Anwar et al v. Fairfield Greenwich Limited et al

Filing 775

FIRST MOTION to Certify Class. Document filed by Pasha S. Anwar.(Barrett, David)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

PASHA S. ANWAR, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

Master File No. 09-cv-118 (VM)

v.
FAIRFIELD GREENWICH LIMITED, et al.,
Defendants.
This Document Relates To: All Actions

PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION
Plaintiffs AXA Private Management, Pacific West Health Medical Center Employees
Retirement Trust, Harel Insurance Company Ltd., Martin and Shirley Bach Family Trust, Natalia
Hatgis, Securities & Investment Company Bahrain, Dawson Bypass Trust, and St. Stephen’s
School (collectively, “Class Representatives”) respectfully move the Court for an order pursuant
to Rules 23(a) and 23(b)(3) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure appointing them class
representatives and certifying this action as a class action on behalf of a class (the “Class”)
consisting of all shareholders/limited partners in Fairfield Sentry Limited, Fairfield Sigma
Limited, Greenwich Sentry, L.P. and Greenwich Sentry Partners, L.P. (the “Funds”) as of
December 10, 2008 who suffered a net loss of principal invested in the Funds. Plaintiffs submit
the accompanying memorandum in support of this motion.

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Dated: March 1, 2011
Respectfully submitted,

By:
/s/ David A. Barrett
David Boies
BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP
333 Main Street
Armonk, NY 10504
[phone]
David A. Barrett
Howard L. Vickery
BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP
575 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
[phone]
Stuart H. Singer
Carlos M. Sires
Sashi Bach Boruchow
BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP
401 East Las Olas Boulevard, #1200
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33301
[phone]
Robert C. Finkel
Carl L. Stine
James A. Harrod
E. Elizabeth Robinson
WOLF POPPER LLP
845 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
[phone]
Christopher Lovell
Victor E. Stewart
LOVELL STEWART HALEBIAN LLP
61 Broadway, Suite 501
New York, NY 10006
[phone]
Interim Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs and
Counsel for PSLRA Plaintiffs

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on March 1, 2011, I caused the foregoing attached document to be
electronically served to all counsel of record.

/s/ David A. Barrett
David A. Barrett

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