Tennessee Middle District Court
Judge:Eli J Richardson
Referred: Joe Brown
Case #: 3:11-cv-00433
Nature of Suit850 Other Statutes - Securities/Commodities/Exchange
Cause15:78m(a) Securities Exchange Act
Case Filed:May 09, 2011
Re-opened:Jan 29, 2018
Terminated:Jun 22, 2020
Last checked: Wednesday Jun 15, 2016 9:34 AM CDT
Consol Defendant
Thomas Mark Buford
Represented By
Evan Jude Saucier
Kirkland & Ellis (ny)
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Peter Duffy Doyle
Proskauer Rose, Llp (ny Office)
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Joel A. Blanchet
Kirkland & Ellis (ny)
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James Maxwell Cooper
Kirkland & Ellis (ny)
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Milton S. McGee, III
Riley, Warnock & Jacobson
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James N. Bowen
Riley, Warnock & Jacobson
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John R. Jacobson
Riley, Warnock & Jacobson
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Consol Plaintiff
De Zheng
Represented By
James L. Davidson
Greenwald Davidson PLLC
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James Gerard Stranch, III
Branstetter, Stranch & Jennings, PLLC
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Jeffrey A. Berens
Dyer & Berens LLP
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Michael I. Fistel, Jr.
Johnson & Weaver, Llp (georgia Office)
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Robert J. Robbins
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP
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David J. George
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP
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Consol Plaintiff
AIMCo/Boston
Represented By
James Gerard Stranch, III
Branstetter, Stranch & Jennings, PLLC
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James Gerard Stranch, IV
Branstetter, Stranch & Jennings, PLLC
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Consol Plaintiff
Minneapolis Firefighters' Relief Association
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Michael K. Radford
Flynn & Radford
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Joel B. Strauss
Kaplan Fox Kilsheimer LLP
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Pamela A. Mayer
Kaplan Fox Kilsheimer LLP
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Karen Hanson Riebel
Lockridge Grindal Nauen Pllp
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Richard A. Lockridge
Lockridge Grindal Nauen Pllp
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Frederic S. Fox
Kaplan Fox Kilsheimer LLP
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Defendant
Wayne T. Smith
Represented By
Steven Allen Riley
Riley, Warnock & Jacobson
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Gary A. Orseck
Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck & Untereiner
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Elizabeth O. Gonser
Riley, Warnock & Jacobson
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Lisa V. LeCointe-Cephas
Kirkland & Ellis (ny)
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Evan Jude Saucier
Kirkland & Ellis (ny)
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Peter Duffy Doyle
Proskauer Rose, Llp (ny Office)
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Joel A. Blanchet
Kirkland & Ellis (ny)
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James Maxwell Cooper
Kirkland & Ellis (ny)
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Michael L. Waldman
Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck & Untereiner
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Seth D. Fier
Proskauer Rose, Llp (ny Office)
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Alison C. Barnes
Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck & Untereiner
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John R. Jacobson
Riley, Warnock & Jacobson
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Defendant
W. Larry Cash
Represented By
Steven Allen Riley
Riley, Warnock & Jacobson
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Gary A. Orseck
Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck & Untereiner
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Elizabeth O. Gonser
Riley, Warnock & Jacobson
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Lisa V. LeCointe-Cephas
Kirkland & Ellis (ny)
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Evan Jude Saucier
Kirkland & Ellis (ny)
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Peter Duffy Doyle
Proskauer Rose, Llp (ny Office)
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Joel A. Blanchet
Kirkland & Ellis (ny)
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James Maxwell Cooper
Kirkland & Ellis (ny)
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Michael L. Waldman
Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck & Untereiner
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Seth D. Fier
Proskauer Rose, Llp (ny Office)
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Alison C. Barnes
Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck & Untereiner
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John R. Jacobson
Riley, Warnock & Jacobson
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Defendant
Community Health Systems, Inc.
