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Siebel Systems, Inc.
Summary: On January 23, 2006, the lead plaintiff filed a notice of appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals from the judgment in favor of the defendants and against the plaintiffs. On January 25, 2008, the Court entered the Judgment from the U.S. Court of Appeals, affirming the judgment of the District Court.

On August 27, 2004, the plaintiff filed an Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint, and the defendants responded by filing a motion to dismiss on October 12, 2004. On January 28, 2005, Judge Charles R. Breyer granted the motion to dismiss with leave to amend. On March 1, 2005, the plaintiffs filed a First Amended Consolidated Class Action Complaint, and the defendants responded by filing a motion to dismiss the First Amended Consolidated Class Action Complaint on April 27, 2005. According to the Judgment issued by U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer on December 28, 2005, the Court having granted defendants’ motion to dismiss without leave to amend, judgment is entered in favor of defendants and against plaintiffs.

The original complaint alleges that during the Class Period, defendants issued false and misleading statements to the marketplace that artificially inflated the price of Siebel Systems shares. In particular, the Company misrepresented its business and future prospects by overstating customer acceptance of its new product offerings - including Siebel 7 CRM - and failed to disclose that "independent" customer satisfaction surveys which persuaded investors that a vast majority of the Company's customers would purchase products from the Company in the future were in fact carried out by an affiliated company and could not be relied upon.

The complaint further alleges that on July 17, 2002, Siebel announced its second quarter June 30, 2002 earnings reporting a precipitous drop in revenues of more than 15% and a 33% shortfall in earnings compared to consensus analyst forecasts. The Company also confirmed the continuing slide in demand for Siebel Systems' products by slashing revenue forecasts for the remainder of 2002 by an additional 25% - or $600,000,000 below guidance provided by defendants just six months prior. In unusually heavy volume of 65 million shares traded, Siebel Systems share prices dropped $2.13 on July 18 to close at $9.61.

INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION:
SIC Code: 7372
Sector: Technology
Industry: Software & Programming


COMPANY/ISSUER NAME: Siebel Systems, Inc.
COMPANY/ISSUER TICKER: SEBL
COMPANY WEBSITE: http://www.siebel.com

FIRST IDENTIFIED COMPLAINT IN THE DATABASE
Wollrab, et al. v. Siebel Systems, Inc., et al.
 COURT: N.D. California  DOCKET NUMBER: 04-CV-00983
 JUDGE NAME: Hon. Charles R. Breyer
 DATE FILED: 3/10/2004  SOURCE: Business Wires
 CLASS PERIOD START: 10/1/2001  CLASS PERIOD END: 7/17/2002
 TYPE OF COMPLAINT: Complaint (Unamended and Unconsolidated)
 PLAINTIFF FIRMS NAMED IN COMPLAINT:
  • Barrack, Rodos & Bacine (Main office, Philadelphia)
      3300 Two Commerce Square, 2001 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19103
       (voice) 215.963.0600, (fax) 215.963.0838, info@barrack.com
  • Barrack, Rodos & Bacine (San Diego)
      402 West Broadway , San Diego, CA, 92101
       (voice) 619.230.0800, (fax) 619.230.1874, info@barrack.com
  • Bernard M. Gross
      1500 Walnut Street, Suite 600, Philadelphia, PA, 19102
       (voice) 215.561.3600, (fax) 215.561.3000, bmgross@BernardMGross.com
  • Cauley Geller, Bowman Coates & Rudman, LLP (Boca Raton, FL)
      One Boca Place. 2255 Glades Road, Suite 421A, Boca Raton, FL, 33431
       (voice) 561.750.3000, (fax) 561.750.3364,
  • Cauley, Geller, Bowman, Coates & Rudman LLP (San Diego, CA)
      225 Broadway, Suite 1900, San Diego, CA, 92010
       (voice) 619.702.7350, (fax) 619.702.7351,
  • Geller Rudman, PLLC.
      197 South Federal Highway, Suite 200, Boca Raton, FL, 33432
       (voice) 561.750.3000, (fax) 888.262.3131, info@geller-rudman.com
  • Glancy and Binkow
      1801 Avenue of the Stars, suite 311, Los Angeles, CA, 90067
       (voice) 310-201-9150, (fax) , info@glancylaw.com
  • Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer, LLP (San Francisco, CA)
      100 Pine Street, 26th Floor, San Francisco, CA, 94111
       (voice) 415.772.4700, (fax) 415.677.1233, info@kaplanfox.com
  • Law Offices of Charles J. Piven, P.A.
      World Trade Center-Baltimore,401 East Pratt Suite 2525, Baltimore, MD, 21202
       (voice) 410.332.0030, (fax) , pivenlaw@erols.com
  • Murray, Frank & Sailer LLP
      275 Madison Ave 34th Flr, New York, NY, 10016
       (voice) 212.682.1818, (fax) 212.682.1892, email@murrayfrank.com
  • Schatz & Nobel, P.C.
      330 Main Street, Hartford, CT, 06106
       (voice) 800.797.5499, (fax) 860.493.6290, sn06106@AOL.com
  • Schiffrin & Barroway LLP
      3 Bala Plaza E, Bala Cynwyd, PA, 19004
       (voice) 610.667.7706, (fax) 610.667.7056, info@sbclasslaw.com
  • Stull, Stull & Brody (Los Angeles)
      10940 Wilshire Boulevard - Suite 2300, Los Angeles, CA, 90024
       (voice) 310.209.2468, (fax) ,
    _____________________________________________
     TOTAL NUMBER OF PLAINTIFF FIRMS:  13

