United States Ninth Circuit

An appeal brought by non-parties to an uncertified securities class action challenging an order granting lead plaintiff's motion to dismiss its claims is dismissed as appellants never filed a complaint or formally moved to intervene, and thus, they lacked standing.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/17/2006
• Decided 08/16/2007
• Published 08/16/2007

Judges

• Before:  T.G. NELSON and JAY S. BYBEE, Circuit Judges, and KEVIN THOMAS DUFFY, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joseph D. Daley, Esq., William S. Lerach, Esq., Darren J. Robbins, Esq., Eric Alan Isaacson, Esq., Daniel S. Drosman, Esq., Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP, for appellant Pension Fund.


• For Appellees:
  
• Christopher Kim, Esq., Lisa J. Yang, Esq., Lim Ruger and Kim, for lead plaintiff-appellee Anchor Capital Advisors., Sean M. Handler, Esq., Stuart L. Berman, Esq., Robin Winchester, Esq., Schiffrin & Barroway, LLP, for lead plaintiff-appellee Anchor Capital Advisors., Seth Aronson, Esq., Robert C. Vanderet, Esq., David I. Hurwitz, Esq., J. Cacilia Kim, Esq., O'Melveny & Myers LLP, for defendants-appellees Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Allen Chao, Joseph C. Papa, Fred Wilkinson, and Michael E. Boxer.