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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

For the Northern District of California

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ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION—C-04-03364 RMW And Related Cases 

JAH

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

E-FILED on 6/19/06

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

In re NETOPIA, INC., 

SECURITIES LITIGATION

______________________________________

This Order Relates to: 

All Actions

C-04-03364 RMW 

And Related Cases 

ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFFS'

MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION

[Re Docket Nos. 130, 135-38]

The court adopted its tentative ruling which stated, "Defendants challenge only the

predominance of common questions under Rule 23(b)(3). Their challenge seems to go more to the

merits of claims based on the ICC and Swisscom transactions than whether there are common

questions in the claims of all class members, and, given that the relevant Swisscom disclosures

came in the middle of disclosures related to ICC, it does not seem appropriate or practical to

attempt to define subclasses based on each transaction. There is no evidence that any particular

potential class members are situated such that subdivision of the class would be appropriate. Class

certification appears appropriate."

DATED: 6/19/06

RONALD M. WHYTE

United States District Judge

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION—C-04-03364 RMW And Related Cases 

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Notice of this document has been electronically sent to:

Counsel for Plaintiffs:

Michael David Braun service@braunlawgroup.com 

Andrew M. Schatz aschatz@snlaw.net 

Jeffrey S. Nobel firm@snlaw.net 

Tricia Lynn McCormick triciam@lerachlaw.com 

Stanley S. Mallison stanm@mallisonlaw.com 

Robert S. Green RSG@CLASSCOUNSEL.COM 

Patrick J. Coughlin patc@mwbhl.com 

Darren J. Robbins e_file_sd@lerachlaw.com 

William S. Lerach billl@lerachlaw.com 

Marc A. Topaz 

Richard A. Maniskas 

Tamara Skvirsky 

Timothy J. Burke service@ssbla.com 

Aaron L. Brody 

Jules Brody 

Tzivia Brody 

Counsel for Defendants:

Howard S. Caro hcaro@hewm.com 

Michael Ethan Liftik michael.liftik@hellerehrman.com 

Sara B. Brody sbrody@hewm.com 

Susan D. Resley sresley@orrick.com 

Walter F. Brown wbrown@orrick.com 

Jamaar M. Boyd jboyd@proskauer.com 

Counsel are responsible for distributing copies of this document to co-counsel that have not

registered for e-filing under the court's CM/ECF program.

Dated: 6/19/06 /s/ JH

Chambers of Judge Whyte

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