IN RE COBALT INTERNATIONAL ENERGY, INC. SECURITIES LITIGATION

Civil Action No. H-14-3428.

IN RE COBALT INTERNATIONAL ENERGY, INC. SECURITIES LITIGATION

United States District Court, S.D. Texas, Houston Division.

June 15, 2017.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 15 U.S.C. § 77
Cause: 15 U.S.C. § 77 Securities Fraud
Nature of Suit: 850 Securities / Commodities
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

St. Lucie County Fire District Firefighters' Pension Trust Fund, Plaintiff, represented by David R. Stickney , Bernstein Litowitz et al.

Fire and Police Retiree Health Care Fund, San Antonio, Plaintiff, represented by Gerald T. Drought , Martin & Drought PC.

Universal Investment Gesellschaft m.b.h., Plaintiff, represented by Matthew Christopher Matheny , Provost Umphrey, Christopher Francis Moriarty , Motley Rice LLC & David R. Stickney , Bernstein Litowitz et al.

Sjunde AP-Fonden, Plaintiff, represented by Johnston de Forest Whitman, Jr. , Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP, pro hac vice, Naumon A. Amjed , Kessler Topaz Meltzer and Check LLP, pro hac vice, Stuart L. Berman , Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check LLP, pro hac vice & David R. Stickney , Bernstein Litowitz et al.

GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust, Plaintiff, represented by Brandon Marsh , Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, pro hac vice, Jonathan H. Beemer , Entwistle & Cappucci LLP, Jordan A. Cortez , Entwistle & Cappucci LLP, Vincent R. Cappucci , Entwistle & Cappucci, Andrew J. Entwistle , Entwistle & Cappucci LLP, David R. Stickney , Bernstein Litowitz et al, pro hac vice, Jonathan D. Uslaner , Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP & Thomas Robert Ajamie , Ajamie LLP.

GAMCO Natural Resources, Gold & Income Trust, Plaintiff, represented by Brandon Marsh , Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, pro hac vice, Jonathan H. Beemer , Entwistle & Cappucci LLP, Jordan A. Cortez , Entwistle & Cappucci LLP, Vincent R. Cappucci , Entwistle & Cappucci, Andrew J. Entwistle , Entwistle & Cappucci LLP, David R. Stickney , Bernstein Litowitz et al, pro hac vice, Jonathan D. Uslaner , Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP & Thomas Robert Ajamie , Ajamie LLP.

Joseph H Bryant, Defendant, represented by Karl S. Stern , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Sullivan, David Gerger , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP & Emily McLemore Smith , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Sullivan.

James W Farnsworth, Defendant, represented by Daniel David , Baker Botts LLP, David D. Sterling , Baker Botts LLP, Amy Pharr Hefley , Baker Botts, Paul R. Elliott , Baker Botts LLP & Russell Carter Lewis , Baker Botts LLP.

John P Wilkirson, Defendant, represented by Daniel David , Baker Botts LLP, David D. Sterling , Baker Botts LLP, Amy Pharr Hefley , Baker Botts, Paul R. Elliott , Baker Botts LLP & Russell Carter Lewis , Baker Botts LLP.

Peter R Coneway, Defendant, represented by David D. Sterling , Baker Botts LLP, Amy Pharr Hefley , Baker Botts, Daniel David , Baker Botts LLP, Paul R. Elliott , Baker Botts LLP & Russell Carter Lewis , Baker Botts LLP.

Henry Cornell, Defendant, represented by Daniel David , Baker Botts LLP, David D. Sterling , Baker Botts LLP, Amy Pharr Hefley , Baker Botts, Paul R. Elliott , Baker Botts LLP & Russell Carter Lewis , Baker Botts LLP.

Jack E Golden, Defendant, represented by Daniel David , Baker Botts LLP, David D. Sterling , Baker Botts LLP, Amy Pharr Hefley , Baker Botts, Paul R. Elliott , Baker Botts LLP & Russell Carter Lewis , Baker Botts LLP.

N John Lancaster, Defendant, represented by Daniel David , Baker Botts LLP, David D. Sterling , Baker Botts LLP, Amy Pharr Hefley , Baker Botts, Paul R. Elliott , Baker Botts LLP & Russell Carter Lewis , Baker Botts LLP.

Jon A Marshall, Defendant, represented by Daniel David , Baker Botts LLP, David D. Sterling , Baker Botts LLP, Amy Pharr Hefley , Baker Botts, Paul R. Elliott , Baker Botts LLP & Russell Carter Lewis , Baker Botts LLP.

Kenneth W Moore, Defendant, represented by Daniel David , Baker Botts LLP, David D. Sterling , Baker Botts LLP, Amy Pharr Hefley , Baker Botts, Paul R. Elliott , Baker Botts LLP & Russell Carter Lewis , Baker Botts LLP.

J Hardy Murchison, Defendant, represented by Daniel David , Baker Botts LLP, David D. Sterling , Baker Botts LLP, Amy Pharr Hefley , Baker Botts, Paul R. Elliott , Baker Botts LLP & Russell Carter Lewis , Baker Botts LLP.

