Commodity Exchange – Gold Futures and Options Trading Litigation

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Important Dates

Claim Form Deadline
Tuesday, April 19, 2022 The claim filing deadline has now passed. You must have submitted your new or revised Claim Form no later than Tuesday, April 19, 2022.
Exclusion Deadline
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
The exclusion deadline has now passed. You must have completed and mailed your request for exclusion so that it was received no later than Tuesday, April 19, 2022.
Objection Deadline
Friday, June 24, 2022 The objection deadline has now passed. You must have mailed your objection(s) and/or notice of intent to appear at the Final Approval Hearing so that it/they were received no later than Friday, June 24, 2022.
Fairness Hearing
Friday, August 5, 2022 The Fairness Hearing for the Third Settlement Agreement and for the Plans of Allocation took place on Friday, August 5, 2022 at 10:00 AM. All Settlements and Plans of Allocation have now been approved.

Documents Regarding the Claims Process

2024.10.10 Letter Addressed to Judge Valerie Caproni Regarding Further Status Update on Distribution(PDF: 300.1 kB)
2024.05.15 Order from Judge Valerie E Caproni for Status Update to be Provided by 10.15.24(PDF: 379.1 kB)
2024.05.14 Letter Addressed to Judge Valerie Caproni Regarding Status Update on Distribution(PDF: 295.5 kB)
2023.09.18 Order Authorizing Distribution of the Settlement Fund(PDF: 2.8 MB)
2023.09.15 Notice of Motion for Distribution of the Settlement Fund(PDF: 273.0 kB)
2023.09.15 Declaration of Justin R Hughes in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Distribution of the Settlement Fund(PDF: 8.3 MB)
2023.09.15 Memorandum in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Distribution of the Settlement Fund(PDF: 161.7 kB)
2023.06.29 Declaration of Justin R. Hughes Regarding Status of Claims Administration(PDF: 149.9 kB)
2023.02.09 Declaration of Justin R. Hughes Regarding Administration Status, and Resulting Court Order(PDF: 244.1 kB)
2022.02.18 Second Long Form Notice (regarding Third Agreement and revised Plan of Allocation)(PDF: 102.9 kB)
2022.02.18 Second summary notice (regarding Third Agreement and revised Plan of Allocation)(PDF: 447.9 kB)
2021.11.12 Plan of Allocation for Third Settlement (Gold)(PDF: 229.1 kB)
2021.11.12 Revised Plan of Allocation re DB and HSBC (includes day trades)(PDF: 227.9 kB)

Documents Regarding Final Approval of the Third Settlement Agreement

2022.08.08 Final Judgment(PDF: 218.4 kB)
2022.08.08 Order Approving Plan of Allocation for the Third Settlement Agreement(PDF: 166.5 kB)
2022.07.28 Order re Public and Remote Access to Aug. 5, 2022 Fairness Hearing(PDF: 170.6 kB)
2022.07.18 Proposed Final Judgment(PDF: 218.1 kB)
2022.07.15 Omnibus Reply re Third Agreement, Plans of Allocation, Fees, Expenses, and Incentive Awards(PDF: 220.0 kB)
2022.07.15 Proposed Approval of Plan of Allocation (Third Settlement)(PDF: 340.9 kB)
2022.07.15 Hughes Declaration(PDF: 268.4 kB)
2022.06.03 Notice re: Motion for Final Approval(PDF: 117.1 kB)
2022.06.03 Memo re: Final Approval of Third Settlement and Plans of Allocation(PDF: 259.0 kB)
2022.06.03 Joint Declaration re: Final Approval of Third Settlement and Fees(PDF: 251.9 kB)
2022.05.03 Hughes Declaration Regarding Mailing of Additional Notice and Revised Claim Form(PDF: 3.5 MB)
2022.05.03 Rabe Declaration Regarding Mailing of Additional Notice and Revised Claim Form(PDF: 127.1 kB)

Documents Regarding Motion for Attorneys’ Fees, Litigation Expenses, and Incentive Awards

2022.08.08 Order Awarding Attorneys' Fees(PDF: 388.9 kB)
2022 08.08 Order Awarding Litigation Expenses(PDF: 387.6 kB)
2022 08.08 Order Granting Incentive Awards(PDF: 386.0 kB)
2022.07.15 Omnibus Reply re Third Agreement, Plans of Allocation, Fees, Expenses, and Incentive Awards(PDF: 220.0 kB)
2022.07.15 Proposed Fee Order(PDF: 347.1 kB)
2022.07.15 Proposed Expense Order(PDF: 346.2 kB)
2022.07.15 Proposed Incentive Award Order(PDF: 344.5 kB)
2022.06.03 Notice re Motion for Fees, Expenses, and Incentive Awards(PDF: 117.5 kB)
2022.06.03 Memo re Motion for Fees, Expenses, and Incentive Awards(PDF: 287.7 kB)
2022.06.03 Joint Declaration re final approval (third settlement) and fees(PDF: 251.9 kB)
2022.06.03 Brockett Declaration re fee application(PDF: 179.9 kB)
2022.06.03 Dell'Angelo Declaration re fee application(PDF: 253.6 kB)

Documents Regarding Preliminary Approval of Notice and Plan of Allocation for the Third Settlement Agreement

2022.01.13 Order re notice and prelim approval for allocation plan re third settlement (Gold)(PDF: 187.0 kB)
2022.01.12 Letter to Court attaching revised proposed materials(PDF: 1.9 MB)
2021.11.12 Brockett Declaration for notice and prelim approval of allocation plan (Gold)(PDF: 1.1 MB)
2021.11.12 Memo for notice and prelim approval of allocation plan (Gold)(PDF: 245.9 kB)

Documents Regarding Preliminary Approval of the Third Settlement Agreement

2022.01.13 Order re prelim approval of third settlement (Gold)(PDF: 198.8 kB)
2021.11.12 Memo for prelim approval re third settlement (Gold)(PDF: 298.8 kB)
2021.10.19 Third Settlement Agreement (Gold)(PDF: 1.6 MB)

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Commodity Exchange – Gold Futures and Options Trading Litigation

Documents Regarding the Claims Process

Documents Regarding Change of Plan of Allocation and Extension of Certain Deadlines

Additional Orders Regarding the Completed Original (Jan. 2022) Fairness Hearing

Documents Regarding Final Approval of HSBC and Deutsche Bank Settlements

Documents Regarding Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Litigation Expenses

Documents Regarding Preliminary Approval of Notice and Plan of Allocation

Documents Regarding Preliminary Approval of Deutsche Bank Agreement

Other Documents Regarding the Litigation

Documents Regarding Preliminary Approval of HSBC Agreement

Documents Regarding the Claim Process

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Important Dates

Claim Form Deadline

Exclusion Deadline

Objection Deadline

Fairness Hearing

Documents Regarding the Claims Process

Documents Regarding Final Approval of the Third Settlement Agreement

Documents Regarding Motion for Attorneys’ Fees, Litigation Expenses, and Incentive Awards

Documents Regarding Preliminary Approval of Notice and Plan of Allocation for the Third Settlement Agreement

Documents Regarding Preliminary Approval of the Third Settlement Agreement

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