Leiszler v. Align Technology, Inc.

Filing 18

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF INTERIM LEAD COUNSEL AND JOINT MOTION FOR STAY OF PROCEEDINGS; CONTINUING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND VACATING PENDING HEARING DATES. The law firm of Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP is a ppointed interim lead counsel for plaintiffs and the plaintiff class. The action is stayed for all purposes until October 25, 2010. The August 20, 2010 hearing on defendant's motion to dismiss is vacated. The Case Management Conference is contin ued from September 17, 2010 to November 12, 2010; a Joint Case Management Statement shall be filed no later than November 5, 2010. The September 3, 2010 hearing date on the motion for appointment and to stay is vacated. Signed by Judge Maxine M. Chesney on August 2, 2010. (mmclc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/2/2010)

Leiszler v. Align Technology, Inc.

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ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS' MOT. FOR APPT. OF LEAD COUNSEL AND JOINT MOT. TO STAY PROCEEDINGS
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA Case No. 10-cv-2010 MMC CHRISTOPHER LEISZLER and JOSEPH STYGER, Plaintiffs, v. ALIGN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Defendants. [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF INTERIM LEAD COUNSEL AND JOINT MOTION FOR STAY OF PROCEEDINGS; CONTINUING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND VACATING PENDING HEARING DATES Date: September 3, 2010 Time: 9:00 a.m. Courtroom: 7, 19th Floor Hon. Maxine M. Chesney Judge:

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Plaintiffs' Unopposed Motion for Appointment of Interim Lead Counsel and Joint Motion for Stay of Proceedings, having come on regularly for hearing before this Court on September 3, 2010. WHEREAS Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(g)(2)(B) requires the Court to appoint interim class counsel best able to represent the interests of the class; and WHEREAS the law firm of Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP meets all of the criteria under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(g) for appointment as interim class counsel; and WHEREAS the interests of judicial economy and efficiency are promoted by a stay in the litigation until October 25, 2010 in order for the parties to explore settlement before a neutral third party mediator; and The Court having reviewed all briefs and documents filed in relation to said motions, and good cause appearing therefor, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 1. The law firm of Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP is hereby appointed interim lead

counsel for Plaintiffs and the Plaintiff Class; 2. This action is stayed for all purposes until October 25, 2010 so that the parties

may explore settlement and participate in mediation. Further, in light of the stay, the August 20, 2010 hearing on defendant's motion to dismiss is hereby VACATED, without prejudice to defendant's renoticing the motion upon the lifting of the stay, and the Case Management Conference is hereby CONTINUED from September 17, 2010 to November 12, 2010. The parties shall file a Joint Case Management Statement no later than November 5, 2010. The September 3, 2010 hearing date on the instant motion for appointment and to stay is VACATED. IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED:

August 2, 2010

Judge of the United States District Court

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS' MOT. FOR APPT. OF LEAD COUNSEL AND JOINT MOT. TO STAY PROCEEDINGS

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