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Nature of Suit Code: 850
Nature of Suit: Securities, Commodities, Exchange
Cause of Action: 12:22 Securities Fraud

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSEPH SABATINO, Individually and on

Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated,

Plaintiff,

v.

THOMAS S. ROONEY, JR., et al.,

Defendants.

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THOMAS C. MOWDY, Individually and on

Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated,

Plaintiff,

v.

THOMAS S. ROONEY, JR., et al.,

Defendants.

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No. C-15-0265 EMC

No. C-15-0374 EMC

CONSOLIDATED CASES

ORDER GRANTING THE MOTION OF

HENRY LOW FOR CONSOLIDATION,

APPOINTMENT AS LEAD PLAINTIFF,

AND APPROVAL OF LEAD COUNSEL

(Docket No. 13)

Having considered the papers filed in support of the Motion of class member Henry Low

(“Movant”) for Consolidation of the Actions, Appointment as Lead Plaintiff, and Approval of Lead

Counsel pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “PSLRA”), 15 U.S.C.

§ 78u-4(a)(3)(B), and for good cause shown, the Court hereby enters the following Order:

I. CONSOLIDATION OF RELATED ACTIONS

1. The above-captioned securities fraud class actions pending in this Judicial District are

hereby consolidated for all purposed pursuant to Rule 42(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 

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Any actions that have been filed, or may be filed, which are related and which may be considered

herewith, are consolidated under Case No. 3:15-cv-00265-EMC (the “Consolidated Action”).

2. A Master File is hereby established for the consolidated proceedings in the

Consolidated Action. The docket number for the Master File shall be Master File No.

3:15-cv-00265-EMC. The original of this Order shall be filed by the Clerk in the Master File. The

Clerk shall e-file a copy of this Order in each of the above-captioned actions.

3. Every pleading filed in the Consolidated Action shall bear the following caption: 

IN RE ENERGY RECOVERY INC. Master File No. 3:15-cv-00265 EMC

SECURITIES LITIGATION

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II. APPOINTMENT OF LEAD PLAINTIFF AND LEAD COUNSEL

4. Movant Low has moved this Court to be appointed as Lead Plaintiff in the

Consolidated Action and to approve the counsel he retained to be Lead Counsel.

5. Having considered the provisions of Section 21D(a)(3)(B) of the PSLRA, 15 U.S.C. §

78u-4(a)(3)(B), the Court hereby determines that Movant is the most adequate plaintiff and satisfies

the requirements of the PSLRA. The Court hereby appoints Movant as Lead Plaintiff to represent

the interests of the class.

6. Pursuant to Section 21D(a)(3)(B)(v) of the PSLRA, 15 U.S.C. § 78u-4(a)(3)(B)(v),

Movant has selected and retained the law firm Levi & Korsinsky LLP to serve as Lead Counsel and

Punzalan Law, P.C. to serve as Liaison Counsel. The Court approves Movant’s selection of Lead

Counsel and Liaison Counsel for the Consolidated Action. Counsel shall review and abide by the

Court’s guidelines to limit costs and expenses used in other cases. See, e.g., In Re Carrier IQ, No.

C-12-2330 EMC (N.D. Cal.) (Docket No. 110).

7. Lead Counsel shall have the following responsibilities and duties, to be carried out

either personally or through counsel whom Lead Counsel shall designate:

a. to coordinate the briefing and argument of any and all motions;

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b. to coordinate the conduct of any and all discovery proceedings;

c. to coordinate the examination of any and all witnesses in depositions;

d. to coordinate the selection of counsel to act as spokesperson at all pretrial

conferences;

e. to call meetings of the plaintiffs’ counsel as they deem necessary and

appropriate from time to time;

f. to coordinate all settlement negotiations with counsel for defendants;

g. to coordinate and direct the pretrial discovery proceedings and the preparation

for trial and the trial of this matter, and to delegate work responsibilities to selected counsel as may

be required;

h. to coordinate the preparation and filings of all pleadings; and

i. to supervise all other matters concerning the prosecution or resolution of the

claims asserted in the Consolidated Action.

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

by any plaintiffs without the approval of Lead Counsel, so as to prevent duplicative pleadings or

discovery by plaintiffs. No settlement negotiations shall be conducted without the approval of the

Lead Counsel.

9. Service upon any plaintiff of all pleadings, motions, or other papers in the

Consolidated Action, except those specifically addressed to a plaintiff other than Lead Plaintiff, shall

be completed upon service of Lead Counsel.

10. Lead Counsel shall be the contact between plaintiffs’ counsel and defendants’

counsel, as well as the spokespersons for all plaintiffs’ counsel, and shall direct and coordinate the

activities of plaintiffs’ counsel. Lead Counsel shall be the contact between the Court and plaintiffs

and their counsel.

III. NEWLY FILED OR TRANSFERRED ACTIONS

11. When a case that arises out of the subject matter of this action is hereinafter filed in

this Court or transferred from another Court, the Clerk of this Court shall:

a. file a copy of this Order in the separate file for such action;

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b. deliver a copy of this Order to the attorneys for the plaintiff(s) in the newly

filed or transferred case and to any new defendant(s) in the newly filed or transferred case; and

c. make the appropriate entry on the docket for this action.

12. Each new case that arises out of the subject matter of the action that is filed in this

Court or transferred to this Court shall be consolidated with the Consolidated Action and this Order

shall apply thereto, unless a party objecting to this Order or any provision of this Order shall, within

ten (10) days after the date upon which a copy of this Order is served on counsel for such party, file

an application for relief from this Order or any provision herein and this Court deems it appropriate

to grant such application.

This order disposes of Docket No. 13. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 5, 2015

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EDWARD M. CHEN

United States District Judge

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