Bhangal
Bhangal v. Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 BHAPINDERPAL S. BHANGAL, Case No. 3:23-cv-04332-JSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER APPOINTING LEAD
v. PLAINTIFF AND LEAD COUNSEL
HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, Re: Dkt. Nos. 13, 16, 21, 32, 38, 53 INC., et al., 11 Defendants.
12 Bhapinderpal S. Bhangal brings this Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (“PSLRA”) securities class action on behalf of himself and a group of similarly situated individuals who purchased Hawaiian Electric securities between February 28, 2019 and August 16, 2023. (Dkt. No. 1.) Now pending before the Court are various parties’ motions to be appointed lead plaintiff. The Court GRANTS Daniel Warren’s motion to be lead plaintiff and appoints Pomerantz LLP as lead counsel. (Dkt. No. 38). The Court DENIES the motions to be lead plaintiff of Phu Tran (Dkt. No. 13), Melvin Wong (Dkt. No. 16), the City of Pontiac Reestablished General Employees’ Retirement System (“Pontiac Retirement System”) (Dkt. No. 21), and Mark Williams (Dkt. No. 21…