Michael G France, Defendant, represented by Daniel David , Baker Botts LLP, David D. Sterling , Baker Botts LLP, Amy Pharr Hefley , Baker Botts, Paul R. Elliott , Baker Botts LLP & Russell Carter Lewis , Baker Botts LLP.

Kenneth A Pontarelli, Defendant, represented by Daniel David , Baker Botts LLP, David D. Sterling , Baker Botts LLP, Amy Pharr Hefley , Baker Botts, Paul R. Elliott , Baker Botts LLP & Russell Carter Lewis , Baker Botts LLP.

Scott L Lebovitz, Defendant, represented by Daniel David , Baker Botts LLP, David D. Sterling , Baker Botts LLP, Amy Pharr Hefley , Baker Botts, Paul R. Elliott , Baker Botts LLP & Russell Carter Lewis , Baker Botts LLP.

Myles W Scoggins, Defendant, represented by Daniel David , Baker Botts LLP, David D. Sterling , Baker Botts LLP, Amy Pharr Hefley , Baker Botts, Paul R. Elliott , Baker Botts LLP & Russell Carter Lewis , Baker Botts LLP.

D Jeff Van Steenbergen, Defendant, represented by Daniel David , Baker Botts LLP, David D. Sterling , Baker Botts LLP, Amy Pharr Hefley , Baker Botts, Paul R. Elliott , Baker Botts LLP & Russell Carter Lewis , Baker Botts LLP.

Martin H Young, Jr., Defendant, represented by Daniel David , Baker Botts LLP, David D. Sterling , Baker Botts LLP, Amy Pharr Hefley , Baker Botts, Paul R. Elliott , Baker Botts LLP & Russell Carter Lewis , Baker Botts LLP.

Kathryn Bailey Hutchison, Defendant, represented by Daniel David , Baker Botts LLP, David D. Sterling , Baker Botts LLP, Amy Pharr Hefley , Baker Botts & Russell Carter Lewis , Baker Botts LLP.

William P Utt, Defendant, represented by Daniel David , Baker Botts LLP, David D. Sterling , Baker Botts LLP, Amy Pharr Hefley , Baker Botts, Paul R. Elliott , Baker Botts LLP & Russell Carter Lewis , Baker Botts LLP.

Cobalt International Energy Inc., Defendant, represented by Daniel David , Baker Botts LLP, David D. Sterling , Baker Botts LLP, Amy Pharr Hefley , Baker Botts, Paul R. Elliott , Baker Botts LLP & Russell Carter Lewis , Baker Botts LLP.

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Defendant, represented by Carrie Marie Reilly , Wachtell Lipton et al, George T. Conway, III , Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, Ronald L. Oran, Jr. , Strasburger & Price LLP, Scott Musoff , Skadden Arps et al & Corey Jared Banks , Wachtell Lipton et al.

Riverstone Holdings LLC, Defendant, represented by Carrie Marie Reilly , Wachtell Lipton et al, George T. Conway, III , Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, Corey Jared Banks , Wachtell Lipton et al & Ronald L. Oran, Jr. , Strasburger & Price LLP.

The Carlyle Group, Defendant, represented by Janine Marie Pierson , Williams & Connolly LLP, Robert A. Van Kirk , Williams and Connolly LLP, Shifali Baliga , Williams Connolly LP, George Anthony Borden , Williams & Connolly LLP, John Sievert Williams , Williams and Connolly LLP & Ronald L. Oran, Jr. , Strasburger & Price LLP.

First Reserve Corporation, Defendant, represented by George T. Conway, III , Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz & Ronald L. Oran, Jr. , Strasburger & Price LLP.

KERN Partners Ltd., Defendant, represented by George T. Conway, III , Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz & Ronald L. Oran, Jr. , Strasburger & Price LLP.

GS Capital Partners V Fund, L.P., Defendant, represented by George T. Conway, III , Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz & Ronald L. Oran, Jr. , Strasburger & Price LLP.

GS Capital Partners V Offshore Fund, L.P., Defendant, represented by George T. Conway, III , Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz & Ronald L. Oran, Jr. , Strasburger & Price LLP.

GS Capital Partners V Institutional, L.P., Defendant, represented by George T. Conway, III , Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz & Ronald L. Oran, Jr. , Strasburger & Price LLP.

GS Capital Partners V GmbH & Co. KG, Defendant, represented by George T. Conway, III , Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz & Ronald L. Oran, Jr. , Strasburger & Price LLP.

GS Capital Partners VI Fund, L.P., Defendant, represented by George T. Conway, III , Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz & Ronald L. Oran, Jr. , Strasburger & Price LLP.

GS Capital Partners VI Offshore Fund, L.P., Defendant, represented by George T. Conway, III , Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz & Ronald L. Oran, Jr. , Strasburger & Price LLP.

