In re Herald, Primeo and Thema Funds Securities Litigation

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MOTION to Appoint Nurnberger Verischerung Aktiengesellschaft Osterreich to serve as lead plaintiff(s). Document filed by Nurnberger Versicherung Aktiengesellschaft Osterreich. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Rudman, Samuel)

Repex Ventures S.A v. Madoff et al

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK x REPEX VENTURES S.A, on Behalf of Itself : : and All Others Similarly Situated, : : Plaintiff, : : v. : : BERNARD L. MADOFF; BERNARD L. : MADOFF INVESTMENT SECURITIES; BANK MEDICI S.A.; SONJA KOHN; PETER : : SCHEITHAUER; HERALD USA FUND; : HERALD LUXEMBURG FUND; BANK AUSTRIA CREDITANSTALT; UNICREDIT : S.A.; PRIMEO SELECT FUNDS; PIONEER : ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS; THEMA : INTERNATIONAL FUND PLC; ERNST & : YOUNG LLP, and HSBC HOLDINGS PLC, : : : Defendants. x HORST LEONHARDT, on Behalf of Himself : : and All Others Similarly Situated, : : Plaintiff, : : v. : BERNARD L. MADOFF, BANK MEDICI : S.A., SONJA KOHN, PETER : SCHEITHAUER, HERALD USA FUND, : HERALD LUXEMBURG FUND, BANK : AUSTRIA CREDITANSTALT, UNICREDIT : S.A., PRIMEO SELECT FUND, PRIMEO : EXECUTIVE FUND, PIONEER : ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS, : : x [Caption continued on following page] Civil Action No.: 09-cv-00289-RMB

CLASS ACTION

Civil Action No.: 09-cv-02032-UA

CLASS ACTION

NOTICE OF MOTION OF NÜRNBERGER VERSICHERUNG AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT ÖSTERREICH FOR CONSOLIDATION OF RELATED ACTIONS, APPOINTMENT AS LEAD PLAINTIFF, AND FOR APPROVAL OF SELECTION OF LEAD COUNSEL

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: THEMA INTERNATIONAL FUND PLC, HELMUTH E. FREY, FRIEDRICH : PFEFFER, FRANCO MUGNAI, ALBERTO : BENBASSAT, STÉPHANE BENBASSAT, : GENEVALOR, BENBASSAT & CIE, DAVID : T. SMITH, GERALD J. P. BRADY, DANIEL : : MORRISSEY, ERNST & YOUNG S.A., : ERNST & YOUNG GLOBAL LIMITED, : HSBC HOLDINGS PLC, HSBC : INSTITUTIONAL TRUST SERVICES (IRELAND) LIMITED, HSBC SECURITIES : : SERVICES (IRELAND) LIMITED, HSBC : SECURITIES SERVICES, S.A., : PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, : CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS, : PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS : INTERNATIONAL LIMITED and : FRIEHLING & HOROWITZ, : : Defendants. x PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Nürnberger Versicherung Aktiengesellschaft Österreich ("Nürnberger"), will hereby move this Court, on a date and at such time as may be designated by the Court, for an Order (attached hereto as Exhibit A): (i) consolidating the related actions pending in this District; (ii) appointing Nürnberger as Lead Plaintiff; (iii) approving Nürnberger 's selection of the law firm of Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP to serve as Lead Counsel; and (iv) granting such other and further relief as the Court may deem just and proper. In support of this Motion, Nürnberger submits herewith a Memorandum of Law and the Declaration of Samuel H. Rudman, dated March 13, 2009.

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DATED: March 13, 2009

COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP SAMUEL H. RUDMAN DAVID A. ROSENFELD /s/ Samuel H. Rudman SAMUEL H. RUDMAN 58 South Service Road, Suite 200 Melville, NY 11747 Telephone: [phone] (fax) [e-mail] [e-mail] COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP DOUGLAS WILENS SABRINA E. TIRABASSI 120 E. Palmetto Park Road, Suite 500 Boca Raton, FL 33432-4809 Telephone: [phone] (fax) [e-mail] [e-mail] Counsel for Proposed Lead Plaintiff Nürnberger JOHNSON BOTTINI, LLP FRANK A. BOTTINI 655 W. Broadway, Suite 1400 San Diego, CA 92101 Telephone: [phone] (fax) [e-mail] Additional Counsel for Proposed Lead Plaintiff Nürnberger

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that on March 13, 2009, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send a Notice of Electronic Filing to all counsel of record. s/ Samuel H. Rudman SAMUEL H. RUDMAN

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