Reimer v. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation et alMOTION to Appoint Ohio Public Employees Retirement System to serve as lead plaintiffS.D.N.Y.January 22, 2008UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK SCOTT REIMER, Individually and On Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff v. FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION, RICHARD F. SYRON, PATRICIA L. COOK, ANTHONY PISZEL and EUGENE M. McQUADE, Defendants. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : ELECTRONICALLY FILED Civil Action No. 1:07-cv-10526-JFK NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION OF THE OHIO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR APPOINTMENT AS LEAD PLAINTIFF AND APPROVAL OF ITS SELECTION OF COUNSEL TO: ALL PARTIES AND THEIR COUNSEL OF RECORD The Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (“OPERS”), through its undersigned counsel, will and hereby does move this Court on ______________, 2008 at _______ AM at the United States Courthouse, Courtroom 20C, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY, 10007, for an order: (1) appointing OPERS as the Lead Plaintiff in this action; and (2) approving OPERS’ selection of Waite, Schneider, Bayless & Chesley Co., L.P.A. and Chitwood Harley Harnes LLP as Lead Counsel for the class. In support of this motion, OPERS submits herewith a Memorandum of Law and Declaration of James R. Cummins dated January 22, 2008. Dated: January 22, 2008 New York, New York Case 1:07-cv-10526-JFK Document 3 Filed 01/22/2008 Page 1 of 4 Respectfully submitted, ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE STATE OF OHIO MARC DANN Andrea L. Seidt, Deputy Chief Counsel Beth A. Finnerty, Deputy Chief Counsel 30 E. Broad Street, 17th Floor Columbus, Ohio 43215 Telephone: (614) 728-5454 Facsimile: (614) 995-0246 E-mail: ASeidt@ag.state.oh.us E-mail: BFinnerty@ag.state.oh.us /s/ Darren T. Kaplan Darren T. Kaplan (DK 8190) John F. Harnes (JH 5398) Gregory E. Keller (GK 4562) Chitwood Harley Harnes LLP 11 Grace Avenue, Suite 306 Great Neck, New York 11021 Telephone: (404) 873-3900 Facsimile: (404) 876-4476 E-mail: dkaplan@chitwoodlaw.com E-mail: jfharnes@chitwoodlaw.com E-mail: gkeller@chitwoodlaw.com -and- Martin D. Chitwood Chitwood Harley Harnes LLP 2300 Promenade II 1230 Peachtree Street, NE Atlanta, Georgia 30309 Telephone: (404) 873-3900 Facsimile: (404) 876-4476 E-mail: mchitwood@chitwoodlaw.com Special Counsel to the Attorney General of the State of Ohio and Counsel for Plaintiff /s/ Stanley M. Chesley (consent) Stanley M. Chesley James R. Cummins Melanie S. Corwin Jean M. Geoppinger Waite Schneider, Bayless & Chesley Co., L.P.A. 1513 Fourth & Vine Tower One West Fourth Street 2 Case 1:07-cv-10526-JFK Document 3 Filed 01/22/2008 Page 2 of 4 Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 Telephone: (513) 621-0267 Facsimile: (513) 381-2375 E-mail: stanchesley@wsbclaw.com E-mail: jcummins@wsbclaw.com E-mail: mcorwin@wsbclaw.com E-mail: jeangeoppinger@wsbclaw.com Special Counsel to the Attorney General of the State of Ohio and Counsel for Plaintiff 3 Case 1:07-cv-10526-JFK Document 3 Filed 01/22/2008 Page 3 of 4 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that on January 22, 2008, I caused to be electronically filed the foregoing paper with the Clerk of the Court using the ECF System, which will electronically send notification of such filing to the registered participants. Paper copies will be sent via first- class mail postage pre-paid to those indicated as non-registered participants on January 22, 2008. /s/ Darren T. Kaplan Darren T. Kaplan Chitwood Harley Harnes LLP 4 Case 1:07-cv-10526-JFK Document 3 Filed 01/22/2008 Page 4 of 4