Represented By
Gary A. Orseck
Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck & Untereiner
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Evan Jude Saucier
Kirkland & Ellis (ny)
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Joel A. Blanchet
Kirkland & Ellis (ny)
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Matthew Madden
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd Llp (dc Office)
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Steven Allen Riley
Riley, Warnock & Jacobson
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Elizabeth O. Gonser
Riley, Warnock & Jacobson
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Lisa V. LeCointe-Cephas
Kirkland & Ellis (ny)
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Peter Duffy Doyle
Proskauer Rose, Llp (ny Office)
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James Maxwell Cooper
Kirkland & Ellis (ny)
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Michael L. Waldman
Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck & Untereiner
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Seth D. Fier
Proskauer Rose, Llp (ny Office)
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Alison C. Barnes
Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck & Untereiner
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John R. Jacobson
Riley, Warnock & Jacobson
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Plaintiff
General Retirement System of the City of Detroit
Represented By
David S. Hagy
David S. Hagy, Attorney At Law
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Plaintiff
Alberta Investment Management Corp
Represented By
James Gerard Stranch, IV
Branstetter, Stranch & Jennings, PLLC
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Plaintiff
NYC Funds
One North Broadway, Suite 509
White Plains, NY 10601
Represented By
Kyle A. Young
Adams And Reese Llp (nashville)
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William Michael Hamilton
Provost, Umphrey Law Firm, LLP
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Barbara J. Hart
Lowey Dannenberg Cohen & Hart PC
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Scott Vincent Papp
Lowey Dannenberg Cohen & Hart PC
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David Harrison
Lowey Dannenberg Cohen & Hart PC
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Thomas Skelton
Lowey Dannenberg Cohen & Hart PC
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T. Harold Pinkley
Butler Snow Llp (nashville)
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Plaintiff
New York City Employees' Retirement System
Represented By
Barbara J. Hart
Lowey Dannenberg Cohen & Hart PC
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Scott Vincent Papp
Lowey Dannenberg Cohen & Hart PC
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Plaintiff
New York City Fire Department Pension Fund
Represented By
Barbara J. Hart
Lowey Dannenberg Cohen & Hart PC
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Scott Vincent Papp
Lowey Dannenberg Cohen & Hart PC
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Plaintiff
New York City Police Pension Fund
Represented By
Barbara J. Hart
Lowey Dannenberg Cohen & Hart PC
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Scott Vincent Papp
Lowey Dannenberg Cohen & Hart PC
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Plaintiff
New York City Teachers' Retirement System
Represented By
Barbara J. Hart
Lowey Dannenberg Cohen & Hart PC
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Scott Vincent Papp
Lowey Dannenberg Cohen & Hart PC
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Plaintiff
New York City Teachers' Retirement System Variable Annuity Program
Represented By
Barbara J. Hart
Lowey Dannenberg Cohen & Hart PC
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Scott Vincent Papp
Lowey Dannenberg Cohen & Hart PC
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Plaintiff
Norfolk County Retirement System
Represented By
Christopher J. Keller
Labaton Sucharow LLP
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Michael W. Stocker
Labaton Sucharow LLP
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William Michael Hamilton
Provost, Umphrey Law Firm, LLP
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James Gerard Stranch, IV
Branstetter, Stranch & Jennings, PLLC
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Rachel A. Avan
Labaton Sucharow LLP
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Plaintiff
State-Boston Retirement System
Represented By
James Gerard Stranch, IV
Branstetter, Stranch & Jennings, PLLC
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GPO Nov 28 2011
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION: The undersigned RECOMMENDS that the Motions for Consolidation 23 be GRANTED; MOTION for Leave to Appear Lead Plaintiff 22 be DENIED; and the Motion fo Alberta/Boston for Appointment as Lead Plaintiff and Approval of Selection of Counsel 29 be DENIED. Under Rule 72(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, any party has fourteen (14) 16 days after service of this Report and Recommendation in which to file any written objections to this Recommendation with the District Court. Any party opposing said objections shall have fourteen (14) days after service of any objections filed to this Report in which to file any response to said objections. Failure to file specific objections within fourteen (14) days of service of this Report and Recommendation can constitute a waiver of further appeal of this Recommendation. Signed by Magistrate Judge E. Clifton Knowles on 11/28/2011. (hb)
