Tsai v. Basile et al
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ORDER APPROVING THE SHEHK INVESTOR GROUP AS CO-LEAD PLAINTIFFS AND APPROVING THEIR SELECTION OF COUNSEL; BRIEFING SCHEDULE by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers; terminating 24 Motion to Consolidate Cases; granting 24 Motion to Appoint Lead Plaintiff and Lead Counsel ; granting 25 Motion to Appoint Lead Plaintiff and Lead Counsel ; terminating 30 Motion to Appoint Lead Plaintiff and Lead Counsel ; terminating 30 Motion to Consolidate Cases (fs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/26/2014)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
OAKLAND DIVISION
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IN RE VIOLIN MEMORY, INC.
SECURITIES LITIGATION
Master File No. 4:13-cv-05486-YGR
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[PROPOSED] ORDER APPROVING THE SHEHK INVESTOR GROUP
AS CO-LEAD PLAINTIFFS
AND APPROVING THEIR SELECTION OF COUNSEL
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Having considered the papers filed in support of the motions of class members Ali Shehk
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(“Shehk”) and Alan Richards (“Richards”) (collectively, the “Shehk Investor Group”) for
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Consolidation of the Actions,1 Appointment as Lead Plaintiff, and Approval of Lead Counsel
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pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “PSLRA”), 15 U.S.C.
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§ 78u-4(a)(3)(B) and 15 U.S.C. § 77z-1(a), and for good cause shown, the Court hereby enters the
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following Order:
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APPOINTMENT OF CO-LEAD PLAINTIFFS AND CO-LEAD COUNSEL
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Shehk and Richards have moved this Court to be appointed as Co-Lead Plaintiffs
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in the above Consolidated Action and to approve the counsel they retained to be Co-Lead
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Counsel.
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On February 10, 2014, the Court granted and ordered consolidation of the following related
actions (the “Consolidated Action”): Tsai v. Violin Memory, Inc., et al., 4:13-cv-05486-YGR;
Schneider v. Violin Memory, Inc., et al., 4:13-cv-05515-YGR; McBrian v. Violin Memory, Inc., et
al., No. 4:13-cv-05610-YGR; Richards v. Violin Memory, Inc., et al., No. 4:13-cv-05834-YGR.
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15 U.S.C. § 78u-4(a)(3)(B) and 15 U.S.C. § 77z-1(a), the Court hereby determines that members
of the Shehk Investor Group are the most adequate plaintiffs and satisfy the requirements of the
PSLRA. The Court hereby appoints the Shehk Investor Group as Co-Lead Plaintiffs to represent
the interests of the class.
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Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP (“Kaplan Fox”) to serve as Co-Lead Counsel and Kaplan Fox to
serve as Liaison Counsel. The Court approves the Shehk Investor Group’s selection of Co-Lead
Counsel and Liaison Counsel for the Consolidated Action.
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to coordinate the conduct of any and all discovery proceedings;
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to coordinate the examination of any and all witnesses in depositions;
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to coordinate the selection of counsel to act as spokesperson at all pretrial
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to coordinate the briefing and argument of any and all motions;
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Co-Lead Counsel shall have the following responsibilities and duties, to be carried
out either personally or through counsel whom Co-Lead Counsel shall designate:
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Pursuant to Section 21D(a)(3)(B)(v) of the PSLRA, 15 U.S.C. § 78u-4(a)(3)(B)(v),
the Shehk Investor Group has selected and retained the law firms of Levi & Korsinsky LLP and
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Having considered the provisions of Section 21D(a)(3)(B) of the PSLRA,
to call meetings of the plaintiffs’ counsel as they deem necessary and
conferences;
appropriate from time to time;
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to coordinate all settlement negotiations with counsel for defendants;
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to coordinate and direct the pretrial discovery proceedings and the
preparation for trial and the trial of this matter, and to delegate work responsibilities to selected
counsel as may be required;
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to coordinate the preparation and filings of all pleadings; and
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to supervise all other matters concerning the prosecution or resolution of
the claims asserted in the Consolidated Action.
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filed by any plaintiffs without the approval of Co-Lead Counsel, so as to prevent duplicative
pleadings or discovery by plaintiffs. No settlement negotiations shall be conducted without the
approval of the Co-Lead Counsel.
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Service upon any plaintiff of all pleadings, motions, or other papers in the
Consolidated Action, except those specifically addressed to a plaintiff other than Co-Lead
Plaintiffs, shall be completed upon service of Co-Lead Counsel.
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No motion, discovery request, or other pretrial proceedings shall be initiated or
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Co-Lead Counsel shall be the contact between plaintiffs’ counsel and defendants’
counsel, as well as the spokespersons for all plaintiffs’ counsel, and shall direct and coordinate
the activities of plaintiffs’ counsel. Co-Lead Counsel shall be the contact between the Court and
plaintiffs and their counsel.
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NEWLY FILED OR TRANSFERRED ACTIONS
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in this Court or transferred from another Court, the Clerk of this Court shall:
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deliver a copy of this Order to the attorneys for the plaintiff(s) in the newly
filed or transferred case and to any new defendant(s) in the newly filed or transferred case; and
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file a copy of this Order in the separate file for such action;
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When a case that arises out of the subject matter of this action is hereinafter filed
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make the appropriate entry on the docket for this action.
Each new case that arises out of the subject matter of the action that is filed in this
Court or transferred to this Court shall be consolidated with the Consolidated Action and this
Order shall apply thereto, unless a party objecting to this Order or any provision of this Order
shall, within ten (10) days after the date upon which a copy of this Order is served on counsel for
such party, file an application for relief from this Order or any provision herein and this Court
deems it appropriate to grant such application.
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During the pendency of this litigation, or until further order of this Court, the
parties shall take reasonable steps to preserve all documents within their possession, custody or
control, including computer-generated and stored information and materials such as computerized
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data and electronic mail, containing information that is relevant to or which may lead to the
discovery of information relevant to the subject matter of the pending litigation.
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III.
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BRIEFING SCHEDULE
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Co-Lead Plaintiffs may file an Amended Complaint no later than 45 30 days after
the date of this Order appointing Co-Lead Plaintiffs.
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Defendants must answer or file a motion to dismiss no later than 30 21 days after
Co-Lead Plaintiffs’ Amended Complaint has been filed.
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Co-Lead Plaintiffs’ opposition to Defendants’ motion to dismiss must be filed no
later than 30 21 days after Defendants’ motion to dismiss has been filed.
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Defendants’ reply in further support of their motion to dismiss must be filed no
later than 21 14 days after Co-Lead Plaintiffs’ opposition has been filed.
All other motions for appointment as lead plaintiff and counsel have been withdrawn or
are hereby denied. This Order terminates the following docket entries:
4:13-cv-05486-YGR, Docket Nos. 20, 24, 25, 30
4:13-cv-05515-YGR, Docket Nos. 24 and 25
4:13-cv-05610-YGR, Docket Nos. 13 and 14, and
4:13-cv-05834-YGR, Docket Nos. 13 and 14.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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DATED: February 26, 2014
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THE HONORABLE YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE
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