                                                            )
                          Defendants.                       )
    ________________________________________ ))
                                     NOTICE AND RELIEF SOUGHT
    To Plaintiff and his attorney of record:
    
    Please take notice that on October 2, 1998 at 9:00 a.m., Defendants' Motion to Dismiss
    will be heard by Judge Ronald M. Whyte, at 280 S. First Street, Room 2112, San Jose,
    CA. The motion will be based on this notice, accompanying memorandum, the materials
    served and filed herewith, the records on file with the Court and argument of counsel.
    Defendants move this Court for an order dismissing Plaintiff's Complaint based on the
    Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules 8, 9(b), and 12(b)(6) and the 1995 Private
    Securities Litigation Reform Act.
    
    
    
    
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • Attorneys for Defendants
  • ROBERT McCLELLAND, RICHARD A. VELDHOUSE,
  • CHIANG LAM, and DENNIS McDONALD
  • PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC., MICHAEL)
  • The motion will be based on this notice, accompanying memorandum, the materials served and
  • Defendants move this Court for an order dismissing Plaintiff's Complaint based on the Federal
  • The Tyber Complaint
  • Plaintiff was on inquiry notice more than a year before filing his action
  • The Bulwa action did not toll the statute of limitations on Plaintiff's
  • Plaintiff cannot plead facts necessary to establish Defendants' scienter
  • The Individual Defendants' sales of shares are not indicative of
  • Plaintiff has not sufficiently pled accounting fraud
  • Allegations that revenue from specific sales was improperly
  • Plaintiff has not sufficiently pled any fraudulent aspect of the November
  • Plaintiff cannot plead facts that would show the statement that Paradigm
  • The Group Pleading doctrine provides no basis for expanding liability
  • F. Supp.
  • 859 F.2d 1429 (10th Cir.
  • In re Apple Computer Sec. Litig.,
  • The reader would naturally assume all of the allegedly actionable statements would be
  • Compl., ¶¶ 33-51.
  • 1995 article in the Electronic Buyers News quoting Individual Defendant Gulett to the effect
  • (plaintiffs put on inquiry notice by discrepancies between financial projections and actual
  • Also according to Plaintiff, March 22, 1996 (the date the alleged truth of Paradigm's
  • the NexGen transaction was simply an order received and filled at the end of a quarter with
  • Wenger, 1998 WL 199082, at *16 ("Assuming that any of the alleged misrepresentations could be
  • There also is no allegation that Paradigm was required to restate its financials due to any

  • 19 . MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF LEAD PLAINTIFFS

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    MOTION
    YOURMAN
    WEISS
    LEAD COUNSEL
    JORDAN
    LURIE
    HONORABLE RONALD
    WHYTE
    COURT
    SUPPORT THEREOF
    PARTIES
    THEREAFTER
    MATTER
    COURTROOM
    FIRST STREET
    SAN JOSE
    CALIFORNIA
    BENJAMIN TYBER
    CLASS MEMBER DAVID
    MEMBER DAVID BORES
    HEREBY
    GRANTING
    APPOINTMENT
    PURSUANT
    SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
    ACCOMPANYING MEMORANDUM
    AUTHORITIES
    DECLARATION
    PLEADINGS
    
    
    
    KEVIN J. YOURMAN (147159)
    JORDAN L. LURIE (130013)
    WEISS & YOURMAN
    10940 Wilshire Blvd.
    24th Floor
    Los Angeles, CA 90024
    (310) 208-2800
    
    JOSEPH H. WEISS
    WEISS & YOURMAN
    551 Fifth Avenue
    New York, NY 10016
    (212) 682-3025
    
