Hampe v. McLaughlin et al

Filing 26

ORDER Granting 7 Motion to Appoint Robert M. McElroy as Lead Plaintiff and Approving Lead Plaintiff's Selection of Lead Counsel. Signed by Judge Andrew P. Gordon on 12/11/14. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MMM)

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GRIFFITH H. HAYES, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 7374
ANDREW R. MUEHLBAUER, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 10161
COOKSEY, TOOLEN, GAGE, DUFFY & WOOG
A Professional Corporation
3930 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 200
Las Vegas, Nevada 89169
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Jeremy A. Lieberman
Francis P. McConville
POMERANTZ LLP
600 Third Avenue, 20th Floor
New York, New York 10016
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Patrick V. Dahlstrom
POMERANTZ LLP
10 South La Salle Street, Suite 3505
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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[Proposed] Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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LEE A. HAMPE, Individually and on Behalf
of All Others Similarly Situated,

Case No. 2:14-cv-01526-APG-NJK

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Plaintiff(s),

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CLASS ACTION

v.
PDL BIOPHARMA, INC., JOHN P.
MCLAUGHLIN, PETER S. GARCIA, and
DAVID MONTEZ,
Defendants.

[PROPOSED] ORDER APPOINTING
ROBERT M. MCELROY AS LEAD
PLAINTIFF AND APPROVING LEAD
PLAINTIFF’S SELECTION OF LEAD
COUNSEL

[PROPOSED] ORDER APPOINTING ROBERT M. MCELROY AS LEAD PLAINTIFF AND APPROVING
LEAD PLAINTIFF’S SELECTION OF LEAD COUNSEL

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Having considered the Motion to Appoint Robert M. McElroy (“McElroy”) as Lead
Plaintiff and to Approve Lead Plaintiff’s Selection of Lead Counsel (the “Motion”), and good

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cause appearing therefor, the Court ORDERS as follows:
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The Motion is GRANTED;

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The Court, having considered the provisions of §21D(a)(3)(B) of the

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Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. §78u-4(a)(3)(B), as amended by the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, hereby determines that McElroy is appointed Lead
Plaintiff; and
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Lead Plaintiff’s selection of counsel is approved.

Pursuant to

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§21D(a)(3)(B)(v), Pomerantz LLP is appointed Lead Counsel for the Class and Cooksey,

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Toolen, Gage, Duffy & Woog, P.C. is appointed as Liaison Counsel.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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December 11, 2014.
DATED: __________________

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THE HONORABLE ANDREW P. GORDON
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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[PROPOSED] ORDER APPOINTING ROBERT M. MCELROY AS LEAD PLAINTIFF AND APPROVING
LEAD PLAINTIFF’S SELECTION OF LEAD COUNSEL