ARONSON v. McKESSON HBOC, INC.

No. C 99-20743 RMW.

79 F.Supp.2d 1146 (1999)

Andrew ARONSON, Plaintiff, v. McKESSON HBOC, INC., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. California.

November 2, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen R. Basser, Barrack Rodos & Bacine, San Diego, CA, Max W. Berger, Daniel L. Berger, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossman, New York City, Leonard Barrack, Gerald J. Rodos, Jeffrey W. Golan, Barrack Rodos & Bacine, Philadelphia, PA, Stanley Grossman, D. Brian Hufford, Pomerantz Levy Haudek Block & Grissman, New York City, Joseph J. Tabacco, Jr., Berman DeValerio Pease & Tabacco, San Francisco, CA, for Andrew Aronson, plaintiff.

Mark C. Gardy, Nancy Kaboolian, James S. Notis, Abbey Gardy & Squitieri LLP, New York City, James J. Seirmarco, Abbey Gardy & Squitieri, LLP, San Francisco, CA, for HBO & Co. Securities Act Group, defendant.

Stephen R. Basser, Barrack Rodos & Bacine, San Diego, CA, Max W. Berger, Daniel L. Berger, Rochelle Feder Hansen, Thomas E. Chase, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossman, New York City, Leonard Barrack, Gerald J. Rodos, M. Richard Komins, Barrack Rodos & Bacine, Philadelphia, PA, for New York State Pension Fund Group, plaintiff.

Daniel C. Girard, Robert S. Green, Robert A. Jigarjian, Girard & Greene LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Richard A. Cohen, plaintiff.

Edward S. Zusman, Ronald S. Kravitz, Zelle Hofmann Voelbal & Gette LLP, San Francisco, CA, Kevin P. Urbatsch, San Francisco, CA, Peter S. Myers, Myers Law Firm, San Francisco, CA, for Christine Chang, Jack Cooper Investment Corp., plaintiffs.

Gary M. Elden, Eric D. Brandfonbrener, Grippo & Elden, Chicago, IL, Lawrence A. Callaghan, Donald J. Querio, Severson & Werson, San Francisco, CA, for Charles M. Jacobs, Josephine A. Lamprey, Henry F. Nelson, Randolph W. Seed, plaintiffs.

Francis M. Gregorek, Betsy C. Manifold, Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP, San Diego, CA, Wallace A. Showman, Law offices of Wallace A. Showman, New York City, for Marvin Barb, plaintiff.

Alan Shulman, Darren J. Robbins, Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach LLP, San Diego, CA, Richard S.E. Johns, Kipperman & Johns, San Francisco, CA, Daniel L. Berger, Merrill G. Davidoff, Berger & Montague, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, for John J. Foley, Michelle B. Foley, plaintiffs.

Paul F. Bennett, Solomon B. Cera, Gold Bennett Cera & Sidener LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Cherie Mohrfeld, plaintiff.

Tomothy A. Miller, James E. Lyons, Jonathan J. Lerner, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, San Francisco, CA, Jonathan J. Lerner, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, New York City, for McKesson HBOC, Inc., defendant.

David Hennes, Mark J. Stein, Eric A. Hirsch, Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson, New York City, Kevin J. Yourman, James E. Tullman, Behram V. Parekh, Weiss & Yourman, Los Angeles, CA, for Mark A. Pulido, defendant.

Moses Silverman, Thomas Gentile, Karen S. Kennedy, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison, New York City, Kevin J. Yourman, James E. Tullman, Behram V. Parekh, Weiss & Yourman, Los Angeles, CA, for Charles W. McCall.

James Goldberg, Samuel R. Miller, Folger Levin & Kahn LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Alfred C. Eckert, Philip A. Incarnati, Alton F. Irby, III, M. Christine Jacobs, James V. Napier, Gerald E. Mayo, Donald C. Wegmiller, Jay P. Gilbertson, defendants.

Charles K. Verhoeven, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges LLP, Palo Alto, CA, for Salomon Smith Barney, defendant.

Paul F. Bennett, Joseph M. Barton, Gold Bennett Cera & Sidener LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Stephen G. Sullivan, movant.

Samuel Sporn, Schoengold & Sporn, New York City, Kevin J. Yourman, Joseph H. Weiss, Weiss & Yourman, New York City, for McKession Nationwide Group, movant.

Stacey L. Mills, Samuel D. Heins, Bryan L. Crawford, Heins Mills & Olson, P.L.C., Minneapolis, MN, Joseph J. Tabacco, Jr. Christopher T. Heffelfinger, Jennifer S. Abrams, Berman DeValerio Pease & Tabacco, San Francisco, CA, Gregory D. Phillips, Kevin A. Howard, Haward Phillips & Andersen, Salt Lake City, for Utah State Retirement Bd., movant.

Neil L. Selinger, Lowey Dannenberg Bemporad & Selinger, P.C., White Plains, NY, Richard M. Heimann, James M. Finberg, Melanie M. Piech, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP, San Francisco, CA, for New York City Pension Funds, movant.

Roland C. Colton, Grant Puleo, Matthew D. Rifat, Colton & Roesser, Del Mar, CA, William M. Audet, Ryan M. Hagan, Alexander Hawes & Audet, San Jose, CA, for UHL Access Plaintiff's Group, movant.

Michael J. Freed, Edith F. Canter, Much Shelist Freed Denenberg Ament & Eiger PC, Chicago, IL, Reed R. Kathrein, William S. Lerach, John K. Grant, Christopher P. Seefer, Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Rappaport Group, movant.

Daniel C. Girard, Robert S. Green, Robert A. Jigarjian, Girard & Greene LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Senvest Intern. LLC, Senvest Master Fund L.P., movants.

Martin D. Chitwood, Neal S. Berinhout, Chitwood & Harley, Atlanta, GA, Francis M. Gregorek, Betsy C. Manifold, Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP, San Diego, CA, for Kentucky Teachers' Group, movant.

Frederic S. Fox, Robert N. Kaplan, Janine R. Azriliant, Kaplan Kilsheimer & Fox LLP, New York City, Francis M. Gregorek, Betsy C. Manifold, Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP, San Diego, CA, for McKesson HBOC Group, movant.

Gerald J. Rodos, Barrack Rodos & Bacine, Philadelphia, PA, Steven E. Cauley, Scott E. Poynter, Gina M. Cothern, Brian Robbins, Steven E. Cauley P.A., Little Rock, AR, Robert Scott Dreher, John W. Jeffrey, Matthew R. Miller, Jeffrey & Miller, San Diego, CA, for James Flanigan, movant.


ORDER

WHYTE, District Judge.

The court heard several motions to consolidate, appoint lead plaintiff, and approve selection of lead counsel in this securities class action on October 29, 1999. The court has read the moving and responding papers1 and heard the argument of counsel. For the reasons set forth below, the court grants the motion to consolidate all actions except Cohen, and defers consideration of the lead plaintiff...

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