U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida (Ft. Lauderdale) CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 0:11-cv WPD

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1 US District Court Civil Docket as of 9/12/2011 Retrieved^rom the court on September 15, 2011 U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida (Ft. Lauderdale) CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 0:11-cv WPD TESSITORE v. China Fire & Security Group, Inc. et al Date Filed: 07/15/2011 Assigned to: Judge William P. Dimitrouleas Date Terminated: 09/12/2011 Referred to: Magistrate Judge Lurana S. Snow Jury Demand: Plaintiff Cause: 15:0078 Securities Exchange Act Nature of Suit: 850 Securities/Commodities Jurisdiction: Federal Question Plaintiff JAMES TESSITORE represented by Mark S. Fistos Farmer, Jaffe,Weissing, Edwards, Fistos & Lehrman, P.L. 425 N. Andrews Avenue Suite 2 Fort Lauderdale, FL Fax: mark@pathtojustice.com TERMINATED: 08!04!2 011 Steven R. Jaffe Farmer Jaffe Weissing Edwards Fistos & Lehrman PL 425 N Andrews Avenue Suite 2 Fort Lauderdale, FL Fax: steve@pathtojustice.com TERMINATED: 08!04!2 011 Stewart Marcos Cooke 255 University Drive Miami, FL Fax: scooke@cookelaw.net ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED V.

2 China Fire & Security Group, Inc. represented by Jorge David Guttman Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP 1450 Brickell Avenue Suite 2300 Miami, FL Fax: LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Weigang Li Brian Lin Weishe Zhang Guoyou Zhang YINGQING LI Xianghua Li Albert McLelland represented by Jorge David Guttman (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Amber Parent Limited

3 AMBER MERGERCO, INC Bain Capital Partners, LLC Date Filed # Docket Text 07/15/ COMPLAINT against AMBER MERGERCO, INC, Amber Parent Limited, Bain Capital Partners, LLC, China Fire & Security Group, Inc., YINGQING LI, Weigang Li, Xianghua Li, Brian Lin, Albert McLelland, Guoyou Zhang, Weishe Zhang. Filing fee $ receipt number 113C , filed by JAMES TESSITORE. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summon(s), # 3 Summon(s), # 4 Summon(s), # 5 Summon(s), # 6 Summon(s), # 7 Summon(s), # 8 Summon(s), # 9 Summon(s), # 10 Summon(s), # 11 Summon(s), # 12 Summon(s))(Jaffe, Steven) (Entered: 07/15/2011) 07/15/ Judge Assignment to Judge William P. Dimitrouleas and Magistrate Judge Lurana S. Snow (vjk) (Entered: 07/15/2011) 07/18/ Summons Issued as to AMBER MERGERCO, INC, Amber Parent Limited, Bain Capital Partners, LLC, China Fire & Security Group, Inc., YINGQING LI, Weigang Li, Xianghua Li, Brian Lin, Albert McLelland, Guoyou Zhang, Weishe Zhang. (Attachments: # 1 Summon(s), # 2 Summon(s), # 3 Summon(s), # 4 Summon(s), # 5 Summon(s), # 6 Summon(s), # 7 Summon(s), # 8 Summon(s), # 9 Summon(s), # 10 Summon(s))(vjk) (Entered: 07/18/2011) 07/18/2011 I 4 1 Order Requiring Counsel to Meet, File Joint Scheduling Report and Joint Discovery Report. Signed by Judge William P. Dimitrouleas on 7/18/2011. (asl) (Entered: 07/18/2011) 07/22/2011 I 5 NOTICE (Stipulation) of Substitution of Counsel by Stewart Marcos Cooke on behalf 1 of JAMES TESSITORE instead of prior counsel of record Steven Jaffe, Esq.. (Cooke, Stewart) (Entered: 07/22/2011) 07/22/2011 Attorney Stewart Marcos Cooke terminated by DE 5. (tp) (Entered: 07/22/2011) 07/22/2011 (Cooke, Stewart) (Entered: 07/22/2011) 07/22/2011 Attorney Stewart Marcos Cooke representing TESSITORE, JAMES (Plaintiff) Activated. (Cooke, Stewart) (Entered: 07/22/2011) 07/22/2011 I 6 1 MOTION for Order to Show Cause for Expedited Discovery by JAMES TESSITORE. (Cooke, Stewart) (Entered: 07/22/2011) 07/22/2011 I 7 RESPONSE in Support re 6 MOTION for Order to Show Cause for Expedited 1 Discovery Declaration of Scott J. Farrell in Support ofapplication by Order to Show Cause for Expedited Discovery filed by JAMES TESSITORE. (Cooke, Stewart) (Entered: 07/22/2011) 07/22/2011 I 8 EXHIBITS A, B, D, and Memorandum of Law by JAMES TESSITORE re: 7 Response 1 in Support of Motion filed by JAMES TESSITORE. Related document: 7 Response in Support of Motion filed by JAMES TESSITORE. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A -

