PUZEY v. BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB, INC.

C.A. No. 11-11339-MLW.

MATTHEW PUZEY, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff, v. BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB, INC., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

March 31, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew Puzey, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, represented by Stephen J. Oddo , Robbins Umeda LLP, Pro Hac Vice & Terence K. Ankner , The Law offices of Partridge,Ankner & Horstmann,LLP.

BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc., Defendant, represented by Daniel W. Halston , Wilmer Hale LLP, Andrew S. Dulberg , Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP (Bos), Jeffrey B. Rudman , Wilmer Hale LLP & Nolan Mitchell , Wilmer Hale LLP.

Laura J Sen, Defendant, represented by Daniel P. Tighe , Griesinger, Tighe & Maffei, LLP.

Herbert J Zarkin, Defendant, represented by Daniel P. Tighe , Griesinger, Tighe & Maffei, LLP.

Thomas J Shields, Defendant, represented by Daniel W. Halston , Wilmer Hale LLP, Andrew S. Dulberg , Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP (Bos), Jeffrey B. Rudman , Wilmer Hale LLP & Nolan Mitchell , Wilmer Hale LLP.

Paul Danos, Defendant, represented by Daniel W. Halston , Wilmer Hale LLP, Andrew S. Dulberg , Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP (Bos), Jeffrey B. Rudman , Wilmer Hale LLP & Nolan Mitchell , Wilmer Hale LLP.

Helen Frame Peters, Defendant, represented by Daniel W. Halston , Wilmer Hale LLP, Andrew S. Dulberg , Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP (Bos), Jeffrey B. Rudman , Wilmer Hale LLP & Nolan Mitchell , Wilmer Hale LLP.

Edmond J Engllish, Defendant, represented by Daniel W. Halston , Wilmer Hale LLP, Andrew S. Dulberg , Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP (Bos), Jeffrey B. Rudman , Wilmer Hale LLP & Nolan Mitchell , Wilmer Hale LLP.

Michael J. Sheehan, Defendant, represented by Daniel W. Halston , Wilmer Hale LLP, Andrew S. Dulberg , Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP (Bos), Jeffrey B. Rudman , Wilmer Hale LLP & Nolan Mitchell , Wilmer Hale LLP.

Christine M Cournoyer, Defendant, represented by Daniel W. Halston , Wilmer Hale LLP, Andrew S. Dulberg , Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP (Bos), Jeffrey B. Rudman , Wilmer Hale LLP & Nolan Mitchell , Wilmer Hale LLP.

Leonard A Schlesinger, Defendant, represented by Daniel W. Halston , Wilmer Hale LLP, Andrew S. Dulberg , Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP (Bos), Jeffrey B. Rudman , Wilmer Hale LLP & Nolan Mitchell , Wilmer Hale LLP.

Leonard Green & Partners, L.P., Defendant, represented by Matthew C. Baltay , Foley Hoag LLP, Blair Connelly , Latham & Watkins LLP, Pro Hac Vice & Sarah M. Lightdale , Latham & Watkins LLP, Pro Hac Vice.

CVC Capital Partners Advisory (U.S.), Inc., Defendant, represented by George S. Wang , Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Pro Hac Vice, Mark D. Villaverde , Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett LLP, Pro Hac Vice, Matthew C. Baltay , Foley Hoag LLP & Paul C. Gluckow , Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. Pro Hac Vice.

Beacon Holding Inc., Defendant, represented by Matthew C. Baltay , Foley Hoag LLP.

Beacon Merger Sub Inc., Defendant, represented by Matthew C. Baltay , Foley Hoag LLP.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

MARK L. WOLF, District Judge.

I. SUMMARY

This is a putative shareholder class action challenging the sale of BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. ("BJ's") to an investment group, which the parties often refer to as a "merger." Defendants, which include BJ's, BJ's board of directors, and corporate entities involved in the merger,1 have moved to stay proceedings (the "Motion") because parallel shareholder litigation...

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