Securities and Exchange Commission v. Beckman et al

Federal Civil Lawsuit California Northern District Court, Case No. 3:25-cv-00800-RFL
District Judge Rita F. Lin, presiding
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District Judge Rita F. Lin
Last Updated September 3, 2025 at 1:56 AM EDT (11.4 months ago) Update UpdateSpaceE-Mail Alert AlertsSpaceJump Jump
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Parties
United States Securities and Exchange Commission United States Securities and Exchange Commission, Plaintiff
Officially listed as "Securities and Exchange Commission"

Represented by United States Securities and Exchange Commission

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Eli Greenstein +1 415 350 1239 +1 415 705 2501 greensteine@sec.gov
Space Jason P Lee +1 323 965 4578 +1 323 965 3815 leejas@sec.gov
Space Monique Christine Winkler +1 415 705 2475 +1 415 705 2501 winklerm@sec.gov
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No Logo Alexander C Beckman, Defendant

Represented by Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Andrew Frederick Dawson +1 415 391 5400 +1 415 397 7188 adawson@keker.com
Space Kelly Seranko Kaufman +1 415 676 2339 +1 415 397 7188 kkaufman@keker.com
Space Nicholas D. Marais +1 415 391 5400 +1 415 397 7188 nmarais@keker.com
Space Elliot Remsen Peters +1 415 391 5400 +1 415 397 7188 epeters@keker.com
Space Matan Shacham +1 415 391 5400 +1 415 397 7188 mshacham@keker.com
No Logo Valerie H Lau, Defendant

Represented by Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Josh Alan Cohen +1 415 738 5700 jacohen@debevoise.com
Space Nicholas Folly +1 415 738 5700 nfolly@debevoise.com
Space William David Sarratt +1 212 909 6864 +1 212 521 7279 dsarratt@debevoise.com
Other Parties
United States of America United States of America, Miscellaneous
Officially listed as "USA"

