Opinion
Civil Action No. 1:20-cv-09575-MKV
02-05-2021
JOHN R. ERICKSON, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff, v. JERNIGAN CAPITAL, INC., JOHN A. GOOD, MARK O. DECKER, JAMES DONDERO, HOWARD A. SILVER, HARRY J. THIE and REBECCA OWEN, Defendants.
CLASS ACTION
ORDER GRANTING JOHN R. ERICKSON'S MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT AS LEAD PLAINTIFF, APPROVAL OF LEAD COUNSEL, AND CONSOLIDATION OF RELATED ACTIONS
Upon consideration of John R. Erickson's Motion for Appointment as Lead Plaintiff, Approval of Lead Counsel, and Consolidation of Related Actions; and good cause appearing therefore, the Court ORDERS as follow:
1. The Motion is GRANTED;
2. John R. Erickson is appointed as Lead Plaintiff pursuant to 15 U.S.C. §78u-4(a)(3)(B)(iii);
3. John R. Erickson's selection of Lead Counsel is approved and Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP is appointed as Lead Counsel for the class pursuant to 15 U.S.C. §78u-4(a)(3)(B)(v); and
4. Pursuant to Rule 42(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, all securities class actions pending, subsequently filed, removed, or transferred to this District that are related to the claims asserted in the above-captioned case shall be consolidated for all purposes with Erickson v. Jernigan Capital, Inc., No. 1:20-cv-09575-MKV (S.D.N.Y.) (the "Consolidated Action"). The Consolidated Action shall be captioned In re Jernigan Capital, Inc. Securities Litigation and the file shall be maintained under Master File No. 1:20-cv-09575-MKV.
IT IS SO ORDERED DATED: February 5, 2021
/s/_________
HONORABLE MARY KAY VYSKOCIL
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Counsel for Defendants shall promptly file notices of appearance in 20-cv-9575. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to terminate the letter motion at docket entry 24.