Z-SEVEN FUND, INC. v. MOTORCAR PARTS & ACCESSORIES

No. 00-55014.

231 F.3d 1215 (2000)

Z-SEVEN FUND, INC., Mike Desiderio, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated; Motorcar Institutional Group, Plaintiff-Appellant, Francine Ehrlich, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MOTORCAR PARTS & ACCESSORIES; Mel Marks; Richard Marks, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed October 18, 2000


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Behram V. Parekh, Weiss & Yourman, Los Angeles, California, for the plaintiffs-appellants.

Marc M. Seltzer, Susman Godfrey L.L.P., Los Angeles, California, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before: David R. THOMPSON, Thomas G. NELSON, and Barry G. SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges.


Argued and Submitted August 9, 2000 — San Francisco, California

Opinion by Judge Silverman

OPINION

SILVERMAN, Circuit Judge:

The issue before us is whether an order appointing a "lead plaintiff" in an on-going securities fraud class action is a "collateral order" from which an interlocutory appeal can be taken. We hold that it is not, and therefore dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction.

I. Background

Fourteen...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases