In re Pivotal Securities Litigation

1 2 3 4 5 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 8 STEVEN DOHERTY, et al., Case No. 3:19-cv-03589-CRB

9 Plaintiffs,

ORDER GRANTING

10 v. CONSOLIDATION AND

APPOINTING LEAD PLAINTIFF

11 PIVOTAL SOFTWARE, INC., et al., AND LEAD COUNSEL 12 Defendants.

13 14 This case stems from three class actions alleging violations of the Securities 15 Exchange Act and the Securities Act. Purchasers of Pivotal Software, Inc.’s (“Pivotal’s”) 16 securities assert that they are entitled to damages caused by Pivotal’s alleged false and/or 17 misleading statements about its financial and business condition. Three sets of motions are 18 now pending—for consolidation, appointment as lead plaintiff, and approval of lead 19 counsel pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“PSLRA”). 20 Most substantial are the motions for appointment of lead plaintiff. Originally, five 21 different plaintiffs sought to be named lead plaintiff. Three of those subsequently 22 withdrew or chose not to oppose, leaving two…