Rubin v. MF Global, Ltd. et al

Filing 188

DECLARATION of Mark R. Rosen in Support re: 186 MOTION for Settlement Unopposed Motion for (I) Preliminary Approval of Settlement, (II) Certification of the Class for Purposes of Settlement, (III) Approval of Notice to the Class, (IV) Scheduling of a Final Approval Hearing. MOTION for Settlement Unopposed Motion for (I) Preliminary Approval of Settlement, (II) Certification of the Class for Purposes of Settlement, (III) Approval of Notice to the Class, (IV) Scheduling of a Final Approval Hearing.. Document filed by Central States, Southeast, Southwest Areas Pension Fund, Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System, Policement's Annuity & Benefit Fund of Chicago, State-Boston Retirement System. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement, # 2 Exhibit Barrack, Rodos & Bacine Resume, # 3 Exhibit Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll Resume)(Rosen, Mark)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

MICHAEL RUBIN,
Plaintiff,
Case No. 08 Civ. 2233 (VM)

v.
MF GLOBAL, LTD., et aI.,
Defendants.

DECLARATION OF MARK R. ROSEN IN SUPPORT OF LEAD PLAINTIFFS'
UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR (I) PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT, (II)
CERTIFICATION OF THE CLASS FOR PURPOSES OF SETTLEMENT, (III)
APPROVAL OF NOTICE TO THE CLASS, AND (IV) SCHEDULING OF A FINAL
APPROVAL HEARING

I, Mark R. Rosen, declare as follows pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746:
1.

I am a member of Barrack, Rodos & Bacine, Court-appointed Lead Counsel for

the Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System, the Policemen's Annuity & Benefit Fund of
Chicago, the Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund, and the State-Boston
Retirement System (collectively, "Lead Plaintiffs" ) and the proposed Class in this Litigation. I
am admitted to practice before this Court.
2.

I respectfully submit this declaration in support of Lead Plaintiffs' Unopposed

Motion for (i) Preliminary Approval of Proposed Class Action Settlement, (ii) Certification of
the Class for Purposes of Settlement, (iii) Approval of Notice to the Class, and (iv) Scheduling of
a Final Approval Hearing.
3.
documents:

Attached hereto as exhibits are true and correct copIes of the following

Exhibit 1:

Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement, dated as of August 10, 2011

Exhibit 2:

Firm resume of Barrack, Rodos & Bacine

Exhibit 3:

Firm resume of Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC

I hereby declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
Executed on August 11,2011.

/s/ Mark R. Rosen
Mark R. Rosen

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