IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS

EASTERN DIVISION

FAN ZHANG, Individually and on Behalf of All 

Others Similarly Situated, 

 

Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

GROUPON, INC., ANDREW D. MASON, 

JASON E. CHILD, JOSEPH M. DEL PRETO, 

ERIC P. LEFKOFSKY, THEODORE J. 

LEONSIS, PETER J. BARRIS, KEVIN J. 

EFRUSY, MELLODY HOBSON, BRADLEY A. 

KEYWELL, HOWARD SCHULTZ, MORGAN 

STANLEY & CO. LLC, GOLDMAN, SACHS & 

CO., CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) 

LLC, ALLEN & COMPANY LLC, MERRILL 

LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH 

INCORPORATED, BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC., 

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC., 

DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., J.P. 

MORGAN SECURITIES LLC, WELLS FARGO 

SECURITIES, LLC, WILLIAM BLAIR & 

COMPANY L.L.C., LOOP CAPITAL 

MARKETS, INC., RBC CAPITAL MARKETS 

LLC and THE WILLIAMS CAPITAL GROUP, 

L.P.,

Defendants.

 

Case No. 12-cv-02450

Honorable Charles R. Norgle, Sr. 

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NOTICE OF MOTION OF GUS SEKAS 

FOR CONSOLIDATION, APPOINTMENT AS LEAD

PLAINTIFF AND APPROVAL OF SELECTION OF COUNSEL

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KATHLEEN ROSELLI, Individually And On 

Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, 

 

Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

GROUPON, INC., ERIC P. LEFKOFSKY, 

ANDREW D. MASON, JASON CHILD, KEVIN 

EFRUSY, THEODORE J. LEONSIS, HOWARD 

SCHULTZ, JOSEPH M. DEL PRETO, MORGAN 

STANLEY & CO. LLC, GOLDMAN, SACHS & 

CO., CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) 

LLC, 

 

Defendants. 

 

Case No. 12-cv-02460

Honorable Charles R. Norgle, Sr. 

DENNIS EINSPAHR, Individually and on Behalf 

of All Others Similarly Situated, 

 

Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

GROUPON, INC., JASON E. CHILD, JOSEPH 

M. DEL PRETO, ANDREW D. MASON, ERIC 

P. LEFKOFSKY, PETER J. BARRIS, KEVIN J. 

EFRUSY, MELLODY HOBSON, BRADLEY A. 

KEYWELL, THEODORE J. LEONSIS, 

HOWARD SCHULTZ, MORGAN STANLEY & 

CO. LLC, GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO., CREDIT 

SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC, ALLEN & 

COMPANY LLC, MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, 

FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED, 

BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC., CITIGROUP 

GLOBAL MARKETS INC., DEUTSCHE BANK 

SECURITIES INC., J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES 

LLC, WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC, 

WILLIAM BLAIR & COMPANY LLC., LOOP 

CAPITAL MARKETS, INC., RBC CAPITAL 

MARKETS LLC and THE WILLIAMS CAPITAL 

GROUP, L.P.,

Defendants.

Case No. 12-cv-02547

Honorable Charles R. Norgle, Sr. 

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JOHN PEDROW, Individually and on Behalf of 

All Others Similarly Situated, 

 

Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

GROUPON, INC., ANDREW D. MASON, 

JASON E. CHILD, JOSEPH M. DEL PRETO, 

ERIC P. LEFKOFSKY, THEODORE J. 

LEONSIS, PETER J. NARRIS, KEVIN J. 

EFRUSY, MELLODY HOBSON, BRADLEY A. 

KEYWELL, HOWARD SCHULTZ, MORGAN 

STANLEY & CO. LLC, GOLDMAN, SACHS & 

CO., CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) 

LLC, ALLEN & COMPANY LLC, MERRILL 

LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH 

INCORPORATED, BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC., 

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC., 

DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., J.P. 

MORGAN SECURITIES LLC, WELLS FARGO 

SECURITIES, LLC, WILLIAM BLAIR & 

COMPANY L.L.C., LOOP CAPITAL 

MARKETS, INC., RBC CAPITAL MARKETS 

LLC and THE WILLIAMS CAPITAL GROUP, 

L.P.,

Defendants.

Case No. 12-cv-02791

Honorable Charles R. Norgle, Sr. 

JOHN H. COTTRELL, Individually and on Behalf 

of All Others Similarly Situated, 

 

Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

GROUPON, INC., ANDREW D. MASON, 

JASON E. CHILD, JOSEPH M. DEL PRETO, 

ERIC P. LEFKOFSKY, THEODORE J. 

LEONSIS, PETER J. NARRIS, KEVIN J. 

EFRUSY, MELLODY HOBSON, BRADLEY A. 

KEYWELL, HOWARD SCHULTZ, MORGAN 

STANLEY & CO. LLC, GOLDMAN, SACHS & 

CO., CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) 

Case No. 12-cv-03129

Honorable Charles R. Norgle, Sr. 

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LLC, ALLEN & COMPANY LLC, MERRILL 

LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH 

INCORPORATED, BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC., 

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC., 

DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., J.P. 

MORGAN SECURITIES LLC, WELLS FARGO 

SECURITIES, LLC, WILLIAM BLAIR & 

COMPANY L.L.C., LOOP CAPITAL 

MARKETS, INC., RBC CAPITAL MARKETS 

LLC and THE WILLIAMS CAPITAL GROUP, 

L.P.,

Defendants.

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on June 8, 2012, at 10:30.m., or as soon thereafter as 

counsel may be heard, Movant Gus Sekas, by his undersigned counsel, shall appear before the 

Honorable Charles R. Norgle Sr. or any Judge sitting in his stead, in the Courtroom 2341 of the 

Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse, 219 S. Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 

60604, and shall then and there present Motion of Movant Gus Sekas for Consolidation, 

Appointment as Lead Plaintiff and Approval of Selection of Counsel, a copy of which is attached 

and hereby served upon you. 

Dated: June 4, 2012 Respectfully submitted, 

s/ Norman Rifkind

LASKY & RIFKIND, LTD

Norman Rifkind

Amelia S. Newton

Heidi VonderHeide

351 W Hubbard Street, Suite 401

Chicago, IL 60654

Telephone: (312) 634-0057

Proposed Liaison Counsel

KESSLER TOPAZ 

MELTZER & CHECK, LLP

Sean M. Handler 

Naumon A. Amjed 

Ryan T. Degnan 

280 King of Prussia Road

Radnor, PA 19087

Telephone: (610) 667-7706

Facsimile: (610) 667-7056

Attorneys for Gus Sekas and Proposed Lead 

Counsel

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on June 4, 2012, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of 

the Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to the e-mail 

addresses denoted on the attached Electronic Mail Notice List. 

I certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. 

Executed on June 4, 2012.

/s/ Norman Rifkind

Norman Rifkind

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