  •  DOCUMENTS FOR THE FIRST IDENTIFIED COMPLAINT
    Class Action Complaint For Violations Of Federal Securities Laws
    Type: Complaint Date on the document: 03/10/2004
    Declaration Of Linda M. Fong In Support Of Motion To Appoint Dominick Cerrone As Lead Plaintiff, And To Approve Plaintiff’s Choice Of Counsel
    Type: Declaration Date on the document: 05/10/2004
    Declaration Of Linda M. Fong In Support Of The Motion Of The Wollrab Group For Consolidation, Appointment As Lead Plaintiff And For Approval Of Selection Of Lead And Liaison Counsel
    Type: Declaration Date on the document: 05/10/2004
    Declaration Of Marc L. Godino In Support Of Motion For Appointment Of Lead Plaintiff And Approval Of Plaintiff’s Selection Of Counsel
    Type: Declaration Date on the document: 05/10/2004
    Declaration Of Marc L. Godino In Support Of The Tillis Group’s Motion For Appointment Of Lead Plaintiff And Lead Counsel, And For Consolidation Of All Related Actions
    Type: Declaration Date on the document: 05/10/2004
    Memorandum In Support Of The Motion Of The Wollrab Group For Consolidation, Appointment As Lead Plaintiff And For Approval Of Selection Of Lead And Liaison Counsel
    Type: Other Date on the document: 05/10/2004
    Memorandum Of Law In Support Of Motion Of Allan G. Carlson For Appointment As Lead Plaintiff And Approval Of His Selection Of Counsel
    Type: Other Date on the document: 05/10/2004
    Memorandum Of Points Authorities In Support Of The Tillis Group’s Motion For Appointment Of Lead Plaintiff And Lead Counsel, And For Consolidation Of All Related Actions
    Type: Other Date on the document: 05/10/2004
    Notice Of Motion And Motion For Appointment Of Lead Plaintiff And Approval Of Plaintiff’s Selection Of Counsel
    Type: Notice Date on the document: 05/10/2004
    Notice Of Motion And Motion Of The Wollrab Group For Consolidation, Appointment As Lead Plaintiff And For Approval Of Selection Of Lead And Liaison Counsel
    Type: Notice Date on the document: 05/10/2004
    Notice Of Motion And Motion To Appoint Dominick Cerrone As Lead Plaintiff And For Appointment Of Lead Counsel; Memorandum Of Points And Authorities In Support Thereof
    Type: Notice Date on the document: 05/10/2004
    Plaintiff Dominick Cerrone’s Notice Of Motion And Motion To Consolidate All Related Actions For All Purposes; Memorandum Of Points And Authorities In Support Thereof
    Type: Notice Date on the document: 05/10/2004
    [Proposed] Order Appointing Allan G. Carlson As Lead Plaintiff And Approving Selection Of Lead Counsel
    Type: Order Date on the document: 05/10/2004
    [Proposed] Order Granting Motion For Appointment Of The Tillis Group As Lead Plaintiff; To Approve Lead Plaintiff’s Choice Of Counsel; And For Consolidation Of All Related Actions
    Type: Order Date on the document: 05/10/2004
    The Tillis Group’s Notice Of Motion And Motion For Appointment Of Lead Plaintiff And Lead Counsel, And For Consolidation Of All Related Actions
    Type: Notice Date on the document: 05/10/2004
    Declaration Of Marisa C. Livesay In Support Of Motion To Appoint Lead Plaintiffs And To Approve Lead Plaintiff's Choice Of Counsel
    Type: Declaration Date on the document: 05/11/2004
    Notice Of Motion And Motion To Appoint Lead Plaintiffs And To Approve Lead Plaintiffs’ Choice Of Counsel, And Memorandum Of Points And Authorities In Support Thereof
    Type: Notice Date on the document: 05/11/2004
    Order Appointing The Policeman’s Annuity And Benefit Fund Of Chicago As Lead Plaintiff And Approval Of Lead Plaintiff’s Choice Of Counsel
    Type: Order Date on the document: 05/11/2004
    Supplemental Declaration Of Marisa C. Livesay In Support Of Motion To Appoint Lead Plaintiff
    Type: Declaration Date on the document: 05/11/2004
    Memorandum In Further Support Of Motion To Appoint Dominick Cerrone As Lead Plaintiff And For Appointment Of Lead Counsel
    Type: Other Date on the document: 05/28/2004
    The Tillis Group’s Memorandum Of Points And Authorities In Opposition To Motions For Appointment Of Lead Plaintif And Lead Counsel
    Type: Other Date on the document: 05/28/2004