Represented by United States Department of Justice

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Patrick Kevin O'Brien patrick.obrien@usdoj.gov
Attributes
Office San Francisco
Filed 1/23/2025
Jury Demand Plaintiff
Demand
Nature of Suit 850 - Other Statutes: Securities/Commodities/Exchange
Cause Section 15 U.S.C. § 77 Securities Fraud
Jurisdiction U.S. Government Plaintiff
Disposition
County San Francisco
Terminated
Origin 1
Reopened
Lead Case
Related Case
Other Court Case None
Defendant Custody Status
Flags ADRMOP,RELATE,STAYED
Timeline
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Blank 28 Filed: 8/5/2025, Entered: 8/5/2025 Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Withdrawal of Attorney
NOTICE of Withdrawal filed by Hirsa Amin, no longer appearing on behalf of Valerie H Lau in this case / Withdrawal as Counsel of Record (Amin, Hirsa) (Filed on 8/5/2025)
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Blank 27 Filed: 3/28/2025, Entered: 3/28/2025 Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Withdrawal of Attorney
NOTICE of Withdrawal filed by Sheila Ellen O'Callaghan, no longer appearing on behalf of Securities and Exchange Commission in this case (O'Callaghan, Sheila) (Filed on 3/28/2025)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 26 Filed: 3/26/2025, Entered: 3/26/2025 Notice (other)
NOTICE by Securities and Exchange Commission Withdrawal of Counsel (Smyth, Bernard) (Filed on 3/26/2025)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 25 Filed: 3/10/2025, Entered: 3/10/2025 Notice (other)
NOTICE by Securities and Exchange Commission Withdrawal of Counsel (Katz, Marc) (Filed on 3/10/2025)
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Blank 24 Filed: 3/4/2025, Entered: 3/4/2025 Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Withdrawal of Attorney
NOTICE of Appearance filed by Nicholas Folly on behalf of Valerie H Lau (Folly, Nicholas) (Filed on 3/4/2025)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 23 Filed: 3/3/2025, Entered: 3/3/2025 Order on StipulationCourt Filing
ORDER by Judge Rita F. Lin granting [22] Stipulation for Stay of Proceedings and Discovery. (mkl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/3/2025)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 22 Filed: 2/28/2025, Entered: 2/28/2025, Terminated: 3/3/2025 stipulation
STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER re: Stay of Proceedings and Discovery filed by Alexander C Beckman. (Shacham, Matan) (Filed on 2/28/2025)
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Blank 21 Filed: 2/28/2025, Entered: 2/28/2025 Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Withdrawal of Attorney
NOTICE of Appearance filed by Kelly Seranko Kaufman on behalf of Alexander C Beckman (Kaufman, Kelly) (Filed on 2/28/2025)
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Blank 20 Filed: 2/28/2025, Entered: 2/28/2025 Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Withdrawal of Attorney
NOTICE of Appearance filed by Nicholas David Marais on behalf of Alexander C Beckman (Marais, Nicholas) (Filed on 2/28/2025)
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Blank 19 Filed: 2/28/2025, Entered: 2/28/2025 Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Withdrawal of Attorney
NOTICE of Appearance filed by Andrew Frederick Dawson on behalf of Alexander C Beckman (Dawson, Andrew) (Filed on 2/28/2025)
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Blank 18 Filed: 2/28/2025, Entered: 2/28/2025 Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Withdrawal of Attorney
NOTICE of Appearance filed by Matan Shacham on behalf of Alexander C Beckman (Shacham, Matan) (Filed on 2/28/2025)
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Blank 17 Filed: 2/28/2025, Entered: 2/28/2025 Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Withdrawal of Attorney
NOTICE of Appearance filed by Elliot Remsen Peters on behalf of Alexander C Beckman (Peters, Elliot) (Filed on 2/28/2025)
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Blank 16 Filed: 2/27/2025, Entered: 2/27/2025 Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Withdrawal of Attorney
NOTICE of Appearance filed by Hirsa Amin on behalf of Valerie H Lau (Amin, Hirsa) (Filed on 2/27/2025)
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Blank 15 Filed: 2/27/2025, Entered: 2/27/2025 Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Withdrawal of Attorney
NOTICE of Appearance filed by Josh Alan Cohen on behalf of Valerie H Lau (Cohen, Josh) (Filed on 2/27/2025)
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Blank 14 Filed: 2/27/2025, Entered: 2/27/2025 Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Withdrawal of Attorney
NOTICE of Appearance filed by William David Sarratt on behalf of Valerie H Lau (Sarratt, William) (Filed on 2/27/2025)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 13 Filed: 2/27/2025, Entered: 2/27/2025 waiver of service executed
WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed filed by Securities and Exchange Commission. Service waived by Valerie H Lau waiver sent on 2/14/2025, answer due 4/15/2025. (Greenstein, Eli) (Filed on 2/27/2025)
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Blank 12 Filed: 2/13/2025, Entered: 2/13/2025 Clerks NoticeCourt Filing
CLERK'S NOTICE SETTING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE UPON REASSIGNMENT: Notice is hereby given that an Initial Case Management Conference is set before Judge Rita F. Lin upon reassignment. For a copy of Judge Lin's Standing Order and other information, please refer to the Court's website at https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges/lin-rita-f-rfl/. Case Management Statement due by 4/23/2025. Initial Case Management Conference set for 4/30/2025 10:00 AM in San Francisco - Videoconference Only. This proceeding will be held via a Zoom webinar.Webinar Access: All counsel, members of the public, and media may access the webinar information at https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges/lin-rita-f-rfl/General Order 58. Persons granted access to court proceedings held by telephone or videoconference are reminded that photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings, including screenshots or other visual copying of a hearing, is absolutely prohibited.Zoom Guidance and Setup: https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/zoom/. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.)(mkl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/13/2025)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 11 Filed: 2/12/2025, Entered: 2/12/2025 Case Assigned/ReassignedCourt Filing
Case Reassigned to Judge Rita F. Lin. Judge Jon S. Tigar no longer assigned to the case. Notice: The assigned judge participates in the Cameras in the Courtroom Pilot Project. See General Order No. 65 and http://cand.uscourts.gov/cameras. (mbc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/12/2025)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 10 Filed: 2/11/2025, Entered: 2/11/2025 Order Relating CaseCourt Filing
ORDER RELATING CASE to 25-cr-00012-RFL. Signed by Judge Rita F. Lin on 2/11/2025. (mkl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/11/2025)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 9 Filed: 2/11/2025, Entered: 2/11/2025 waiver of service executed
WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed filed by Securities and Exchange Commission. Service waived by Alexander C Beckman waiver sent on 1/31/2025, answer due 4/1/2025. (Greenstein, Eli) (Filed on 2/11/2025)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 8 Filed: 1/30/2025, Entered: 1/30/2025 Notice (other)
NOTICE by USA re [7] Judicial Referral for Purpose of Determining Relationship of Cases Notice of Related Cases in a Criminal Action (O'Brien, Patrick) (Filed on 1/30/2025)
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Judicial Referral for Purpose of Determining Relationship of Cases with OCR 7 Filed: 1/30/2025, Entered: 1/30/2025 Judicial Referral for Purpose of Determining Relationship of CasesCourt Filing
REFERRAL FOR PURPOSE OF DETERMINING RELATIONSHIP. Signed by Judge Jon S. Tigar on 01/30/2025. Judicial Referral for Purpose of Determining Relationship of Cases re 25-cr-00012-RFL (dms, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/30/2025)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 6 Filed: 1/23/2025, Entered: 1/23/2025 Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines
Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Notice: The assigned judge participates in the Cameras in the Courtroom Pilot Project. See General Order No. 65 and http://cand.uscourts.gov/cameras. Joint Case Management Statement due by 4/22/2025. Initial Case Management Conference set for 4/29/2025 at 2:00 PM in Oakland - Videoconference Only. (tn, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/23/2025)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 5 Filed: 1/23/2025, Entered: 1/23/2025 Summons issued
Summons Issued as to Alexander C Beckman, Valerie H Lau. (tn, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/23/2025)
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Blank 4 Filed: 1/23/2025, Entered: 1/23/2025 Case Assigned by IntakeCourt Filing
Case assigned to Judge Jon S. Tigar. Counsel for plaintiff or the removing party is responsible for serving the Complaint or Notice of Removal, Summons and the assigned judge's standing orders and all other new case documents upon the opposing parties. For information, visit E-Filing A New Civil Case at http://cand.uscourts.gov/ecf/caseopening.Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges. Upon receipt, the summons will be issued and returned electronically. A scheduling order will be sent by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) within two business days. (as, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/23/2025)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 3 Filed: 1/23/2025, Entered: 1/23/2025 Consent/Declination to Proceed Before a US Magistrate JudgeCourt Filing
CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Securities and Exchange Commission.. (Greenstein, Eli) (Filed on 1/23/2025)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 2 Filed: 1/23/2025, Entered: 1/23/2025 Proposed Summons
Proposed Summons. (Greenstein, Eli) (Filed on 1/23/2025)
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Complaint with OCR 1 Filed: 1/23/2025, Entered: 1/23/2025 Complaint
COMPLAINT AND JURY TRIAL DEMAND against Alexander C Beckman, Valerie H Lau, (Filing Fee: Waived). Filed by Securities and Exchange Commission. (Attachments: # (1) Civil Cover Sheet)(Greenstein, Eli) (Filed on 1/23/2025) Modified on 1/23/2025 (tn, COURT STAFF).
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