    Attorneys for Plaintiff
    
                                          UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
    
                                   NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
    
                                                SAN JOSE DIVISION
    
    DR. BENJAMIN TYBER, On Behalf of Himself                   )  Case No. C-98 20528RMW PVT
    and All Others Similarly Situated,                         ) )  CIVIL ACTION
                          Plaintiffs,                          )  NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION
               vs.                                             ) )  BY DR. BENJAMIN TYBER AND BY
                                                                     CLASS MEMBER DAVID BORES
    PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC.,                                 )  FOR APPOINTMENT OF LEAD
    MICHAEL GULETT, ROBERT McCLELLAND,  )  PLAINTIFFS AND LEAD COUNSEL
    RICHARD A. VELDHOUSE, CHIANG LAM,                          )  [filed Jul. 27, 1998]
    DENNIS McDONALD and PAINEWEBBER,                           )
    INC.,                                                      )  (PURSUANT TO § 21D OF THE
                                                               )  SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
                          Defendants.                          )  1934)
                                                               )
                                                               )  Date: October 2, 1998
                                                               )  Time: 9:00 a.m.
    __________________________________________ )  Judge: Honorable Ronald M. Whyte
                                                               )
    
    TO: ALL PARTIES AND THEIR COUNSEL OF RECORD
    
    PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on Friday, October 2, 1998, at 9:00 a.m., or as soon
    thereafter as this matter may be heard, before the Honorable Ronald M. Whyte, in
    Courtroom 6, located at 280 S. First Street, San Jose, California, plaintiff Dr. Benjamin
    Tyber and class member David Bores will, and hereby do, move this Court for an order
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • KEVIN J. YOURMAN JORDAN L. LURIE WEISS & YOURMAN
  • JOSEPH H. WEISS WEISS & YOURMAN
  • Attorneys for Plaintiff
  • MICHAEL GULETT, ROBERT McCLELLAND,) PLAINTIFFS AND LEAD COUNSEL
  • Judge: Honorable Ronald M. Whyte
  • ALL PARTIES AND THEIR COUNSEL OF RECORD
  • PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on Friday, October 2, 1998, at 9:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as
  • granting their Motion for Appointment of Lead Plaintiffs and Lead Counsel (pursuant to §21D
  • This Motion is based on this Notice of Motion and Motion, the accompanying Memorandum of

  • 20 . MEMO IN SUPPORT OF MOTION

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    LEAD PLAINTIFF
    MEMBERS
    TYBER
    BORES
    APPOINTMENT
    COMPLAINT
    COURT
    MOTION
    COUNSEL
    WEISS
    BENJAMIN TYBER
    DAVID BORES
    SECURITIES
    DECL
    ADEQUATE
    PARADIGM
    REPRESENTING
    CLASS CERTIFICATION
    YOURMAN
    LURIE
    CLASS PERIOD
    SERVE
    PURCHASERS
    DEFENDANTS
    PUBLICATION
    EXHIBIT
    PARADIGM STOCK
    SATISFY
    SUPERIOR
    
    
    
    KEVIN J. YOURMAN (147159)
    JORDAN L. LURIE (130013)
    WEISS & YOURMAN
    10940 Wilshire Blvd.
    24th Floor
    Los Angeles, CA 90024
    (310) 208-2800
    
    JOSEPH H. WEISS
    WEISS & YOURMAN
    551 Fifth Avenue
    New York, NY 10016
    (212) 682-3025
    
    Attorneys for Plaintiff
    
                                          UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
    
                                   NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
    
                                                SAN JOSE DIVISION
    
    DR. BENJAMIN TYBER, On Behalf of Himself                   )  Case No. C-98 20528RMW PVT
    and All Others Similarly Situated,                         )  [filed Jul. 27, 1998]
                                                               )
                          Plaintiffs,                          )  CIVIL ACTION
               vs.                                             ) )
    PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC.,                                 )
    MICHAEL GULETT, ROBERT McCLELLAND,  )
    RICHARD A. VELDHOUSE, CHIANG LAM,                          )
    DENNIS McDONALD and PAINEWEBBER,                           )
    INC.,                                                      ) )
                          Defendants.                          )  Date: October 2, 1998
    __________________________________________ )  Time: 9:00 a.m.
                                                               )  Judge: Honorable Ronald M. Whyte
    