4 Proposed Order, # 2 Exhibit B - Class Action Complaint, # 3 Exhibit D - Plaintiff's First Request for Production to All s)(cooke, Stewart) (Entered: 07/22/2011) 07/22/2011 I 9 EXHIBITS CParts 1-7 and Memorandum of Law by JAMES TESSITORE re: 7 Response in Support of Motion filed by JAMES TESSITORE. Related document: 7 Response in Support of Motion filed by JAMES TESSITORE. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit C Part 1 of 7, # 2 Exhibit C Part 2 of 7, # 3 Exhibit C Part 3 of 7, # 4 Exhibit C Part 4 of 7, # 5 Exhibit C Part 5 of 7, # 6 Exhibit C Part 6 of 7, # 7 Exhibit C Part 7 of 7)(Cooke, Stewart) (Entered: 07/22/2011) 07/22/ Declaration of Scott J. Farrell in Support of Application by Order to Show Cause for Expedited Discovery by JAMES TESSITORE See DE 7 for image (tp) (Entered: 07/25/2011) 07/22/ MEMORANDUM in Support of Plaintiff's Order to Show Case for Expedited Discovery by JAMES TESSITORE. See DE 8 for image (tp) (Entered: 07/25/2011) 07/22/ MEMORANDUM of Law in Support of Plaintiff's Order to Show Cause for Expedited Discovery by JAMES TESSITORE. See DE 9 for image (tp) (Entered: 07/25/2011) 07/25/ Clerks Notice to Filer re 6 MOTION for Order to Show Cause for Expedited Discovery. Proposed Order Docketed as Main Document; CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUIRED - Filer must File a Notice of Striking, then resubmit the proposed order as instructed in the CM/ECF Administrative Procedures (tp) (Entered: 07/25/2011) 07/25/ Clerks Notice to Filer re 8 Exhibits, 7 Response in Support of Motion, 9 Exhibits,. Wrong Event Selected; ERROR - The Filer selected the wrong event. The document was re-docketed by the Clerk, see [de# 11, 12, 13]. It is not necessary to refile this document. (tp) (Entered: 07/25/2011) 07/28/ ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT as to 3 Summons Issued, Acknowledgment filed by Amber Parent Limited (ar2) Modified text on 7/29/2011 (<c). (Entered: 07/29/2011) 08/01/ I 's MOTION to Consolidate Cases AND INCORPORATED MEMORANDUM OF LAW by China Fire & Security Group, Inc.. Responses due by 8/18/2011 (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Guttman, Jorge) (Entered: 08/01/2011) 08/01/ RESPONSE in Opposition re 6 MOTION for Order to Show Cause forexpedited Discovery AND CROSS MOTION TO STAYPROCEEDINGS AND INCORPORATED MEMORANDUM OF LAW filed by China Fire & Security Group, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit B-1, # 4 Exhibit B-2, # 5 Exhibit B-3, # 6 Exhibit B-4, # 7 Exhibit B-5, # 8 Exhibit B-6, # 9 Exhibit B-7, # 10 Exhibit B-8, # 11 Exhibit B-9, # 12 Exhibit B-10, # 13 Exhibit B-11, # 14 Exhibit B-12, # 15 Exhibit B- 13, # 16 Exhibit B-14, # 17 Exhibit B-15, # 18 Exhibit B-16, # 19 Exhibit B-17, # 20 Exhibit B- 1 8)(Guttman, Jorge) (Entered: 08/01/2011) 08/01/ I MOTION Oral Argument re 17 Response in Opposition to Motion,, for Order to Show Cause for Expedited Discovery and Cross Motion to Stay Proceedings and Incorporated Memorandum of Law by China Fire & Security Group, Inc., Albert McLelland. (Guttman, Jorge) Modified relief on 8/2/2011 (tp). (Entered: 08/01/2011) 08/01/ CROSS MOTION to Stay Proceedings by China Fire & Security Group, Inc.. Responses due by 8/18/2011 (tp) (Entered: 08/02/2011)