GS Capital Partners VI Parallel, L.P., Defendant, represented by George T. Conway, III , Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz & Ronald L. Oran, Jr. , Strasburger & Price LLP.

GS Capital Partners VI GmbH & Co. KG, Defendant, represented by George T. Conway, III , Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz & Ronald L. Oran, Jr. , Strasburger & Price LLP.

Carlyle/Riverstone Global Energy and Power Fund III, L.P., Defendant, represented by George T. Conway, III , Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz & Ronald L. Oran, Jr. , Strasburger & Price LLP.

C/R Energy III Cobalt Partnership, L.P., Defendant, represented by George T. Conway, III , Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz & Ronald L. Oran, Jr. , Strasburger & Price LLP.

Riverstone Energy Coinvestment III, L.P., Defendant, represented by Ronald L. Oran, Jr. , Strasburger & Price LLP.

Carlyle Energy Coinvestment III, L.P., Defendant, represented by Robert A. Van Kirk , Williams and Connolly LLP, George Anthony Borden , Williams & Connolly LLP & John Sievert Williams , Williams and Connolly LLP.

C/R Cobalt Investment Partnership, L.P., Defendant, represented by George T. Conway, III , Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, Ronald L. Oran, Jr. , Strasburger & Price LLP & Russell Carter Lewis , Baker Botts LLP.

C/R Energy Coinvestment II, L.P., Defendant, represented by George T. Conway, III , Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz & Ronald L. Oran, Jr. , Strasburger & Price LLP.

First Reserve Fund XI, L.P., Defendant, represented by George T. Conway, III , Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz & Ronald L. Oran, Jr. , Strasburger & Price LLP.

FR XI Onshore AIV, L.P., Defendant, represented by George T. Conway, III , Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz & Ronald L. Oran, Jr. , Strasburger & Price LLP.

KERN Cobalt Co-Invest Partners AP LP, Defendant, represented by George T. Conway, III , Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz & Ronald L. Oran, Jr. , Strasburger & Price LLP.

Goldman Sachs & Co., Defendant, represented by Jay B. Kasner , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, pro hac vice, Noelle M. Reed , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Ronald L. Oran, Jr. , Strasburger & Price LLP.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Defendant, represented by Jay B. Kasner , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, pro hac vice. 8 Jay B. Kasner (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Defendant, represented by Noelle M. Reed , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Scott Musoff , Skadden Arps et al.

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Defendant, represented by Jay B. Kasner , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, pro hac vice, Noelle M. Reed , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Scott Musoff , Skadden Arps et al.

Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Defendant, represented by Noelle M. Reed , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Scott Musoff , Skadden Arps et al.

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Defendant, represented by Jay B. Kasner , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, pro hac vice, Noelle M. Reed , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Scott Musoff , Skadden Arps et al.

Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. Securities, Inc., Defendant, represented by Jay B. Kasner , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, pro hac vice, Noelle M. Reed , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Scott Musoff , Skadden Arps et al.

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Defendant, represented by Jay B. Kasner , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, pro hac vice, Noelle M. Reed , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Scott Musoff , Skadden Arps et al.

RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Defendant, represented by Jay B. Kasner , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, pro hac vice, Noelle M. Reed , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Scott Musoff , Skadden Arps et al.

UBS Securities LLC, Defendant, represented by Jay B. Kasner , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, pro hac vice, Noelle M. Reed , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Scott Musoff , Skadden Arps et al.

Howard Weil Incorporated, Defendant, represented by Noelle M. Reed , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Scott Musoff , Skadden Arps et al.

Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, Defendant, represented by Jay B. Kasner , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, pro hac vice, Noelle M. Reed , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Scott Musoff , Skadden Arps et al.

Capital One Southcoast, Inc., Defendant, represented by Jay B. Kasner , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, pro hac vice, Noelle M. Reed , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Scott Musoff , Skadden Arps et al.

Lazard Capital Markets LLC, Defendant, represented by Jay B. Kasner , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, pro hac vice, Noelle M. Reed , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Scott Musoff , Skadden Arps et al.

FRC Founders Corporation, Defendant, represented by Carrie Marie Reilly , Wachtell Lipton et al, George T. Conway, III , Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, Corey Jared Banks , Wachtell Lipton et al & Ronald L. Oran, Jr. , Strasburger & Price LLP.

ACM Ltd., Defendant, represented by Carrie Marie Reilly , Wachtell Lipton et al, George T. Conway, III , Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, Corey Jared Banks , Wachtell Lipton et al & Ronald L. Oran, Jr. , Strasburger & Price LLP.

KBC Asset Management NV, Movant, represented by Matthew Christopher Matheny , Provost Umphrey.

Equity-League Pension Trust Fund, Movant, represented by Allan Brent Diamond , Diamond McCarthy LLP.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

This securities case is before the Court on Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification and Appointment of Class Representatives and Class Counsel ("Motion") [Doc. # 163], to which Defendants filed an Opposition [Doc. # 205], and Plaintiffs filed a Reply [Doc. ...

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