Firerock Global Opportunity Fund LP v. Rubicon Technology, Inc. et al

MOTION

N.D. Ill.June 29, 2015

1046494_1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION FIREROCK GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY FUND LP, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff, vs. RUBICON TECHNOLOGY, INC., et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 1:15-cv-03813-MSS-SF CLASS ACTION Judge Manish S. Shah FIREROCK GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY FUND LP’S MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT AS LEAD PLAINTIFF AND APPROVAL OF LEAD PLAINTIFF’S SELECTION OF LEAD COUNSEL Case: 1:15-cv-03813 Document #: 31 Filed: 06/29/15 Page 1 of 5 PageID #:147 - 1 - 1046494_1 Firerock Global Opportunity Fund LP (“Firerock”) moves this Court for an Order: (1) appointing Firerock as lead plaintiff in the above-captioned action pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995; and (2) approving Firerock’s selection of Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP as lead counsel for the class. In support of this Motion, Firerock submits a memorandum of law and true and correct copies of the following exhibits: Exhibit A: Notice of pendency of class action published on Business Wire, a national business-oriented wire service, on April 30, 2015; Exhibit B: Firerock’s Certification; Exhibit C: Chart of Firerock’s estimated losses; and Exhibit D: Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP firm résumé. DATED: June 29, 2015 ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP BRIAN O. O’MARA (ILND-GB-7289) s/ BRIAN O. O’MARA BRIAN O. O’MARA 655 West Broadway, Suite 1900 San Diego, CA 92101 Telephone: 619/231-1058 619/231-7423 (fax) bomara@rgrdlaw.com ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP SAMUEL H. RUDMAN 58 South Service Road, Suite 200 Melville, NY 11747 Telephone: 631/367-7100 631/367-1173 (fax) srudman@rgrdlaw.com Case: 1:15-cv-03813 Document #: 31 Filed: 06/29/15 Page 2 of 5 PageID #:148 - 2 - 1046494_1 ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP JAMES E. BARZ (IL Bar #6255605) FRANK RICHTER (IL Bar #631001) 200 South Wacker Drive, 31st Floor Chicago, IL 60606 Telephone: 312/674-4674 312/674-4676 (fax) jbarz@rgrdlaw.com frichter@rgrdlaw.com [Proposed] Lead Counsel for Plaintiff ABRAHAM, FRUCHTER & TWERSKY LLP JACK G. FRUCHTER One Penn Plaza, Suite 2805 New York, NY 10119 Telephone: 212/279-5050 212/279-3655 (fax) jfruchter@aftlaw.com Additional Counsel for Plaintiff Case: 1:15-cv-03813 Document #: 31 Filed: 06/29/15 Page 3 of 5 PageID #:149 1046494_1 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on June 29, 2015, I authorized the electronic filing of 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, and I hereby certify that I caused to be mailed the foregoing document or paper via the United States Postal Service to the non- CM/ECF participants indicated on the attached Manual Notice List. I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on June 29, 2015. s/ Brian O. O’Mara BRIAN O. O’MARA ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP 655 West Broadway, Suite 1900 San Diego, CA 92101-8498 Telephone: 619/231-1058 619/231-7423 (fax) E-mail:bomara@rgrdlaw.com Case: 1:15-cv-03813 Document #: 31 Filed: 06/29/15 Page 4 of 5 PageID #:150 Case: 1:15-cv-03813 Document #: 31 Filed: 06/29/15 Page 5 of 5 PageID #:151