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Nature of Suit Code: 850
Nature of Suit: Securities, Commodities, Exchange
Cause of Action: 15:78m(a) Securities Exchange Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MIGUEL HUSSEY,

Plaintiff,

v.

RUCKUS WIRELESS, INC., et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 16-cv-02991-EMC 

ORDER CONDITIONALLY 

GRANTING MOTION FOR 

APPOINTMENT AS LEAD PLAINTIFF 

AND APPROVAL OF LEAD 

PLAINTIFF’S SELECTION OF LEAD

COUNSEL

Docket No. 11

Having considered the City of Pontiac General Employees’ Retirement System’s Motion 

for Appointment as Lead Plaintiff and Approval of Its Selection of Lead Counsel (the “Motion”) 

and good cause appearing therefor, the Court ORDERS as follows:

1. The Motion is conditionally GRANTED1(see ¶ 6, infra);

2. Pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, 15 U.S.C. §78u4(a)(3)(B), the City of Pontiac General Employees’ Retirement System is conditionally appointed 

as Lead Plaintiff; and

3. Pursuant to 15 U.S.C. §78u-4(a)(3)(B)(v), the City of Pontiac General Employees’ 

Retirement System’s selection of Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP is conditionally approved 

and appointed as Lead Counsel. As conditionally-approved Lead Counsel, Robbins Geller 

Rudman & Dowd LLP shall have the following responsibilities and duties on behalf of

conditionally-approved Lead Plaintiff and the putative class:

(a) the briefing and argument of any and all motions;

 

1 At the hearing on the motion, the Court indicated that it was granting the motion, but, upon 

further reconsideration, concludes that a conditional grant is more appropriate.

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(b) the conduct of any and all discovery proceedings;

(c) the examination of any and all witnesses in depositions;

(d) the selection of counsel to act as spokesperson at all pretrial conferences;

(e) the organization of meetings of plaintiffs’ counsel as they deem necessary and

appropriate from time to time;

(f) settlement negotiations with counsel for defendants;

(g) the pretrial discovery proceedings and the preparation for trial and the trial of

this matter, and delegation of work responsibilities to selected counsel as may be 

required;

(h) the preparation and filing of all pleadings; and

(i) the supervision of all other matters concerning the prosecution or resolution of

the consolidated action.

4. No motion, discovery request, or other pretrial proceedings shall be initiated or 

filed by any plaintiff without the approval of conditionally-approved Lead Counsel, so as to 

prevent duplicative pleadings or discovery. No settlement negotiations shall be conducted without 

the approval of conditionally-approved Lead Counsel.

5. Conditionally-approved Lead Counsel shall be the contact between plaintiff’s 

counsel and defendants’ counsel, as well as the spokesperson for all plaintiff’s counsel, and shall 

direct and coordinate the activities of plaintiff’s counsel.

6. The Court’s approval of the pending motion is conditioned on the City of Pontiac 

General Employees’ Retirement System/the Robbins Geller law firm providing the notice required 

by 15 U.S.C. § 78u-4(a)(3) of this lawsuit, and not the Delaware lawsuit (i.e., Borrego), by three 

court days.

2

 See Myers Decl., Ex. A (notice provided of Borrego action). If no competing 

 

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Section 78u-4(a)(3) provides as follows:

(i) In general. Not later than 20 days after the date on which the 

complaint is filed, the plaintiff or plaintiffs shall cause to be 

published, in a widely circulated national business-oriented 

publication or wire service, a notice advising members of the 

purported class –

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motion for appointment is filed within 60 days after publication of the notice, then on the City of 

Pontiac General Employees’ Retirement System/the Robbins Geller law firm should so notify the 

Court (and provide evidence establishing that notice was properly given), and the Court shall then 

grant final approval.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 9, 2016

______________________________________

EDWARD M. CHEN

United States District Judge

 

(I) of the pendency of the action, the claims asserted 

therein, and the purported class period; and

(II) that, not later than 60 days after the date on which the 

notice is published, any member of the purported 

class may move the court to serve as lead plaintiff of 

the purported class.

15 U.S.C. § 78u-4(a)(3).

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