                       MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES
         IN SUPPORT OF MOTION BY PLAINTIFF DR. BENJAMIN TYBER
                             AND BY CLASS MEMBER DAVID BORES
         FOR APPOINTMENT OF LEAD PLAINTIFFS AND LEAD COUNSEL
    
    I. INTRODUCTION
    
    
    
    
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • KEVIN J. YOURMAN JORDAN L. LURIE WEISS & YOURMAN
  • JOSEPH H. WEISS WEISS & YOURMAN
  • MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES IN SUPPORT OF MOTION BY PLAINTIFF DR. BENJAMIN TYBER
  • AND BY CLASS MEMBER DAVID BORES FOR APPOINTMENT OF LEAD PLAINTIFFS AND LEAD COUNSEL
  • Section 21 of The Private Securities Reform Act of 1995 (codified at 15 U.S.C.A.
  • 78u-4) amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by establishing a procedure for the
  • Section 21D provides, in relevant part, that within 60 days after publication of a notice
  • Pursuant to Section 21D, plaintiff Tyber caused a Notice of Class Action Filing to be timely
  • The notice advised class members of the filing of this lawsuit on behalf of all purchasers of
  • As set forth in the notice and as further alleged in the Complaint, plaintiff contends that
  • During the Class Period, the price of Paradigm stock traded as high as $20 per share based on
  • Plaintiff Dr. Benjamin Tyber and class member David Bores satisfy the foregoing requirements.
  • As set forth in the Declaration of Dr. Benjamin Tyber to Serve as Class Representative filed
  • as Exhibit 3), Tyber reviewed the Complaint and authorized its filing.
  • Certification of David Bores To Serve as Class Representative (attached as Ex.
  • Moreover, of the four prerequisites of class certification under Rule 23only one --adequacy
  • Weiss & Yourman are well known securities practitioners who have been adjudged adequate class
  • is subject to unique defenses that render such plaintiff incapable of adequately representing
  • Weiss & Yourman also has been appointed counsel for the plaintiff class in a related state

  • 21 . DECLARATION OF JORDAN L LURIE IN SUPPORT OF MOTION

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    WEISS
    EXHIBIT
    DAVID BORES
    DECLARE
    PLAINTIFF
    BENJAMIN TYBER
    CALIFORNIA
    JORDAN
    LURIE
    LOS ANGELES
    ATTORNEYS
    APPOINTMENT
    COUNSEL
    CLASS MEMBER DAVID
    SERVE
    PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE
    WITNESS
    COMPETENTLY TESTIFY
    HERETO
    CLASS ACTION FILING
    KANE
    ZISAPEL
    PVT
    SLIP
    CERTIFICATION
    PENALTY
    PERJURY
    LAWS
    FOREGOING
    
    
    
    KEVIN J. YOURMAN (147159)
    JORDAN L. LURIE (130013)
    WEISS & YOURMAN
    10940 Wilshire Blvd.
    24th Floor
    Los Angeles, CA 90024
    (310) 208-2800
    
    JOSEPH H. WEISS
    WEISS & YOURMAN
    551 Fifth Avenue
    New York, NY 10016
    (212) 682-3025
    
