Board of Trustees of City of Hialeah Employees' Retirement System v. Mendes et al

Filing 24

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE Show Cause Response due by 2/10/2012.. Signed by Judge Alsup on February 7, 2012. (whalc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/7/2012)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF CITY OF HIALEAH
EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM,
derivatively on behalf of Diamond Foods, Inc.,

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Plaintiff,
v.
MICHAEL MENDES, et al.,

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Defendants.
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DAVE LUCIA,

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No. C 11-05692 WHA

No. C 11-6417 WHA

Plaintiff,
v.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
LAURENCE M. BAER, et al.,
Defendants.
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The parties in the above-captioned actions have stipulated to consolidate the two

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derivative actions. They have also stipulated that plaintiffs Board of Trustees of City of Hialeah

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Employees’ Retirement System and Dave Lucia shall serve as co-lead plaintiffs in the

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consolidated action and that plaintiffs’ current counsel Abraham, Fruchter & Twersky, LLP, and

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Chapin Fitzgerald Sullivan & Bottini, LLP, respectively, shall serve as co-lead counsel.

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The Court is inclined to consolidate the two derivative actions. However, the parties are

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ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE

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why the Court should not first consider motions to appoint lead plaintiff and lead counsel. Please

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respond by NOON ON FEBRUARY 10, 2012.

why co-lead plaintiffs and co-lead counsel should be appointed and

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: February 7, 2012.

WILLIAM ALSUP
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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