5 08/02/ Clerks Notice to Filer re 18 Request for Oral Argument. Filer Selected the Wrong Motion Relief(s); ERROR - The Filer selected the wrong motion relief(s) when docketing the motion. The correction was made by the Clerk. It is not necessary to refile this document but future motions filed must include applicable reliefs. (tp) (Entered: 08/02/2011) 08/02/ Clerks Notice to Filer re 17 Response in Opposition to Motion,,. Two or More Document Events Filed as One; ERROR - Only one event was selected by the Filer but more than one event was applicable to the document filed. The docket entry was corrected by the Clerk. It is not necessary to refile this document but in the future, the Filer must select all applicable events. (tp) (Entered: 08/02/2011) 08/02/ ORDER STRIKING Filings DE's 17, 18, 20. Signed by Judge William P. Dimitrouleas on 8/2/2011. (asl) (Entered: 08/02/2011) 08/02/ ORDER Consolidating the Actions and Administratively Closing Case Number CIV; granting 16 Motion to Consolidate Cases. The cases numbered CIV-DIMITROULEAS and CIV-DIMITROULEAS are hereby consolidated into one action, case number DIMITROULEAS. All pleadings and papers shall be filed in case no DIMITROULEAS. The Clerk shall administratively close case number CIV-DIMITROULEAS. Signed by Judge William P. Dimitrouleas on 8/2/2011. (asl) (Entered: 08/02/2011) 08/02/2011 Cases associated per 23 Order Consolidating Actions. (asl) (Entered: 08/02/2011) 08/04/2011 Attorney Mark S. Fistos and Steven R. Jaffe terminated per DE 5. (bb) (Entered: 08/04/2011) 09/12/ ORDER Administratively REOPENING CASE; Directing Clerk to Re-file certain Pending Motions and Papers from into this case. Case no longer consolidated. Signed by Judge William P. Dimitrouleas on 9/12/11. (mg) (Entered: 09/12/ MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by JAMES TESSITORE. (mg) (Entered: 09/12/ AFFIDAVIT signed by: Scott J. Farrell. in support of 25 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(mg) (Entered: 09/12/2011 SYSTEM ENTRY - Docket Entry 27 restricted/sealed until further notice. (mg) (Entered: 09/12/2011 SYSTEM ENTRY - Docket Entry 28 restricted/sealed until further notice. (mg) (Entered: 09/12/2011 SYSTEM ENTRY - Docket Entry 29 restricted/sealed until further notice. (mg) (Entered: 09/12/ MOTION for Protective Order. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(mg) (Entered: 09/12/ I MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages IN DEFENDANTS' RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION [ECF NO. 60] by Amber MergerCo, Inc., Amber Parent Limited, Bain Capital Partners,

6 LLC, China Fire & Security Group, Inc., Albert McLelland. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(mg) (Entered: 09/12/ NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by JAMES TESSITORE (Cooke, Stewart) (Entered: 09/12/ ORDER Granting s' Motion to Exceed Page Limits; re 31 Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages. Signed by Judge William P. Dimitrouleas on 9/12/2011. (asl) (Entered: 09/12/ ORDER Granting Motion to Seal. Signed by Judge William P. Dimitrouleas on 9/12/2011. (asl) (Entered: 09/12/ ORDER Approving Notice of Voluntary Dismissal. The Clerk shall close this case. Signed by Judge William P. Dimitrouleas on 9/12/2011. (asl) (Entered: 09/13/2011) Note: Links in this docket are stored in the PACER system (Public Access to Court Electronic Records). PACER is a service of United States Judiciary. To view and retrieve the linked documents from PACER, you must be a registered user. To register, fill out one of the registration forms available on the PACER site. The United States Congress has given the Judicial Conference of the United States, the judicial governing body of the U.S. Federal Courts, authority to impose user fees for electronic access to case information. For more information visit the PACER site at