    Attorneys for Plaintiff
    
                                          UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
    
                                   NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
    
                                                SAN JOSE DIVISION
    
    DR. BENJAMIN TYBER, On Behalf of Himself                   )  Case No. C-98 20528RMW PVT
    and All Others Similarly Situated,                         ) )  CIVIL ACTION
                          Plaintiffs,                          )  DECLARATION OF JORDAN L.
               vs.                                             ) )  LURIE IN SUPPORT OF MOTION
                                                                     BY PLAINTIFF DR. BENJAMIN
    PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC.,                                 )  TYBER AND BY CLASS MEMBER
    MICHAEL GULETT, ROBERT McCLELLAND,  )  DAVID BORES FOR APPOINTMENT
    RICHARD A. VELDHOUSE, CHIANG LAM,                          )  OF LEAD PLAINTIFFS AND LEAD
    DENNIS McDONALD and PAINEWEBBER,                           )  COUNSEL
    INC.,                                                      ) )  [filed Jul. 27, 1998]
                          Defendants.                          )
                                                               )
                                                                     Date: October 2, 1998
                                                               )
    __________________________________________                       Time: 9:00 a.m.
                                                               )  Judge: Honorable Ronald M. Whyte
                                                               )
    
    I, Jordan L. Lurie, declare:
    
    1. I am an attorney with the firm of Weiss & Yourman, counsel of record for Plaintiff Dr.
    Benjamin Tyber and Class member David Bores in this action, and am duly licensed to
    practice in the State of California and before this Court. I make this declaration in support
    of the motion by Dr. Benjamin Tyber and by class member David Bores for Appointment
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • KEVIN J. YOURMAN JORDAN L. LURIE WEISS & YOURMAN
  • JOSEPH H. WEISS WEISS & YOURMAN
  • Attorneys for Plaintiff
  • I am an attorney with the firm of Weiss & Yourman, counsel of record for Plaintiff Dr.
  • I make this declaration in support of the motion by Dr. Benjamin Tyber and by class member
  • I have personal knowledge of the
  • matters stated herein and if called as a witness, I could and would competently testify to
  • Attached hereto are true and correct copies of the following documents:
  • Notice of Class Action Filing published in Investor's Business Daily on
  • Exhibit 2: Kane v. Zisapel, No. C-97-20431-RMW (PVT), slip op.
  • Declaration of Dr. Benjamin Tyber to Serve as Class Representative.
  • Certification of David Bores To Serve as Class Representative.
  • I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the
  • Executed this ___ day of July, 1998 at Los Angeles, California.

  • 22 . APPENDIX TO MOTION TO DISMISS

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY
    GREG
    JOHNSON
    MICHAEL
    GULETT
    RICHARD
    VELDHOUSE
    CHIANG LAM
    FRANK
    SIEGLITZ
    DOUGLAS
    WOODS
    JENNIFER
    MCQUARRIE
    SACRAMENTO
    ATTORNEYS
    ROBERT
    MCCLELLAND
    DENNIS
    MCDONALD
    COMPLAINT
    MOTION
    DISMISS CLASS ACTION
    COMPLAINT FILED HEREWITH
    ELECTRONIC BUYERS
    NEWS
    INTERVIEW
    BLOOMBERG FORUM
    PARADIGM PRESS
    
    
    
    PILLSBURY MADISON & SUTRO LLP
    FRANK E. SIEGLITZ #45953
    GREG L. JOHNSON #132397
    DOUGLAS J. WOODS #161531
    JENNIFER L. MCQUARRIE #191730
    400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1700
    Sacramento, CA 95814
    Telephone: (916) 329-4700
    
    Attorneys for Defendants
    PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC., MICHAEL GULETT, ROBERT
    McCLELLAND, RICHARD A. VELDHOUSE, CHIANG LAM, and
    DENNIS McDONALD
    
                                          UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
    
                                   NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
    
    ________________________________________
                                                            )
    DR. BENJAMIN TYBER, on behalf of himself  ) No. C-98-20528-RMW/PVT
    and all others similarly situated,                      ) APPENDIX TO DEFENDANTS'
                          Plaintiffs,                       )) MOTION TO DISMISS CLASS
               vs.                                          ) ACTION COMPLAINT FOR
                                                            ) VIOLATION OF FEDERAL
    PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC., MICHAEL  ) SECURITIES LAWS
    GULETT, ROBERT MCCLELLAND,                              ) [filed Jul. 27, 1998]
    RICHARD A. VELDHOUSE, CHIANG LAM,  )
    and DENNIS MCDONALD,                                    ) Date: October 2, 1998
                                                            ) Time: 9:00 a.m.
                          Defendants.                       )
    ________________________________________ ))
    Attached hereto are copies of statements, arranged herein in chronological order, which
    are identified and quoted in Plaintiff's Complaint and cited in Defendants' Motion to
    Dismiss Class Action Complaint filed herewith:
    
