On April 19, 2021 a
Motion-Secondary
was filed
involving a dispute between
Sonny St. John
Individually And On Behalf Of All Others Similarly Situated,,
and
Changxun Sun,
China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited,
Ching Chiu,
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.,
Cloopen Group Holding Limited,
Cogency Global Inc.,
Colleen A. Devries,
Feng Zhu,
Futu, Inc.,
Goldman Sachs,
Jianhong Zhou,
Kui Zhou,
Lok Yan Hui,
Ming Liao,
Qingsheng Zheng,
Tiger Brokers,
Xiaodong Liang,
Yipeng Li,
Zi Yang,
for Commercial Division
in the District Court of New York County.
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FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 12/03/2021 09:32 PM INDEX NO. 652617/2021
NYSCEF DOC. NO. 35 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 12/03/2021
SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF NEW YORK
)
SONNY ST. JOHN, Individually and on )
Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, ) Index No. 652617/2021
)
Plaintiff, ) Motion Sequence No. 005
)
v. ) Part 54
)
CLOOPEN GROUP HOLDING LIMITED, ) Hon. Jennifer G. Schecter
CHANGXUN SUN, YIPENG LI, KUI )
ZHOU, QINGSHENG ZHENG, )
XIAODONG LIANG, ZI YANG, MING )
LIAO, FENG ZHU, LOK YAN HUI, )
JIANHONG ZHOU, CHING CHIU, )
COGENCY GLOBAL INC., COLLEEN A. )
DEVRIES, GOLDMAN SACHS (ASIA) )
L.L.C., CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS )
INC., CHINA INTERNATIONAL )
CAPITAL CORPORATION HONG KONG )
SECURITIES LIMITED, TIGER BROKERS )
(NZ) LIMITED, and FUTU, INC., )
)
Defendants. )
)
AFFIRMATION OF JOANNA A. DIAKOS IN SUPPORT OF THE
COGENCY DEFENDANTS’ JOINDER IN CLOOPEN GROUP HOLDING LIMITED’S
MOTION TO DISMISS THE AMENDED COMPLAINT
I, Joanna A. Diakos, an attorney duly admitted to practice before the Courts of this State,
affirm the following to be true under the penalties of perjury pursuant to Rule 2106 of the New
York Civil Practice Law and Rules.
1. I am a partner at the law firm of K&L Gates LLP, attorneys of record for
Defendants Cogency Global Inc. and Colleen DeVries (collectively, the “Cogency Defendants”).
I respectfully submit this affirmation in support of the Cogency Defendants’ Joinder in Cloopen
Group Holding Limited’s (“Cloopen”) Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint.
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FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 12/03/2021 09:32 PM INDEX NO. 652617/2021
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2. Attached hereto as Exhibit 1 is a tr
Cloopen's Form F-1, filed with the U.S. Securities
about and available at
https://sec.repor
January 19, 2021,
000127/a2242756zf-1.htm.
3. Attached hereto as Exhibit 2 is a tr
Cloopen's Form F-6, filed with the SEC on or abou
4. Attached hereto as Exhibit 3 is a tr
Cloopen's Amendment No. 1 to Form F-1/A, filed
and available at
5. Attached hereto as Exhibit 4 is a tr
Cloopen's Amendment No. 2 to Form F-1/A, filed
2 of 2
Document Filed Date
December 03, 2021
Case Filing Date
April 19, 2021
Category
Commercial Division
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FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 12/03/2021 09:32 PM INDEX NO. 652617/2021 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 35 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 12/03/2021 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NEW YORK ) SONNY ST. JOHN, Individually and on ) Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, ) Index No. 652617/2021 ) Plaintiff, ) Motion Sequence No. 005 ) v. ) Part 54 ) CLOOPEN GROUP HOLDING LIMITED, ) Hon. Jennifer G. Schecter CHANGXUN SUN, YIPENG LI, KUI ) ZHOU, QINGSHENG ZHENG, ) XIAODONG LIANG, ZI YANG, MING ) LIAO, FENG ZHU, LOK YAN HUI, ) JIANHONG ZHOU, CHING CHIU, ) COGENCY GLOBAL INC., COLLEEN A. ) DEVRIES, GOLDMAN SACHS (ASIA) ) L.L.C., CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS ) INC., CHINA INTERNATIONAL ) CAPITAL CORPORATION HONG KONG ) SECURITIES LIMITED, TIGER BROKERS ) (NZ) LIMITED, and FUTU, INC., ) ) Defendants. ) ) AFFIRMATION OF JOANNA A. DIAKOS IN SUPPORT OF THE COGENCY DEFENDANTS’ JOINDER IN CLOOPEN GROUP HOLDING LIMITED’S MOTION TO DISMISS THE AMENDED COMPLAINT I, Joanna A. Diakos, an attorney duly admitted to practice before the Courts of this State, affirm the following to be true under the penalties of perjury pursuant to Rule 2106 of the New York Civil Practice Law and Rules. 1. I am a partner at the law firm of K&L Gates LLP, attorneys of record for Defendants Cogency Global Inc. and Colleen DeVries (collectively, the “Cogency Defendants”). I respectfully submit this affirmation in support of the Cogency Defendants’ Joinder in Cloopen Group Holding Limited’s (“Cloopen”) Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint. 311318795.1 12/03/21 11:19AM 1 of 2 FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 12/03/2021 09:32 PM INDEX NO. 652617/2021 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 35 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 12/03/2021 2. Attached hereto as Exhibit 1 is a tr Cloopen's Form F-1, filed with the U.S. Securities about and available at https://sec.repor January 19, 2021, 000127/a2242756zf-1.htm. 3. Attached hereto as Exhibit 2 is a tr Cloopen's Form F-6, filed with the SEC on or abou 4. Attached hereto as Exhibit 3 is a tr Cloopen's Amendment No. 1 to Form F-1/A, filed and available at 5. Attached hereto as Exhibit 4 is a tr Cloopen's Amendment No. 2 to Form F-1/A, filed 2 of 2