Legal Opinion
In Re Quintus Securities Litigation
District Court, N.D. California
Decided May 31, 2001No. C-00-4263 VRW, C-00-3894 VRWPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
WALKER, District Judge.
Under F.R.C.P. 23, the court, lead plaintiff and class counsel are fiduciaries for absent class members. Although their respective roles differ, each of these fiduciaries must undertake to ensure that the class receives competent representation at a fair cost.
Plaintiff Quinn Barton afforded such representation for the class in Copper Mountain and hence was designated lead plaintiff in that litigation. Barton did this by engaging qualified lawyers to serve as class counsel on terms that were advantageous to the class. Because none of the prospective lead plaintiffs…
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