Legal Opinion
Cavanaugh v. United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 16, 2002No. 01-70772PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge.
On this petition for a writ of mandamus, we consider the authority of the district court to select a lead plaintiff under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (“Reform Act”), 15 U.S.C. § 78u-4.
Facts and Procedural Background
The share price of Copper Mountain Networks, Inc., a Palo Alto supplier of *728Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) products, fell from $125 to less than $10 in the fourth quarter of 2000. Its most dramatic plunge occurred immediately after management announced that fourth-quarter revenue and earnings per share would, contrary to earlier…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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3Cited by13 opinions
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