    REFERENCE COMPLAINT
    In re Siebel Systems, Inc. Securities Litigation
     COURT: N.D. California  DOCKET NUMBER: 04-CV-00983
     JUDGE NAME: 
     DATE FILED: 3/1/2005  SOURCE: Complaint
     CLASS PERIOD START: 10/1/2001  CLASS PERIOD END: 7/17/2002
     TYPE OF COMPLAINT: First Consolidated
     PLAINTIFF FIRMS NAMED IN COMPLAINT:
  • Barrack, Rodos & Bacine (Main office, Philadelphia)
      3300 Two Commerce Square, 2001 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19103
       (voice) 215.963.0600, (fax) 215.963.0838, info@barrack.com
  • Barrack, Rodos & Bacine (San Diego)
      402 West Broadway , San Diego, CA, 92101
       (voice) 619.230.0800, (fax) 619.230.1874, info@barrack.com
  • Bernstein Liebhard & Lifshitz LLP (New York, NY)
      10 E. 40th Street, 22nd Floor, New York, NY, 10016
       (voice) 800.217.1522, (fax) , info@bernlieb.com
  • Finkelstein & Krinsk LLP
      501 West Broadway, Suit 1250, San Diego, CA, 92101
       (voice) 877.493.5366, (fax) 619.238.5425,
  • Glancy Binkow & Goldberg LLP (LA)
      1801 Ave. of the Stars, Suite 311, Los Angeles, CA, 90067
       (voice) (310) 201-915, (fax) (310) 201-916, info@glancylaw.com
  • Goodkind Labaton Rudoff & Sucharow LLP
      100 Park Avenue, New York, NY, 10017
       (voice) 212.907.0700, (fax) 212.818.0477, info@glrslaw.com
  • Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer, LLP (San Francisco, CA)
      100 Pine Street, 26th Floor, San Francisco, CA, 94111
       (voice) 415.772.4700, (fax) 415.677.1233, info@kaplanfox.com
  • Law Offices of Bernard M. Gross
      1515 Locust Street, 2nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA, 19102
       (voice) 215-561-3600, (fax) 215-561-3000, bmgross@bernardmgross.com
  • Law Offices of Marc S. Henzel
      273 Montgomery Ave. Suite 202, Bala Cynwyd, PA, 19004
       (voice) 610.660.8000, (fax) 610.660.8080, securitiesfraud@comcast.net
  • Murray, Frank & Sailer LLP
      275 Madison Ave 34th Flr, New York, NY, 10016
       (voice) 212.682.1818, (fax) 212.682.1892, email@murrayfrank.com
  • Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP
      270 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, 10016
       (voice) 212.545.4600, (fax) 212.686.0114, newyork@whafh.com
    _____________________________________________
     TOTAL NUMBER OF PLAINTIFF FIRMS:  11