GPO Jan 03 2012
ORDER: The Court finds the Report to be thorough and its recommendations to be well-founded. The Court therefore ADOPTS the Report 60 in its entirety. The above-captioned cases are hereby CONSOLIDATED under the lead case 3:11-cv-0433, and all future filings are to be made in this action. The Court further DENIES Detroit's Motion 22 and Alberta/Boston's Motion 29. The Court GRANTS NYC Fund's Motion 23, Appoints NYC Funds as lead Plaintiff in the consolidated action, and APPROVES the counsel selected by NYC Funds as lead counsel. Signed by Senior Judge John T. Nixon on 12/28/2011. (dt)
GPO Jul 19 2012
ORDER: Pending before the Court is Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to File Unredacted Consolidated Class Action Complaint for Violations of Federal Securities Laws Under Seal ("Motion") (Doc. No. 69), which pertains to one document (Doc. No. 70). Plaintiffs' Motion is hereby GRANTED; the aforementioned document may be filed under seal. It is so ORDERED. Entered this 19th day of July, 2012. Signed by Senior Judge John T. Nixon on 7/19/12. (afs)
GPO Jun 16 2016
ORDER: For the reasons set forth in the accompanying Memorandum, the Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint 177 filed by Defendants Community Health Systems, Inc., Wayne T. Smith, and Larry Cash is hereby GRANTED and this case is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. The Clerk of the Court shall enter a final judgment in accordance with Rule 58 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Signed by Chief Judge Kevin H. Sharp on 6/16/16. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(dt)
GPO Jan 15 2019
ORDER setting Telephone Conference and schedule for pending matters. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(JBB)
GPO Jul 26 2019
MEMORANDUM OPINION OF THE COURT. Signed by District Judge Eli J. Richardson on 7/26/19. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(af)
GPO Jul 26 2019
ORDER: For the reasons discussed the accompanying Memorandum Opinion, the Court GRANTS Lead Plaintiff's Motion for Class Certification (Doc. No. 270). The Court CERTIFIES the following Class: All persons who and entities who purchased the publicly traded common stock of CHS from July 27, 2006 through April 8, 2011, inclusive, or who were damaged thereby. Excluded from the Class are Defendants, the officers and directors of the company, at all relevant times, members of their immediate families and their legal representatives, heirs, successors or assigns and any entry in which Defendants have or had a controlling interest. Lead Plaintiff (NYC Funds) is APPOINTED as Class Representative, and Lowey Dannenberg is APPOINTED as Class Counsel. IT IS SO ORDERED.Signed by District Judge Eli J. Richardson on 7/26/19. (af)
GPO Jul 29 2019
ORDER Concerning depositions, settlement efforts and scheduling order. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(JBB)
GPO Aug 02 2019
ORDER entering temporary stay and cancelling trial date. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(JBB)
GPO Oct 02 2019
MEMORANDUM OPINION OF THE COURT. Signed by District Judge Eli J. Richardson on 10/2/2019. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(am)

1. Federal court certifies $891M lawsuit against Community Health Systems (nashvillepost.com)
Submitted Wed 08/14/2019
Docket last updated: 10 hours ago
Tuesday, May 03, 2022
464 464 6 pgs order Order Tue 05/03 11:34 AM
ORDER APPROVING DISTRIBUTION PLAN AND DISTRIBUTION OF NET SETTLEMENT FUND. Signed by District Judge Eli J. Richardson on 5/3/2022. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.) (ln)
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463 463 1 pgs order Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief Tue 05/03 11:32 AM
ORDER: Pending before the Court is "Lead Plaintiff's Motion for Approval of Distribution Plan and Payment of Net Settlement Fund" (Doc. No.460 , "Motion"). The Court finds that the Motion is well-taken, and so it is hereby GRANTED. The Court will separately enter the corresponding order proposed by Plaintiffs (Doc. No.461 -2), which reflects in more detail the effect of the Court's grant herein of the Motion. This case has long been closed administratively, and it will remain closed administratively. Signed by District Judge Eli J. Richardson on 5/3/2022. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.) (ln)
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462 462 misc Declaration Thu 04/28 11:27 AM
DECLARATION of Adam D. Walter filed by NYC Funds re:460 MOTION Approval of Distribution Plan and Payment of Net Settlement Fund .(Harrison, David)
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Att: 1 Attachment Certificate of Service
461 461 16 pgs respoth Memorandum in Support Thu 04/28 11:25 AM
MEMORANDUM in Support of460 MOTION Approval of Distribution Plan and Payment of Net Settlement Fund filed by NYC Funds .(Harrison, David)
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Att: 2 Attachment Proposed Order
460 460 motion Miscellaneous Relief Thu 04/28 11:21 AM
MOTION Approval of Distribution Plan and Payment of Net Settlement Fund by NYC Funds. (Harrison, David)
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