ZAERPOUR v. BANK OF AMERICA CORP.

No. 23-845.

SOHEIL ZAERPOUR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., BARCLAYS BANK PLC, BARCLAYS PLC, BNP PARIBAS GROUP, BNP PARIBAS USA, INC., BNP PARIBAS S.A., BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP., CITIGROUP, INC., CITIBANK N.A., CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC., CREDIT SUISSE GROUP AG, CREDIT SUISSE INTERNATIONAL, CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC, DEUTSCHE BANK AG, DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INCORPORATED, THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC., GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. LLC, HSBC HOLDINGS PLC, HSBC BANK PLC, HSBC NORTH AMERICA HOLDINGS, INC., HSBC BANK USA, N.A., HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC., J.P. MORGAN BANK & CO., J.P. MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC, MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH, INC., MUFG BANK, LTD., MUFG SECURITIES AMERICAS INC., MORGAN STANLEY, MORGAN STANLEY & CO., LLC, MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INTERNATIONAL, PLC, NATWEST MARKETS SECURITIES INC., RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC, ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC, SG AMERICAS SECURITIES LLC, SOCIETE GENERALE S.A., STANDARD CHARTERED BANK, STANDARD CHARTERED SECURITIES (NORTH AMERICA) INC., UBS AG, UBS SECURITIES LLC, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

May 9, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

SOHEIL ZAERPOUR, pro se, Clifton, NJ, For Plaintiff-Appellant.

Jeffrey J. Resetarits , Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York, NY, For Defendants-Appellees Bank of America Corporation, Bank of America, N.A., and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.

Matthew A. Schwartz , Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY, For Defendants-Appellees Barclays Bank PLC and Barclays PLC.

David C. Esseks , Rebecca Ann Cecchini , Allen & Overy LLP, New York, NY, For Defendants-Appellees BNP Paribas Group, BNP Paribas USA, Inc., BNP Paribas S.A., and BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

Andrew A. Ruffino , Covington & Burling LLP, New York, NY, For Defendants-Appellees Citigroup, Inc., Citibank N.A., and Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

Herbert S. Washer , David G. Januszewski , Jason M. Hall , Miles Wiley , Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, New York, NY, For Defendants-Appellees Credit Suisse Group AG, Credit Suisse International, and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC.

Alexander Kazam , King & Spalding LLP, Washington, DC, For Defendants-Appellees Deutsche Bank AG and Deutsche Bank Securities Incorporated.

Rishi Zutshi , Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York, NY, For Defendants-Appellees The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Goldman, Sachs & Co. LLC.

J. Matthew Goodin , Julia C. Webb , Locke Lord LLP, Chicago, IL, Roger B. Cowie , Locke Lord LLP, Dallas, TX, For Defendants-Appellees HSBC Holdings PLC, HSBC Bank PLC, HSBC North America Holdings, Inc., HSBC Bank USA, N.A., and HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.

Boris Bershteyn , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY, For Defendants-Appellees J.P. Morgan Bank & Co., J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC.

Joseph J. Bial , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Washington, DC, For Defendants-Appellees MUFG Bank, Ltd. and MUFG Securities Americas Inc.

Jonathan M. Moses , Justin L. Brooke , Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY, For Defendants-Appellees Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC, and Morgan Stanley & Co. International, PLC.

Paul S. Mishkin , Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, New York, NY, For Defendants-Appellees Natwest Markets Securities Inc. and Royal Bank of Scotland PLC.

Mark A. Nebrig , James P. McLoughlin, Jr. , Moore and Van Allen PLLC, Charlotte, NC, For Defendants-Appellees RBC Capital Markets, LLC and Royal Bank of Canada

James R. Warnot, Jr. , Patrick C. Ashby , Nicole E. Jerry , Linklaters LLP, New York, NY, Adam S. Lurie , Linklaters LLP, Washington, DC, For Defendants-Appellees SG Americas Securities LLC and Societe Generale S.A.

Marc J. Gottridge , Herbert Smith Freehills New York LLP, New York, NY, For Defendants-Appellees Standard Chartered Bank and Standard Chartered Securities (North America) Inc.

Eric J. Stock , Seth M. Rokosky , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY, For Defendants-Appellees UBS AG and UBS Securities LLC.

PRESENT: DENNIS JACOBS, RICHARD J. SULLIVAN, WILLIAM J. NARDINI,


SUMMARY ORDER

RULINGS BY SUMMARY ORDER DO NOT HAVE PRECEDENTIAL EFFECT. CITATION TO A SUMMARY ORDER FILED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2007, IS PERMITTED AND IS GOVERNED BY FEDERAL RULE OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE 32.1 AND THIS COURT'S LOCAL RULE 32.1.1. WHEN CITING A SUMMARY ORDER IN A DOCUMENT FILED WITH THIS COURT, A PARTY MUST CITE EITHER THE FEDERAL APPENDIX OR AN ELECTRONIC DATABASE (WITH THE NOTATION "SUMMARY ORDER"). A PARTY CITING TO A...

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