    1. November 20, 1995 article in the Electronic Buyers' News;
    
    2. November 28, 1995 interview of Defendant Gulett printed in Bloomberg Forum; and
    
    3. January 23, 1996 Paradigm press release.
    
    Dated: July ___, 1998.
                                                    PILLSBURY MADISON & SUTRO LLP
    
    
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • Sacramento,
  • Attorneys for Defendants
  • PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC., MICHAEL GULETT, ROBERT
  • DENNIS McDONALD
  • PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC., MICHAEL) SECURITIES LAWS
  • RICHARD A. VELDHOUSE, CHIANG LAM,)
  • Attached hereto are copies of statements, arranged herein in chronological order, which are
  • 1995 article in the Electronic Buyers' News;
  • 1995 interview of Defendant Gulett printed in Bloomberg Forum;
  • January 23, 1996 Paradigm press release.
  • FRANK E. SIEGLITZ GREG L. JOHNSON DOUGLAS J. WOODS JENNIFER L. MCQUARRIE
  • GULETT, ROBERT McCLELLAND, RICHARD A. VELDHOUSE, CHIANG LAM and DENNIS

  • 23 . COMPLAINT FOR NEGLIGENT MISREPRESENTATION

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    DEFENDANTS
    STOCK
    PLAINTIFFS
    HIGH PERFORMANCE
    MARKET
    SRAM
    SMITH BARNEY
    REPORT
    COMMON STOCK
    PRICE
    CLASS MEMBERS
    CALIFORNIA
    SEMICONDUCTOR
    PAINEWEBBER
    ANALYST
    SECURITIES
    MISLEADING
    PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY
    COMPLEX MILITARY/AEROSPACEAPPLICATIONS
    REPRESENTATIONS
    MATERIAL FACTS
    INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANTS
    TELECOMMUNICATIONS
    COMPETITION
    EXCESS SRAM CAPACITY
    MISREPRESENTATIONS
    HIGHER SPEEDS
    DISSEMINATING
    RESEARCH NOTE
    
    
    
    KEVIN J. YOURMAN (147159)
    JORDAN L. LURIE (130013)
    WEISS & YOURMAN
    10940 Wilshire Blvd.
    24th Floor
    Los Angeles, CA 90024
    (310) 208-2800
    
    JOSEPH H. WEISS
    WEISS & YOURMAN
    319 Fifth Avenue
    New York, NY 10016
    (212) 532-4171
    
    Attorneys for Plaintiffs
    
    
                    SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
    
                              COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA
    
    
    JOSEPH BULWA, MICHAEL                     )       Case No. CV759991
    MOHAMADIFAR, On Behalf of                 )       [filed Aug. 12, 1996]
    Themselves and All Others                 )       CLASS ACTION
    Similarly Situated,                       )) CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT FOR
                       Plaintiffs,            )       NEGLIGENT MISREPRESENTATION,
                                              )       COMMON LAW FRAUD AND DECEIT,
         vs.                                  )       BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY,
                                              )       VIOLATION CAL. CORP CODE
    PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC.,                )       25400, 25500 AND 1507, AND
    MICHAEL GULETT, ROBERT                    )       CAL. CIV. CODE §§ 1709-1710
    McCLELLAND, RICHARD A.                    )
    VELDHOUSE, CHIANG LAM, DENNIS             )       Plaintiffs Demand a Trial by
    McDONALD and PAINEWEBBER, INC.,           )       Jury
                                              )
                       Defendants.            )
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