Case Name: WASHTENAW COUNTY EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, Clara R. Smith, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. PIEDMONT OFFICE REALTY TRUST, INC., f.k.a. Wells Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc., W. Wayne Woody, et al., Defendants-Appellants
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2011-04-11
Citations: 422 F. App'x 868
Docket Number: No. 10-13633
Parties: WASHTENAW COUNTY EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, Clara R. Smith, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. PIEDMONT OFFICE REALTY TRUST, INC., f.k.a. Wells Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc., W. Wayne Woody, et al., Defendants-Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 422
Pages: 868–869

Head Matter:
WASHTENAW COUNTY EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, Clara R. Smith, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. PIEDMONT OFFICE REALTY TRUST, INC., f.k.a. Wells Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc., W. Wayne Woody, et al., Defendants-Appellants.
No. 10-13633.
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
April 11, 2011.
Nicholas E. Chimicles, Kimberly M. Donaldson, Kimberly M. Kimmel, Chimicles & Tikellis, LLP, Haverford, PA, Krissi T. Gore, Robert Ware Killorin, Meryl W. Roper, Chitwood Harley Harnes, LLP, Atlanta, GA, Aya Bouchedid, Christopher J. Keller, Labaton Sucharow LLP, Lawrence P. Kolker Alexandra R. Silverberg, Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz, Joseph V. Sternberg, Lawrence A. Sucharow, Labaton Sucharow LLP, New York, NY, Gregory E. Keller, Chitwood Harley Harnes LLP, Great Neck, NY, Thomas C. Michaud, Jack Timmony, Vanoverbeke Michaud & Timmony, P.C., Detroit, MI, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.
Jeffrey S. Bucholtz, Candice Chiu, King & Spalding, LLP, Washington, DC, Michael J. Cates, Bethany Marie Rezek, Michael R. Smith, King & Spalding LLP, Kimberly L. Myers, Tony G. Powers, Rogers & Hardin LLP, Atlanta, GA, for Defendants-Appellants.
Before MARTIN, FAY and BLACK, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
This appeal challenges the certification of a class in a securities fraud case. Appellant challenges three rulings of the district court which can be summarized as: (1) That the presumption of reliance as set forth in Affiliated Ute Citizens v. United States, 406 U.S. 128, 92 S.Ct. 1456, 31 L.Ed.2d 741 (1972), is applicable; (2) The plaintiffs are "typical" as required by Fed. R.Civ.P. 23(a)(3); and (3) The plaintiffs will adequately represent the class as required by Fed.R.Civ.P. 23(a)(4).
After studying the briefs and the record and hearing oral argument, we affirm the rulings as to numbers (2) and (3). The problem with number (1) is that the complaint does not support the ruling made by the district court on the presumption of reliance. We do not decide whether a class is supportable without the presumption of reliance nor whether a class would be supportable under allegations in an amended complaint consistent with the arguments presented to the district court and this court.
We vacate the certification of the class and remand for further proceedings.
VACATED AND REMANDED.