Legal Opinion
Cohen v. United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 5, 2009No. 09-70378PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BETTY B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Roberto Cohen petitions for a writ of mandamus vacating the district court’s December 23, 2008, order to the extent that it appointed Girard Gibbs LLP as co-lead counsel and requiring the district court to appoint Kahn Gauthier Swick, LCC, as co-lead counsel. We grant the petition for a writ of mandamus in part and order the district court to vacate its order appointing Girard Gibbs LLP as co-lead counsel.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
This case presents the issue of whether the district court has authority to select lead counsel under the Private…
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