  •  DOCUMENTS FOR THE REFERENCE COMPLAINT
    Lead Plaintiff's Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint
    Type: Complaint Date on the document: 08/27/2004
    Lead Plaintiff's [Corrected] First Amended Consolidated Class Action Complaint
    Type: Complaint Date on the document: 03/01/2005
    Clerk's Notice
    Type: Notice Date on the document: 09/12/2005
    Notice Of Recent Authority In Support Of Lead Plaintiff's Opposition To Defendants' Motion To Dismiss
    Type: Notice Date on the document: 11/02/2005
    Civil Minutes
    Type: Other Date on the document: 11/07/2005
    Judgment
    Type: Other Date on the document: 12/28/2005
    Memorandum and Order
    Type: Order Date on the document: 12/28/2005
    U.S. District Court Civil Docket
    Type: Docket Date on the document: 12/28/2005
    Bill Of Costs
    Type: Other Date on the document: 01/11/2006
    Certificate Of Service
    Type: Other Date on the document: 01/26/2006
    Declaration Of Samuel M. Ward In Support Of Lead Plaintiff's Objection To Defendants' Bill Of Costs
    Type: Declaration Date on the document: 01/26/2006
    Declaration Of Stephen R. Basser In Support Of Lead Plaintiff's Objection To Defendants' Bill Of Costs
    Type: Declaration Date on the document: 01/26/2006
    Lead Plaintiff's Objection To Defendants' Bill Of Costs
    Type: Other Date on the document: 01/26/2006
    Stipulation And [Proposed] Order Staying Taxation Of Costs Pending The Disposition Of Lead Plaintiff’s Appeal
    Type: Order Date on the document: 02/01/2006
    Clerk’s Notice Re: Failure To File Electronically And/Or Register As An E-Filer
    Type: Notice Date on the document: 02/02/2006
    Stipulation And Order Staying Taxation Of Costs Pending The Disposition Of Lead Plaintiff’s Appeal
    Type: Order Date on the document: 02/03/2006
    Judgment [From the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit]
    Type: Other Date on the document: 1/17/2008
    Memorandum [From US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit]
    Type: Memorandum Date on the document: 01/17/2008
    Mandate
    Type: Other Date on the document: 01/28/2008
    U.S. District Court Civil Docket
    Type: Docket Date on the document: 01/28/2008

     OTHER DOCUMENTS
    Class Action Complaint For Violations Of Federal Securities Laws
    Case Name and/or Number: Louis
    Type: Complaint Date on the document: 03/23/2004
    Class Action Complaint For Violations Of Federal Securities Laws
    Case Name and/or Number: Imundo
    Type: Complaint Date on the document: 03/23/2004
    Class Action Complaint for Violation of Federal Securities Laws - Jury Trial Demanded
    Case Name and/or Number: Gary Gelman, et al. v. Siebel Systems, Inc., et al.
    Type: Complaint Date on the document: 03/25/2004

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